(a) Creation. There is hereby created, subject to the further provisions of this section, an Auxiliary Police Force in the City.
(Ord. 78-32. Passed 6-6-78.)
(b) Membership. No person shall be appointed to the Auxiliary Police Force unless such person is over the age of twenty-one years and under sixty years of age at the time of the appointment and without a record of felony or serious misdemeanor conviction at the time of appointment. "Serious misdemeanor" means any misdemeanor which is punishable by a fine of more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment for any term. Appointees shall at all times be subject to the further requirements of the rules and regulations for auxiliary police officers as provided by the further provisions of this section and shall be subject to a full background investigation.
(Ord. 83-42. Passed 10-4-83.)
(c) Term of Service. All persons appointed as auxiliary police officers shall be appointed by the City Manager and shall serve so long as the City Manager or Chief of Police may direct, unless a resignation is sooner submitted.
(d) Control. The Chief of Police shall be the person in charge of administering the auxiliary police force and shall be responsible for the assignment, training, stationing and directing of the work of all persons appointed to such force, subject to the direction and control of the City Manager. The City Manager shall also have the authority for the stationing and directing of the work of all persons appointed to such force.
(e) Police Powers. When on duty, at the direction of the Chief of Police or the City Manager, appointees shall have general police powers conferred upon police patrol officers, deputy marshals and special police officers appointed by the City Manager in accordance with the general laws of this State. At all times their powers shall be subordinate to the powers of the regularly appointed members of the Police Department, and they shall take orders from all such regular members while on duty.
The members of the Auxiliary Police Force shall be deemed to be on duty whenever they are acting at the direction of the Chief of Police or the City Manager and are either dressed in an auxiliary police uniform or are wearing an identification badge which is approved by the Chief of Police.
(f) Rules and Regulations. The City Manager, with the consent of Council, and the Chief of Police, with the consent of the City Manager and Council, shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the organization, conduct and control of the Auxiliary Police Force. Such rules shall be in writing and a copy shall be given to each member thereof at the time of his or her appointment.
Violation of any of the rules and regulations, or other misconduct unbecoming a police officer, shall be cause for dismissal by the City Manager, or by the Chief of Police with the written consent of the City Manager. No person appointed to the Auxiliary Police Force shall have the tenure provided to the Marshal, the Chief of Police, a deputy marshal or a police patrol officer, but each member of the Auxiliary Police Force shall have a minimum of eight hours per month active duty, unless otherwise designated by the Chief of Police or the City Manager.
(g) Uniform. All persons appointed as members of the Auxiliary Police Force shall wear the uniform prescribed by the Chief of Police.
(Ord. 78-32. Passed 6-6-78.)
(h) Probationary Period. Appointments to the Auxiliary Police Force shall be for a probationary period of twelve months, and no such appointment shall be finally made until the appointee has satisfactorily served a probationary period. At the end of the probationary period, the Chief of Police shall transmit to the City Manager a record of such employee's service with a recommendation thereon and the Chief of Police may, with the concurrence of the City Manager, remove or finally appoint such person.
(Ord. 82-40. Passed 9-21-82.)
(i) Physical Examination. No person shall be appointed to the Auxiliary Police Force unless he or she has, not more than sixty days prior to receiving such appointment, passed a physical examination, given by a licensed physician, showing that he or she meets the physical requirements necessary to perform the duties of such position.
(j) Training. No person shall be finally appointed to the Auxiliary Police Force prior to receiving a certificate of satisfactory completion of the basic peace officer training course from the Executive Director of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Council.
(Ord. 78-32. Passed 6-6-78.)
(k) Workers' Compensation. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract, a copy of which is attached to original Ordinance 77 RR, passed September 20, 1977, and incorporated herein by reference, with the Bureau of Workers' Compensation for the purpose of securing the benefits of workers' compensation for the auxiliary police members.
(Ord. 77 RR. Passed 9-20-77; Ord. 2007-44. Passed 11-20-08; Ord. 2008-87. Passed 1-6-09; Ord. 2011-09. Passed 3-15-11.)