(a) An Auxiliary Police Unit is hereby established within the Village of Fairport Harbor, Ohio, Police Department pursuant to the provisions of Ohio R.C. 737.161.
(b) The Auxiliary Police Unit shall be composed of not more than twenty officers, to be appointed by the Mayor, upon consultation and advice of the Chief of Police.
(c) There is hereby created two classifications within said Auxiliary Police Unit as follows:
(1) Class A: Auxiliary Police Officers who have satisfactorily completed a requisite, certified Police Officer Basic Training Program within the time prescribed by law shall be known as Class A Auxiliary Police Officers and shall have all police powers generally available to certified peace officers, in the State of Ohio, including the power to enforce the law, but shall perform only such police duties as assigned by the Chief of Police and shall act only when in the prescribed uniform.
(2) Class B: Auxiliary Police Officers who have not satisfactorily completed a requisite, certified Police Officer Basic Training Program within the time prescribed by law shall be known as Class B Auxiliary Police Officers and shall not have police officers generally available to certified police officers, but shall, however, perform those duties as assigned by the Chief of Police and shall perform said duties only when in the prescribed uniform.
(d) The members of the aforesaid Auxiliary Police Unit shall be subject to the following provisions and regulations:
(1) Auxiliary Police Officers shall work a minimum number of hours as established by the Mayor upon the recommendation of the Chief of Police.
(2) Auxiliary Police Officers are subject to all rules and regulations, standards of conduct and policies and procedures of the Fairport Harbor Village Police Department as they are applicable to their position.
(3) Only Class A Auxiliary Police Officers shall carry a firearm and then only as prescribed by the aforesaid policies and procedures.
(4) While performing police functions, Auxiliary Police Officers shall wear a complete and full uniform as designated by the Chief of Police unless otherwise authorized by the Chief of Police.
(e) Recognizing that Auxiliary Police Officers are volunteers and generally shall not be compensated for their time, as their time is considered to be volunteer, education and training time, however, the Mayor may from time to time establish or designate certain details for which Auxiliary Police Officers may be compensated. When completing such details an Auxiliary Police Officer will be paid as provided for by Section 157 of the Codified Ordinances of Fairport Harbor.
(f) The Mayor may prescribe rules and regulations for the organization, training and administration, control and conduct of the Auxiliary Police Unit as are not inconsistent with subsection (d) hereof.
(g) The Chief of Police shall have exclusive control of the stationing and transferring of all Auxiliary Police Officers subject to such rules and regulations as are prescribed by the Mayor.
(Ord. 2000-99. Passed 8-8-00.)