(a) Appointment of Members. There is created within the Police Department an auxiliary police unit, the members of which shall be appointed by the Mayor.
(b) Term of Service. Auxiliary police officers shall serve so long as the Mayor may direct, or until a resignation submitted by such members shall be accepted by the Mayor.
(Ord. 613. Passed 7-13-66.)
(c) Qualification of Members. The members of the auxiliary police unit shall not be under the age of twenty-one years at the time of their appointment and shall meet such other requirements as are provided by the rules and regulations provided for in subsection (e) hereof.
(Ord. 41-94. Passed 6-27-94.)
(Ord. 41-94. Passed 6-27-94.)
(d) Control of Unit. The Chief of Police shall be the commanding officer of the auxiliary police unit and shall have control of the assignment, training, stationing and the direction of work of such unit. The auxiliary police unit will have all police powers, but shall perform only such police duties as assigned by the Chief of Police and shall act only when in the prescribed uniform or portion of uniform. The Chief of Police shall prescribe the time and place such uniform or portion thereof shall be worn. Such auxiliary members shall obey the chain of command of the Police Department and shall take orders from all regular appointed members thereof. No auxiliary police officer will be permitted to carry a gun until he has successfully completed the training for police officers as specified by Ohio R.C. 109.77.
(e) Rules and Regulations. The Mayor shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the organization, administration, conduct and control of the auxiliary police unit.
(f) Uniform. The Mayor is authorized to prescribe, by the rules and regulations, the type of uniform or part thereof which shall be worn by members of the auxiliary police unit.
(g) Service on Voluntary Basis; Compensation.
(1) All services performed by auxiliary policemen shall be on a voluntary basis and within the City.
(2) Auxiliary policemen shall be paid one dollar ($1.00) annually.
(h) Nonliability. This chapter is declared by Council as an exercise by the City of its police powers for the protection of public peace, health, property, safety and general welfare and neither the City nor agent or representative of the City, an officer appointed under the provisions of this chapter, or any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or the receiver or trustees or any other agent thereof, who in good faith, executes any executive order, rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be liable for injury or damage sustained to person or property as the direct or proximate result of such action.
(Ord. 613. Passed 7-13-66.)