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   139.021 APPOINTEES AND HIREES TERMINATED WITHIN YEAR; TRAINING EXPENSES REIMBURSED.
   Contemporaneous with their original appointments to the Police Department, all original full-time appointees and part-time hirees, from and after the effective date of this section, shall execute an agreement, as approved by the Director of Law, with the Municipality such that in the event the appointee or hiree voluntarily terminates his employment with the Municipality within one year following the date of his appointment such appointee or hiree shall reimburse the Municipality for all sums paid to provide the appointee or hiree with the instruction and training required by the Ohio Revised Code to attain the status of police officer. In the event the appointee or hiree fails to reimburse the Municipality as required herein, the Director is hereby authorized to commence a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to collect any sums due the Municipality. The agreement to be executed by and between the Municipality and the appointees or hirees as required in this section shall not abrogate any rights accorded such appointees or hirees by the rules and regulations of the Civil Service Commission.
(Ord. 88-13. Passed 5-16-88.)
   139.03 AUXILIARY POLICE; CREATION AND RULES AND REGULATIONS.
   (a)    Approval of Establishment. Council hereby approves the establishment of an Auxiliary Police Unit within the Police Department, to work in times of war and other emergency and to train and prepare for such occasions, as part of the civil defense program of the Village, and to exercise all of the powers conferred by Ohio R. C. 737.161, all under the direction of the Chief of Police under the control of the Mayor.
   (b)    Approval of Constitution, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations. The Constitution, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations governing the Auxiliary Police of Mayfield Village, dated January, 1976, and filed with Council, are hereby approved and made a part hereof insofar as not inconsistent with law.
(Ord. 76-8. Passed 3-15-76.)
   EDITOR'S NOTE: Council amendments to the Constitution, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations referred to herein are as follows:
 
Ordinance
Passed
78-55
11-11-78
   139.04 DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY HELD BY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
   (a)   Any property that has been seized in relation to a violation of Ohio R.C. 2981.12 and any contraband in the custody of the Police Department that is subject to the provisions of Ohio R.C. 2981.13 shall be held and disposed of pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2981.12 and any other procedure provided by law. Any other property that has been lost, abandoned, stolen, seized pursuant to a search warrant, or otherwise lawfully seized or forfeited, and that is in the custody of the Police Department, shall be held and disposed of pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2981.11 and any other procedure provided by law.
   (b)   The Finance Director is hereby authorized and directed to establish a Special Revenue Generic Fund Type which shall be known as the Law Enforcement Fund. Moneys resulting from the retention, sale or other disposition by the Police Department of contraband forfeited pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2981.13(A) shall be accounted for in the Fund after payment of the charges set forth in division (B)(l) through (B)(4) of that section. Moneys from the Fund shall be allocated by Council to the Police Department only, and shall only be expended for any one or more of the following purposes:
      (1)   To pay the costs of protracted or complex investigation or prosecutions;
      (2)   To provide reasonable technical training or expertise;
      (3)   To provide matching funds to obtain federal grants to aid law enforcement;
      (4)   For such other law enforcement purposes as the Council determines to be appropriate.
   (c)   Any and all moneys that result from the retention, sale or other disposition of property by the Police Department and that do not qualify to be accounted for in the Law Enforcement Fund, shall be accounted for in the General Fund.
(Ord. 2012-28. Passed 11-19-12.)
   139.05 LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND.
   (a)    The Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to accept cash, vehicles and other property in accordance with the Contraband Seizure Forfeiture Act, Ohio R.C. 2933.43; except that any acceptance of real estate by the Director shall be subject to approval by action of Council.
   (b)    The Director is hereby directed to place all cash received into a special Law Enforcement Trust Fund to be used solely for the law enforcement purposes set forth in the contraband statute as it now exists, Ohio R.C. 2933.43(D)(4) or as it may be amended in the future. Such Fund shall be separate and apart from all other special funds.
(Ord. 93-17. Passed 4-19-93.)
   139.06 MEDICAL CARE FOR PRISONERS.
   (a)   As used in this section:
      (1)   "Medical provider" means a physician, hospital, laboratory, pharmacy, or other health care provider that is not employed by or under contract to or with the Village to provide medical services to a person who is imprisoned in an institution and the person is under the control of, or was imprisoned at the direction of, or in custody of, the Village and/or a law enforcement officer of the Village.
      (2)   "Medically necessary care" means medical care of a non-elective nature that cannot be postponed until after the person who is imprisoned, as set forth in subsection (a)(1) hereof, is released, without endangering the life or health of the person.
 
   (b)   The Village is not liable for medical care that is not medically necessary.
   (c)   If the Village is found to be liable for medically necessary care, the Village's liability to pay or reimburse for medical care that is medically necessary care is limited to an amount not exceeding the amount Medicaid would pay for the care provided if Medicaid covered the same kind of medically necessary care.
(Ord. 2009-19. Passed 6-15-09.)
   139.07 FIRING RANGE PROCEDURES.
   (a)   Use of Firing Range. Anyone wishing to use the Mayfield Village Police Department firing range must obtain the permission of the Chief of Police or his designee. Such position shall be known as the Safety Officer, being the intent of Council that the Safety Officer be in direct charge of said firing range.
   (b)   Rental Rates for Firing Range. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to establish a rate for rental of the firing range located in the police facility of Mayfield Village to other governmental agencies at an hourly rate to be computed by the Finance Department, which shall be based upon the cost of labor, utilities expended and supplies furnished for rental of such shooting range, the Village. Such rental does not include ammunition or targets which are to be furnished by the Participating Agency, unless otherwise negotiated. Should the Participating Agency wish to use ammunition and targets owned by Mayfield Village, the cost of such items shall be added to the hourly rate.
   (c)   Use Agreement Required. The Participating Agency shall be required to enter into a Use Agreement and submit an application for range reservation. The Participating Agency shall be responsible for its officers and equipment on Mayfield Village premises.
(Ord. 2011-22. Passed 5-16-11.)