(A) The Mayor is hereby authorized to appoint 32 Community Services Personnel, subject to the advice and consent of the City Council. Prior to appointment, all proposed Community Services Personnel shall be investigated by the Police Department for any possible crime records. No person shall be appointed to Community Services if he or she has been convicted of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude. The appointment of any or all Community Services Personnel may be terminated without cause and without notice or hearing by the Mayor, subject to the advice and, consent of the City Council.
(B) Community Services Personnel shall not be members of the regular Police Department of the City, nor shall Community Services Personnel carry firearms. Community Services Personnel shall be residents of Jefferson County. Identification symbols worn by Community Services Personnel shall be different and distinct from those used by the regular Police Department and shall be selected and approved by the Chief of Police of the City. Community Services Personnel shall at all times during the performance of their duties be subject to the direction and control of the Chief of Police of the City. Community Services Personnel shall not wear their uniform or identification symbols except during the performance of their assigned duties under the direction and control of the Chief of Police.
(C) Community Services Personnel shall have the following duties and powers when properly assigned and on duty:
(1) To aid or direct traffic in the municipality, including, but not limited to, during official school functions, or at community sponsored festivals and gatherings within the municipality, or during events sponsored by the City.
(2) To aid in control of natural or man-made disasters.
(3) To aid in case of civil disorder.
(D) Community Services Personnel shall not serve as security guards for private individuals or businesses. Persons who have received an appointment as Community Services Personnel may accept employment as security guards solely as private individuals; provided, however, that said persons shall not wear their Community Services Personnel uniform or symbols and shall not, during the course of such private employment, perform any act or make any representation that their employment is being performed pursuant to or is related to their appointment as Community Services Personnel.
(E) Community Services Personnel shall be a voluntary service organization, and Community Services Personnel shall receive no wages for services performed; however, Community Services Personnel may receive remuneration from third persons receiving direct benefits from the services of the Community Services Personnel, provided the written approval and authorization of the Chief of Police is obtained prior to the performance of the Community Services Personnel of the assigned duty. Despite any payments from third parties to Community Services Personnel paid through the City, Community Services Personnel are not salaried employees of the City and shall not be entitled to any fringe or other employee benefit unless required by law; separate accounting and records shall be maintained as to all payments received from third parties, and all payments paid through the City shall be paid by the City to the Community Services Personnel by separate checks clearly designating the source of the payments.
(Prior Code, Art. 8, § 8.6)