(A) Deputy Marshal staffing.
(1) The Town Council recognizes the need for additional police officers pursuant to I.C. 36-5-7-6.
(2) The Marshal Department is to have no more than two paid deputies at any time. The additional deputies for the Town Marshal’s Department should be appointed by the Town Marshal. The deputy shall serve at the pleasure of the Town Marshal and shall be subject to the orders of said Marshal, who may discharge him or her at any time. The Town Marshal is authorized to hire up to two additional deputies with the funding available from annual budget.
(3) The Council will solely be responsible for paying the salaries; the Council shall set the monthly wages for each additional deputy with available funding not to exceed budgetary restraints issued by state statutes.
(B) Reserve Officer staffing.
(1) Appointment. The Town Marshal is hereby authorized to appoint or remove as many Reserve Officers as he or she deems necessary to protect the citizens of the town and enforce its ordinances authorized under I.C. 36-8-3-20.
(2) Duties. The authority of the Reserve Officer shall at all times be auxiliary to the authority of the Town Marshal as authorized under 250 I.A.C. 2-6-1, 250 I.A.C. 2-6-2 and 250 I.A.C. 2-9-1.
(Ord. 2009-T-004, passed 2-9-2009)