(a) Appointment of Members. There is hereby created within the Division of Police an Auxiliary Police Unit, the members of which shall be appointed by the Manager.
(b) Term of Service. An auxiliary police officer shall serve so long as the Manager may direct or until a resignation submitted by such officer is accepted by the Manager.
(Ord. 1973-31. Passed 8-7-73.)
(c) Qualification of Members. The members of the Auxiliary Police Unit shall reside within fifteen miles of the corporate limits of the Municipality and may not be under the age of eighteen years at the time of their appointment. In addition, they shall be subject to whatever requirements are made pursuant to subsection (e) hereof.
(Ord. 2001-23. Passed 6-6-01.)
(d) Control of Unit. The Chief of Police shall be the commanding officer of the Auxiliary Police Unit and shall have control of the assignment, training, stationing and the direction of the work of such Unit. The Auxiliary Police Unit will have all police powers but shall perform only such police duties as are assigned by the Chief of Police and shall act only when in the prescribed uniform or portion of the prescribed uniform. The Chief of Police shall prescribe the time and place such uniform or portion thereof shall be worn. Auxiliary police officers shall obey the chain of command of the Division of Police and shall take orders from all regularly appointed members thereof.
(e) Rules and Regulations. The Manager shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the organization, administration, conduct and control of the Auxiliary Police Unit, provided however, that all members shall work a minimum of eight hours per month.
(f) Uniforms. The Manager is hereby authorized to prescribe, by the rules and regulations, the type of uniform or part thereof which shall be worn by members of the Auxiliary Police Unit.
(g) Service. All services performed by auxiliary policemen shall be on a voluntary basis and within the jurisdiction of Municipal Police
(h) Nonliability. This section is hereby declared by Council as an exercise by the Municipality of its police powers for the protection of public peace, health, property, safety and general welfare and neither the Municipality nor any agent or representative of the Municipality, an officer appointed under the provisions of this section or any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or the receiver or 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 persons or property as the direct or proximate result of such action.
(i) Worker's Compensation. The Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with the Bureau of Worker's Compensation to extend worker's compensation benefits to individuals in the Auxiliary Police Unit. (Ord. 1973-31. Passed 8-7-73.)