(A) The Village Manager, upon the recommendation and request of the Chief of Police, may appoint auxiliary and part-time police officers in such numbers as are deemed necessary from time to time, provided that the Village has sufficient funds available for such appointments. The qualifications of each auxiliary and part-time police officer shall, upon appointment, be forwarded to the Board of Trustees by the Village Manager.
(B) Auxiliary police officers shall not be members of the regular Police Department of the Village. Such auxiliary police members shall be assigned to aid or direct traffic within the Village, to aid in control of natural or manmade disasters, to aid in case of civil disorder as directed by the Chief of Police, and in those cases which render it impractical for members of the regular Police Department to perform the normal regular police duties, the Chief of Police is authorized to assign auxiliary police officers to perform such normal and regular police duties.
(C) Auxiliary police officers shall wear such identification symbols as shall be different and distinct from those symbols used by members of the regular Police Department.
(D) Auxiliary police officers shall at all times during the performance of their duties be subject to the direction and control of the Chief of Police.
(E) Auxiliary police officers shall not carry firearms except with the permission of the Chief of Police and while in uniform and in the performance of their duties. Such auxiliary police officers when on duty shall also be conservators of the peace and shall have the powers of conservators of the peace, including all arrest powers, as set forth in Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-25, as amended.
(F) Auxiliary police officers shall, prior to entering upon their duties, receive a course of training in the use of weapons and other police procedures as shall be appropriate in the exercise of the powers conferred upon them. The training and course of studies shall include that mandated by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.
(G) Prior to their appointment, candidates for appointment to the position of auxiliary or part-time police officer shall have their fingerprints taken and shall be subject to a background check by the Police Department. No candidate may be appointed as an auxiliary or part-time police officer if that person has been convicted of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude, as defined by the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705/6.1), as amended. Further, candidates who might be found ineligible for the position of regular patrol officer under the criteria set forth in Chapter II, Section 3 of the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the Village of Maywood, as amended, shall be ineligible for appointment to the position of auxiliary or part-time police officer.
(H) Auxiliary and part-time police officers shall not be civil service employees of the Village and may be dismissed at any time by the Village Manager.
(I) Part-time police officers shall be members of the regular police department except for pension purposes. Part-time officers shall have all the responsibilities of a full-time officer and such specific duties as delineated in the general orders of the Police Department, but the number of hours a part-time officer may work within a calendar year is restricted. Part-time police officers shall not be assigned under any circumstances to supervise or direct full-time police officers. Part-time police officers shall not be used as permanent replacements for permanent full-time police officers.
(J) Part-time police officers shall be under the disciplinary jurisdiction of the chief of police. Part-time police officers shall comply with all applicable rules and general orders of the Police Department.
(K) Any person employed as a part-time police officer must meet the following standards:
(1) Be of good moral character, of temperate habits, of sound health, and physically and mentally able to perform assigned duties.
(2) Be at least 21 years of age.
(3) Pass a medical examination.
(4) Possess a high school diploma or GED certificate.
(5) Possess a valid State of Illinois driver’s license.
(6) Possess no prior felony convictions.
(7) Any individual who has served in the U.S. military must have been honorably discharged.
(L) Part-time police officers shall be trained in accordance with the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705/1 et seq.), the Intergovernmental Law Enforcement Officer’s In-Service Training Act (50 ILCS 720/1 et seq.) and in accordance with the procedures for part-time police officers established by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. A part-time police officer who has not been certified under § 8.2 of the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705/8.2) shall be directly supervised while on duty.
(1997 Code, § 4.06) (Ord. C0-02-12, passed 6-3-2002; Am. Ord. CO-2012-19, passed 6-5-2012)