(a) The Directors of Public Service and Safety are hereby granted the authority to appoint volunteer members of the Lorain Police Auxiliary for the purpose of assisting the Lorain Police Department in the enforcement of handicap parking ordinances.
(b) Those members of the Lorain Police Auxiliary appointed under this section, shall be known as the “Lorain Police Auxiliary Handicap Parking Enforcement Unit”, (Hereinafter referred to as the “Unit”).
(c) The members of the Unit, each of whom shall be a member of the Lorain Police Auxiliary and at least twenty-one years of age, shall be appointed by the Director of Public Service and Safety. Each member shall serve so long as the Director(s) may direct.
(d) The Chief of Police shall be the commanding officer of the Unit and shall have control of the assignment, training, stationing and directing of work of the Unit. The members of the Unit shall obey the chain of command of the City of Lorain Police Department and shall take orders from all regular appointed members thereof. The members of the Unit shall, and hereby do, have authority to issue citations for members thereof. The members of the Unit shall, and hereby do, have authority to issue citations for parking violations, but only as to violations of Section 357.07 or other like ordinances of the City, which restrict parking of motor vehicles in handicap parking areas. All services performed by members of the Unit shall be on a voluntary basis within the City of Lorain.
(e) The Director of Public Service and Safety shall prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this section, for the organization, training, administration, conduct and control of the unit. (Ord. 64-08. Passed 5-19-08.)