(A) Appointment of patrolpersons. Unless otherwise provided, all patrolpersons shall be appointed by the Mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the City Council. A police officer may be appointed to office by the Mayor and City Council if he or she meets the necessary qualifications, notwithstanding the fact that the police officer is not a resident of the city when appointed or when he or she is to serve as such an official.
(Prior Code, § 30-2-4)
(B) Special police officers. The Mayor may, on special occasions (when in his or her judgment for public peace and order of the city shall require), appoint and commission any number of special police officers as may be necessary and shall fix, in order of their appointment, the time during which each shall serve. All such special police officers, during such time, shall possess the powers and exercise the duties of regular police patrolpersons; provided, their appointment, if for more than ten days, shall be subject to the consent of the City Council in the manner that other appointments to office by the Mayor are subject. Auxiliary police officers shall not carry firearms, except with the permission of the Chief of Police and, then, only when in uniform and in the performance of their duties.
(Prior Code, § 30-2-8)
(C) Part-time police.
(1) Employment. The city may employ part-time police officers from time to time as it deems necessary.
(2) Duties. A part-time police officer shall have all the responsibilities of a full-time police officer and such specific duties as delineated in the general orders of the Police Department, but the number of hours a part-time officer may work within a calendar year is restricted to 1,000 hours. Part-time police officers shall not be assigned to supervise or direct full-time police officers. Part-time police officers shall be trained in accordance with the State Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705/1 et seq.) and the rules and requirements of the State Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.
(3) Hiring standards. Any person employed as a part-time police officer must meet the following standards:
(a) Be of good moral character, of temperate habits, of sound health, and physically and mentally able to perform assigned duties;
(b) Be at least 21 years of age;
(c) Possess a high school diploma or GED certificate;
(d) Possess a valid state driver’s license;
(e) Possess no prior felony convictions;
(f) Any individual who has served in the U.S. military must have been honorably discharged; and
(g) Pass a medical examination.
(4) Discipline. Part-time officers shall be under the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Chief of Police. Part-time police officers serve at the discretion of the city authorities, shall not have any property rights in said employment, and may be removed by the city authorities at any time. Part-time police officers shall comply with all applicable rules and general orders issued by the Police Department.
(Prior Code, § 30-2-19)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 50 ILCS 705/1 et seq., 65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-20, and 65 ILCS 5/11-1-2