(A) All police officers of the auxiliary police force of the town shall complete, within the required time interval, any in-service training or qualifications as may be required.
(Prior Code, § 30.09)
(B) While undergoing official training and while performing duties on behalf of the town pursuant to the orders or instructions of the Chief of Police, volunteer police officers of the auxiliary police force of the town shall be entitled to benefits under the state Worker’s Compensation Act being G.S. §§ 97-1 et seq. and to any fringe benefits for which the persons qualify.
(Prior Code, § 30.10)
(C) The operational rank of all volunteer police officers shall be “police officer”, and they shall be subject to any and all lawful operational commands of the chain of command of the Police Department.
(Prior Code, § 30.11)
(D) Volunteer police officers of the auxiliary police force of the town shall be issued or allowed to retain uniforms and equipment as the Chief of Police may allow.
(Prior Code, § 30.12)
(E) Notwithstanding the language of G.S. §§ 160A-284 or 128-1.1, the public office of volunteer police officer of the auxiliary police force of the town may not be held concurrently with any elected office and may only be held concurrently with the public appointed offices or private employment as the Chief of Police may approve. Any volunteer police officer of the auxiliary police force of the town shall be deemed to have resigned from the auxiliary police force of the town upon taking the oath of office of any elected office or the acceptance of a public appointed office or private employment not approved by the Chief of Police.
(Prior Code, § 30.13) (Ord. passed 4-19-2004)