(A) Reserve Police Officer candidates must successfully complete the following training requirements, namely:
(1) Pre-basic academy course, as prescribed and certified by the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board.
(2) The Field Training and Evaluation Program as prescribed by the Department.
(3) Sixteen hours of annual training.
(B) All necessary and required training expenses shall be paid by the Police Department through its membership in the Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Training Academy. The successful completion of the described training requirements are a condition precedent to being per- mitted to engage in Reserve Police Officer duties and responsibilities as described herein.
(Ord. 644, passed 2-21-95)