(A) Pursuant to G.S. § 160A-282(a) and (b), a town may by ordinance provide for the organization of an auxiliary police department made up of volunteer members, and by enactment of an ordinance may provide that, while undergoing official training and while performing duties on behalf of the city pursuant to orders or instructions of the Chief of Police of the city, auxiliary law enforcement personnel shall be entitled to benefits under the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act, being G.S. §§ 97-1 et seq. and to any fringe benefits for which the volunteer personnel qualify.
(B) There is hereby established within the Town Police Department, as a division thereof, an Auxiliary Police Division. The Auxiliary Police Division shall be a volunteer organization, whose members shall serve without compensation, composed of as many members as may from time to time be determined by the Chief of Police and approved by the Town Administrator.
(C) This section shall be effective as of June 9, 2004.
(Ord. 2004-01, passed 6-8-2004)