(a) Appointment of Members. There is hereby created within the Village Police Department an Auxiliary Police Unit, the members of which shall be appointed by the Mayor, upon the advice and consent of Council.
(b) Term. Auxiliary police officers shall serve as long as the Mayor may direct, or until a resignation submitted by such members shall be accepted by the Mayor.
(c) Qualification. The members of the Auxiliary Police Unit may not be under the age of twenty-one years at the time of their appointment, and such other requirements as provided by the rules and regulations provided for herein.
(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 shall 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.
(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 the 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 with the Village.
(2) Auxiliary policemen shall be paid one dollar ($1.00) annually.
(h) Nonliability. This section is declared by Council as an exercise by the Village of its police powers for the protection of public peace, health, property, safety and general welfare, and neither the Village nor agent nor representative of the Village, an officer appointed under the provisions of this section, 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 section shall be liable for injury or damage sustained to person or property as the direct or proximate result of such action.
(Ord. 1018. Passed 9-12-77.)