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Prior to appointment, all proposed auxiliary police officers shall be fingerprinted and their fingerprints shall be checked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C., for any possible criminal record. No person shall be appointed as an auxiliary police officer if he or she has been convicted of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude. The appointment of any or all auxiliary police officers may be terminated by the Mayor subject to the advice and consent of the City Council.
(1969 Code, § 21-37) (Ord. 1969-2, passed 1-27-1969)
(A) Auxiliary police officers, prior to entering upon any of their duties, shall receive a course of training in the use of weapons and other police procedures by the Chief of Police of the city. This course of training shall be not less than 10 hours in duration. Upon completion of the course of training, the Chief of Police shall file a certificate attesting to the auxiliary police officer’s completion of the course with the City Clerk.
(B) Prospective auxiliary police officers shall be given psychological tests preceding their appointment prior to entering upon their duties.
(1969 Code, § 21-38) (Ord. 1969-2, passed 1-27-1969)
The auxiliary police shall serve at the discretion of the Mayor and the City Council and may be removed from office at the will of the Mayor and City Council. The auxiliary police officers shall receive compensation for their services as determined by the City Council.
(1969 Code, § 21-39) (Ord. 1969-2, passed 1-27-1969)
The auxiliary police officers shall not be considered to be members of the regular Police Department of the city and shall not function on a full- time basis. Uniforms and identifications symbols of the auxiliary police shall be different and distinct from those used by members of the regular Police Department of the city. The 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.
(1969 Code, § 21-40) (Ord. 1969-2, passed 1-27-1969)
Auxiliary police officers shall perform duties as directed by the Chief of Police or by the corporate authorities. Auxiliary police officers shall not carry firearms except with the special permission of, and when issued by, the Chief of Police and when in uniform and while in the performance of their duties.
(1969 Code, § 21-41) (Ord. 1969-2, passed 1-27-1969)
Auxiliary police officers shall have the following powers and duties when properly assigned and on duty:
(A) To aid and direct traffic in the city;
(B) To aid in the control of natural or human- made disasters;
(C) To aid in case of civil disorder;
(D) To perform normal and regular police duties when assigned by the Chief of Police on occasions when it is impracticable for members of the regular Police Department to perform normal or regular police duties;
(E) To arrest or cause to be arrested, with or without process, all persons who break the peace or are found violating any municipal ordinance or criminal law of the state;
(F) To commit arrested persons for examination;
(G) If necessary, to detain arrested persons in custody overnight or Sunday in any safe place or until they can be brought before the proper magistrate;
(H) To exercise all other powers as conservators of the peace that the corporate authorities may prescribe; and
(I) To serve and execute all warrants for the violation of municipal ordinances or code provisions, or the state criminal law, within the corporate limits of the city, and for this purpose shall have all the common statutory powers of sheriffs.
(1969 Code, § 21-42) (Ord. 1969-2, passed 1-27-1969)