(a) Creation. There is created within the Department of Public Safety an Auxiliary police unit, the members of which shall be appointed by the Safety-Service Director.
(b) Term of Service. Auxiliary police officers shall serve so long as the Safety-Service Director may direct, or until a resignation submitted by such members shall be accepted by the Director.
(c) Qualifications. The members of the Auxiliary police unit shall be residents of Ohio, and may not be under the age of twenty-one years at the time of their appointment, and such other requirements as may be provided by the rules and regulations provided for in subsection (e) hereof.
(d) Control of Unit. 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 for 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 or portion of uniform. The Chief of Police shall prescribe the time and place such uniform or portion thereof shall be worn. Such Auxiliary member shall obey the chain of command of the Police Department and shall take orders from all regular appointed members thereof.
(e) Rules and Regulations. The Safety-Service Director shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the organization, administration, conduct and control of the Auxiliary police unit.
(f) Uniforms. The Safety-Service Director is authorized to prescribe, by the rules and regulations, the type of uniform or part thereof which shall be worn by the members of the Auxiliary police unit.
(g) Service Voluntary and Noncompensable. All service performed by Auxiliary police officer shall be on a voluntary basis and within the City. Auxiliary police officers shall not be paid any compensation.
(h) Nonliability. This section is declared by Council as an exercise by the City of its police powers for the protection of public peace, health, property, safety and general welfare, and neither the City nor agent nor representative of the City, an officer appointed under the provisions of this section or any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or the receiver or trustees of 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 person or property as the direct or proximate result of such action.
(Ord. 97-3008. Passed 9-18-97.)