(A) Under the direction of the Mayor and City Council, the Police Chief shall establish a voluntary police reserve within the city to be known as the “Braham Police Reserve Unit”, pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(B) The qualifications of the members of the Reserve shall be determined by the Chief of Police, with final appointment to be made by the Mayor and City Council.
(C) The size of the Reserve shall be determined by the Chief of Police, as approved by the Mayor and City Council. The Chief of Police shall be responsible for the administration of the Police Reserve Unit.
(D) The duties and obligations of the members of the Reserve shall be to aid in the enforcement of all laws and in the suppression of disturbances, the preservation of peace, and the protection of life and property, all under the authority of the laws of the state and supervision of the Chief of Police.
(E) Individual members may be used as deemed necessary by the Chief of Police, but the entire Reserve shall not be called out to duty, except upon direct order of the Mayor or his or her designate. No member of the Reserve, or the Reserve itself, shall exercise any authority outside the limits of the city.
(F) Members of the Reserve shall receive no compensation for their services, except that they shall be covered by Worker’s Compensation Insurance while on duty.
(G) The Policy and Procedures Manual of the Braham Police Reserve Unit is hereby adopted as the formal policy for the guidelines to follow in the recruitment and operation of this unit.
(H) Any amendments to the Policy and Procedures Manual of the Braham Police Reserve Unit must be made by resolution as approved by the City Council.
(Ord. 200, passed 5-1-2000)