(a) There is hereby created within the Village Police Department a reserve police unit, the purposes of which shall be to augment the strength of the Police Department, to supplement the numbers of regular patrolmen, and to help safeguard and protect the general health, welfare and safety of the citizens and their property, and the members of which shall be appointed by the Mayor.
(b) Reserve police officers shall serve so long as the Mayor may direct or until resignation submitted by any such member is accepted by the Mayor.
(c) The members of the reserve police unit shall have no residency restriction, shall be at least 21 years of age and shall satisfy such other requirements as may be established in the rules established for the reserve police unit.
(d) The Chief of Police shall be the commanding officer of the reserve police unit and shall have control of the assignment, training, stationing and direction of work of such unit. Upon the successful completion of a course of training as prescribed by the Ohio Peace Officers Training Council, each member of the reserve police unit shall have all police powers of a member of the regular Police Department of the Village, including full powers of arrest, but shall perform only such police duties as assigned by the Chief of Police and shall act only when in the prescribed uniform. Such reserve member shall take orders from all regular appointed members thereof.
(e) The Mayor shall prescribe rules for the organization, administration, conduct and control of the Reserve Police Unit.
(f) The Mayor is authorized to prescribe the type of uniform, or part thereof which shall be worn by members of the reserve police unit. The Chief of Police shall prescribe the time and place such uniform, or portion thereof, shall be worn.
(g) All service performed by the members of the reserve police unit shall be on a voluntary basis, without compensation. Reserve members are expected to normally provide service for at least 12 hours per month.
(h) There shall be no unauthorized use of any reserve equipment, badge, uniform or identification.
(Ord. 971. Passed 4-19-05)