(a) There is hereby created within the Village of Peninsula Police Department an Auxiliary Police Unit, the members of which shall be appointed by the Mayor. The Mayor shall report to Council within 45 days the appointment of an Auxiliary officer. All current non full-time officers duly appointed after December 9, 2013 shall be classified as auxiliary officers.
(b) Auxiliary Police officers shall serve so long as the Mayor may direct, or until a resignation submitted by any such member is accepted by the Mayor.
(c) The members of the Auxiliary Police Unit shall be residents of the State, may not be under the age of twenty-one years at the time of their appointment, and satisfy the other requirements as provided for in Section 139.02(a).
(d) The Chief of Police 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 all police powers, but shall perform only such police duties as assigned by the Chief of Police and shall act only when in the prescribed uniform or partial uniform. Such Auxiliary members shall obey the chain of command of the Police Department and shall take orders from all regular appointed members thereof.
(e) The policies & procedures of the police department apply to auxiliary officers.
(f) Auxiliary Officers are subject to removal from their positions if the Mayor, upon recommendation by the Chief of Police, finds that the officer was guilty of incompetence, gross neglect of duty, gross immorality, habitual drunkenness, failure to obey orders given to them by proper authority, or for any other reasonable cause. The Mayor shall make the final decision on termination of the Auxiliary Officer, and the specific requirements of Ohio R.C. 737.19 do not apply to an Auxiliary Officer. The Mayor shall report to Council within 45 days the termination of an Auxiliary Officer. (Ord. 10-2017. Passed 9-11-17.)
(g) Auxiliary Officers will not be covered under the Village health insurance and will not be entitled to accumulate sick leave.
(Ord. 01-2021. Passed 3-8-21.)