(a) Established. There is hereby created within the Police Department an auxiliary police force, the members of which shall be appointed by the Safety-Service Director.
(b) Terms of Service; Resignations. Auxiliary police officers shall serve as long as the Director may direct, or until a resignation, in writing, is submitted by such member and has been accepted by the Director.
(c) Qualifications of Members; Size of Force. The members of the auxiliary police force shall be residents of the City and shall be appointed only after a thorough character investigation has been conducted. At no time shall such force exceed twenty men in number and no member shall be under the age of twenty-one years.
(d) Control of Force. The Chief of Police shall be the commanding officer of the auxiliary police force, and, subject to the approval of the Director, shall have control of the assigning, training, stationing and directing of work. The auxiliary police force shall have all police powers, but shall perform only such police duties as assigned by the Chief of Police, and shall act only when in the uniform or portion of uniform prescribed. The Chief of Police shall prescribe the time and place such uniform or portion thereof shall be worn. Such auxiliary members shall obey the chain of command of the Police Department and shall take orders from all regularly appointed members thereof.
(e) 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.
(f) Uniforms. The Director is authorized to prescribe the type of uniform or part thereof which shall be worn by members of the auxiliary police force.
(g) Compensation. All services performed by auxiliary policemen shall be on a voluntary basis within the corporate limits of the City. Such auxiliary policemen shall be paid the sum of one dollar ($1.00) per year for their services.
(h) Nonliability. The provisions of this section are declared by Council as an exercise by the City of its police powers for the protection of the public peace, health, property, safety and general welfare, and neither the City, nor any agent or representative of the City, nor any individual, firm, partnership or corporation, nor any receiver or trustee, nor 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 to direct or proximate result of such action.
(i) Conflict. The provisions of subsection (a) through (i) hereof, individually or severally, 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.
(Ord. 1238. Passed 12-14-64.)