(a) There is hereby created within the Police Department an auxiliary police unit, the members of which should be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of Council.
(b) Auxiliary police officers shall serve so long as the Police Chief may direct, or until a resignation submitted by such members shall be accepted by the Mayor.
(c) Members of the auxiliary police unit shall not be under the age of twenty-one at the time of their appointment, and shall meet such other requirements as are provided by the rules and regulations set forth in subsection (e) herein.
(d) The Police Chief shall be the commanding officer of the auxiliary police unit and shall have control of the assignment, training, stationing and the direction of work of such unit. The auxiliary police unit will have police powers, but shall perform only such police duties as assigned by the Police Chief and shall act only when in a prescribed uniform or portion of uniform. The Police Chief shall prescribe the times and places where the 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 regularly appointed members thereof.
(e) The Police Chief shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the organization, administration, conduct and control of the auxiliary police unit.
(f) The Police Chief 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.
(g) All services performed by auxiliary policemen shall be on a voluntary basis and within the Municipality.
(h) Neither the Municipality nor any agent or representative of the Municipality, and officer appointed under the provisions of this section, or any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, nor the receiver nor trustees of 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.