(a) Establishment. There is hereby established within the Department of Public Service-Safety an auxiliary police force, which shall be a non-sworn civilian support unit.
(b) Length of Service. An auxiliary police officer shall serve so long as the Director of Service-Safety directs or until a resignation, submitted by such member, is accepted by the Director.
(c) Qualification. The members so appointed, may not be under the age of eighteen years at the time of their appointment, be in good mental and physical health, and be able to pass an in-depth background investigation.
(d) Chief to Command. The Chief of Police shall be the commanding officer of the auxiliary police force and subject to the approval of the Public Service-Safety Director, shall have control of the assignment, training, stationing and the direction of work of such force. The auxiliary police shall perform only such duties as assigned by the Chief of Police and shall act only when in the prescribed uniform, or portion of such uniform. The Chief shall prescribe the time and place where such uniform, or portion thereof, shall be worn. The auxiliary members shall be unarmed and have no powers of arrest, functioning only as a nonsworn civilian support unit to the regular police force.
(e) Uniform. The Director is authorized to prescribe the type of uniform or part thereof which shall be worn.
(f) Rules and Regulations. The Chief of Police shall, with the approval of the Director, prescribe the rules and regulations for the conduct and control of the auxiliary police force. All services performed by the auxiliary policemen shall be on a voluntary basis and within the City. The auxiliary policemen shall serve without pay.
(g) Purpose; Liability. Subparagraphs (a) through (f) are declared by Council as an exercise by the City of its powers for the protection of the public peace, health, property, safety and general welfare. Neither the City nor an agent, a representative of the City, any individual, firm, partnership or corporation, the receiver, trustees or any other agent thereof, who in good faith executes any executive order, rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall be liable for injury or damage sustained to person or property from direct or proximate result of such action.
(h) Director's Rules and Regulations. The Director is authorized and directed to promulgate such executive orders, rules and regulations as, in his discretion, are either necessary or desirable in the administration of such auxiliary police force.
(i) Conflict with Other Rules. The provisions of this section, individually or in toto, shall not be construed as intended by Council to be in conflict with any Federal or State statute, or with any military or naval order, rule or regulation.
(j) Insurance. Members of the auxiliary police force, while in the performance of their assigned duties, shall be covered by the City's Workers' Compensation and liability insurance, as well as any other insurance the City deems necessary and prudent.
(k) Reserve Auxiliary. Within the Auxiliary force there is also a Reserve status. Reserve Auxiliary officers are those members who have successfully completed the necessary requirements of basic peace officer training as dictated by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Council, and have obtained their certificate of completion of same. These officers will be commissioned personnel, able to carry firearms in the performance of their duties, subject to the rules and regulations of the Police Department, and have those peace officer powers as permitted by the Chief of Police. All other sections of this chapter, not in conflict, will apply to reserve officers as well.
(Ord. 2769. Passed 3-18-64; Ord. 53-90. Passed 10-2-90; Ord. 103-92. Passed 12-1-92; Ord. 3-2006. Passed 1-17-06; Ord. 32-2022. Passed 8-1-22.)