(a) There is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety an Auxiliary Police Unit, not to exceed ten members, to be appointed by the Manager.
(b) Such auxiliary police officers shall serve so long as the Manager may direct, or until a resignation submitted by such member shall be accepted by the Manager.
(Adopting Ordinance)
(c) (EDITOR'S NOTE: Subsection (c) was repealed by Ordinance 5-94, passed February 14, 1994.)
(d) The Chief of Police shall be the commanding officer of the Auxiliary Police Unit and shall have control of the assignment, training, stationing and the direction of work of such unit. The Auxiliary Police Unit 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 prescribed uniform, except when they are ordered to report for duty in time of emergency by the Chief of Police or the Manager. The Chief of Police shall prescribe the time and place when such uniform shall be worn. Such auxiliary members shall obey the chain of command of the Police Division and shall take orders from all regularly appointed members thereof.
(e) The Manager shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the organization, administration, conduct and control of the Auxiliary Police Unit.
(f) The Manager is hereby authorized to prescribe, by the rules and regulations, the type of uniform which shall be worn by members of the Auxiliary Police Unit.
(Adopting Ordinance)
(g) The members of the Auxiliary Police Unit shall be compensated for their services as provided by Council. The members of the Auxiliary Police Unit shall not be considered as full time employees of the City. The members of the Auxiliary Police Unit shall be covered by the blanket fond purchased for all City employees.
(Ord. 2142. Passed 2-9-81; Ord. 10-2018. Passed 9-10-18.)