The members of the police department, other than the chief of police, shall be selected from a list of eligibles prepared by the civil service commission, and in accordance with such rules and regulations as the civil service commission may prescribe; provided, that in case of riot or emergency the city manager or the chief of police may appoint additional patrol officers and officers for temporary service, who need not be in the classified service. Each member of the department of police, both rank and file, shall have issued to him or her a warrant of appointment, signed by the city manager and the police chief, in which the date of his or her appointment shall be stated, and such shall be his commission. Each member of the department of police shall, before entering upon his or her duties, subscribe to an oath that he or she will faithfully, without fear or favor, perform the duties of his or her office, and such oath shall be filed and preserved with the records of the department.
(1964 Code, § 29A-3) (Ord. 8433, § 2, passed 9-19-1981; Ord. 21710-04-2015, § 1, passed 4-7-2015)