A. Those officers and employees of the building and safety department, city manager's office, fire department, public works department, and recreation and parks department, as determined and designated from time to time by the city manager or directors of those departments, shall have the power, authority, and immunity, as set forth in section 836.5 of the Penal Code of the state, to issue citations and make arrests without a warrant whenever such officers or employees have reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed an infraction or misdemeanor violation of an ordinance of the city or state statute which such officers or employees have the duty to enforce, and the violation has been committed in the presence of such officers or employees.
B. In any case in which a person is arrested pursuant to this authority and the person arrested does not demand to be taken before a magistrate, the officer or employee making the arrest shall prepare a written notice to appear and release the person on the promise to appear, as prescribed by chapter 5(c), commencing with section 853.5, of the Penal Code of the state.
C. The officers and employees identified in subsection A of this section shall have the concurrent authority to issue administrative citations, as well as any other persons designated to do so by the city manager.
D. Nothing in this section shall affect any proceedings described in article 3 of this chapter. (1962 Code § 1-5.01; amd. Ord. 95-O-2244, eff. 9-1-1995; Ord. 00-O-2356, eff. 11-3-2000; Ord. 09-O-2576, eff. 1-15-2010)