(a) There is hereby created in the office of the city marshal personnel known as Dallas security officers.
(b) Dallas security officers shall perform the following duties:
(1) maintain security and protection for premises and lawful occupants of premises that are owned, occupied, or managed by the city and ensure orderly and lawful conduct and activities on those premises; and
While at an assigned place of duty, a person employed as a Dallas security officer:
(1) is vested with the power of arrest for misdemeanor breaches of the peace, to prevent the consequences of theft and felonies in the officer's presence, limited to situations arising out of enforcement of the officer's specific duties and further limited to the specific authority contained in the officer's warrant of appointment;
(2) may carry and use a firearm when authorized by the city marshal; and
Dallas security officers shall not be eligible for membership in the firemen, policemen and fire alarm operator's pension fund created pursuant to Article 6243a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes; however, they shall be eligible for membership in the employee's retirement fund of the city of Dallas. (Ord. Nos. 16157; 19679; 30994)
Dallas security officers shall be deemed members of an auxiliary unit with powers to make arrests, for the purpose of qualifying for survivor's assistance benefits under the provisions of Article 6228f, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes. (Ord. Nos. 16157; 16218; 19679; 30994)