(a) The police chief may designate individuals in the department for assignment to the specialized duties of the traffic investigation unit. Police officers so assigned will perform the following additional and specialized functions within the unit:
(1) Plan, direct, supervise and manage the daily operations of the traffic investigation unit;
(2) Acquire and demonstrate a significant amount of specialized expertise in automobile accident reconstruction, investigation of fatality accidents, DWI’s involving fatalities, hit and run accidents, auto-pedestrian accidents, reckless driving offenses, failure to stop and render aid accidents and driving with license suspended accidents;
(3) Investigation of motor vehicle accidents involving city vehicles or city property;
(4) Assist the district attorney’s office in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of motor vehicle offenses; and
(5) Perform other specialized duties as assigned by the police chief.
(b) Police officers who perform the above specialized functions in the traffic investigation unit shall receive in addition to their regular base salary an additional sum of $120 per month.
BASE SALARY shall be the amount as shown in the city’s salary schedule for the current fiscal year.
(Ord. 11342, § 1, passed 6-22-1993)