(A) Establishment. Hereby established is the position of Reserve Officer within the town.
(B) Appointment. The Town Marshal is hereby authorized to appoint a Reserve Officer, who will be confirmed by resolution at any regular meeting of Town Council, or special meeting called for the purpose of any person or persons to the position of Reserve Officer under such conditions and limitations as may be designated in said resolution. Said Council may similarly by resolution remove any person from said position at any time said Council deems such removal appropriate.
(C) Duties.
(1) The Reserve Officer, upon appointment, is hereby authorized to temporarily, during the period of his or her appointment, and while under the direction of the Town Marshal or the County Sheriff to enforce all ordinances of the town, whether heretofore or hereafter enacted, and regardless of whether such ordinances specifically designate a different official to enforce the same or do not designate any particular enforcing officer.
(2) The authority of the Reserve Officer shall at all times be auxiliary to the authority of the Town Marshal and/or any ordinance enforcing officer of the town. Any ordinance-enforcing authority of police officers and other officers specifically designated in any town ordinance as enforcing officers shall continue in full force and effect and shall in no way be diminished or impaired by the terms of the within ordinance.
(D) Definitions. The Reserve Officer’s authority herein specified shall include investigation of ordinance violations and other suspected criminal activity; serving notice of violations; serving appearance tickets as authorized under I.C. 36-5-7-6; appearance in court or other judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings to assist in the prosecution of violators; assisting police officers or Deputy Sheriffs in making arrests and such other specific authority or duties as may be delegated to such Reserve Officer by a Town Marshal or County Sheriff directing said Reserve Officer.
(E) Statutory reference. The Reserve Officer is hereby declared to be a member of the Town Marshal Auxiliary under the provisions of I.C. 36-5-7-6.
(Ord. 2007-T-82, passed 1-14-2008)