(a) Appointment of Members. There is created within the Village Police Department an Auxiliary Police Department the members of which shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of Council. (Ord. 715. Passed 12-2-09.)
(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. 311. Passed 9-12-79.)
(c) Qualification of Members. The members of the auxiliary police unit may not be under the age of twenty (20) years at the time of their appointment, and such other requirements as provided by the rules and regulations provided for in subsection (e) hereof.
(d) Control of Unit. The Chief of Police shall be the commanding officer of the auxiliary police unit and shall have sole control and authority of the assignment, training, stationing, and the direction of work of such unit. The auxiliary police unit will have all police powers allowable by law, 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 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, which officers shall be superior officers to any auxiliary member.
(e) Rules and Regulations. The Chief of Police shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the organization, administration, conduct, and control of the auxiliary police unit.
(f) Uniform. The Chief of Police 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.
(Ord. 715. Passed 12-2-09.)
(g) Service on Voluntary Basis; Compensation.
(1) All services performed by auxiliary policemen shall be on a voluntary basis and within the Village.
(2) Auxiliary policemen shall be paid $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 or 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. 311. Passed 9-12-79.)