Any qualified persons so appointed, after taking the oath of office prescribed by the city shall have the power to serve citations for violations for failure to comply with Tex. Transportation Code § 681.011, in the same manner as any law enforcement officer of the state or county or municipality of the state subject to the following limitations.
(A) No person so appointed shall be deemed a peace officer, nor an employee of the state, county or the city, nor receive any compensation therefrom.
(B) No person appointed shall be required to complete training as a peace officer.
(C) No appointed person shall have the power to or duty to enforce other traffic or criminal laws.
(D) No appointed person shall possess any type of weapon while performing duties of enforcing the disabled parking law.
(E) No appointed person shall be entitled to any indemnification from the state, county or the city for any injury or property damage sustained as a result of enforcement activities. Each appointed person shall specifically acknowledge that the person has no rights to any claim of injury or property damage resulting from disabled parking enforcement activities.
(F) No government, agency, department or officer of the state, county or city shall be liable or accountable for any act or omission of any person appointed to issue disabled parking citations pursuant to this subchapter. Each authorized person shall specifically hold harmless the city, its employees, officers and agents, from liability for any act or omission by the authorized person.
(Ord. 583, passed 12-9-1997)