(A) Subject to the direction and control of the Chief of Police, reserve police officers shall be assigned to and perform only the following duties within the city:
(1) Assist the regular police force on routine patrols;
(2) Participate in motor patrol with regular officers;
(3) Supplement traffic control activities;
(4) Be available for duty on special events;
(5) Assist the regular force in implementation of disaster and emergency planning duties; and
(6) To perform other duties as may from time to time be approved by the Public Board of Works and Safety.
(B) In performing the functions set forth above, members of the Police Reserve Unit shall have the powers and authority as may be specifically assigned to them by the Chief of Police within the limited categories set forth above, and shall be subject to the rules and regulations governing the Police Department; provided, however, that membership in the Police Reserve Unit shall not constitute membership in the regular constituted Police Department, nor shall any member of the Police Reserve Unit be entitled to any right or privilege of compensation, pension or any other similar right or privilege of the regular constituted Police Department, nor to any other prerequisites or emolument attaching to the membership in the regularly constituted Police Department.
(C) In furtherance hereof, a duly appointed reserve police officer shall be allowed to carry an authorized firearm on duty, but shall not be allowed to carry the firearm in a reserve police capacity when not on duty. Those individuals who have been appointed as a reserve police officer and who possess a valid personal protection permit shall be allowed to bear arms during off duty hours in his or her individual capacity.
(D) While on duty, reserve police officer shall have full arrest powers. While off duty, reserve police officers shall have no arrest powers other than those granted to citizens at large in the state.
(`90 Code, § 3.03.060) (Ord. 82-22, passed - -; Am. Ord. 87-16, passed - -)