(A) The Police Department shall consist of a Chief of Police and as many other police officers as may be provided for from time to time by the Council.
(B) As provided in G.S. §§ 160A-281 through 160A-289, police officers shall:
(1) Take, subscribe and file with the Clerk the oath of office prescribed by Art. VI, § 7, of the State Constitution; and
(2) Have all the powers invested in law enforcement officers by statute or common law within the corporate limits owned or leased by the town.
(C) (1) As provided in G.S. § 160A-282(a) and (b), the Town of Boone Auxiliary Police Department shall be made up of as many volunteer members as may from time to time be determined by the Chief of Police and approved by the Town Manager.
(2) The auxiliary police division shall be a volunteer organization, whose members shall serve without compensation.
(Ord. passed 6-8-2022)