(A) Appointment. The Mayor of the city may, with the advice and consent of the City Council, appoint auxiliary police officers in a number as the City Council shall from time to time deem necessary. Prior to the appointment of any auxiliary police officers, his or her fingerprints shall be taken and no person shall be appointed as auxiliary police officers if the person has been convicted of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude. The Mayor shall have authority to withdraw or deprive any person of the person’s appointment as an auxiliary police officer at any time with or without cause. The City Clerk shall keep a record of all appointments made hereunder.
(B) Employment status. Auxiliary police officers shall not be members of the regular Police Department of the city for any purpose, including but not limited to rights on discharge. Auxiliary police officers shall not be entitled to any compensation from the city or considered employees of the city by reason of the appointment except by prior action of the City Council.
(C) Assignments. Auxiliary police officers are not conservators of the peace. Auxiliary police officers shall not supplement members of the regular Police Department of the city in the performance of his or her assigned and normal duties. Auxiliary police officers shall only be assigned to perform the following duties:
(1) To aid or direct traffic within the municipality;
(2) To aid in control of natural or manmade disaster;
(3) To aid in case of civil disorder as directed by the Chief of Police; and
(4) To aid in accordance to agency policy titled Quincy Auxiliary Police Program per direction of the Chief of Police.
(D) Operations. Identification symbols worn by the auxiliary police officers shall be different and distinct from those used by regular members of the regular Police Department. 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. Auxiliary police officers shall obey all rules of the Police Department applicable to them. Auxiliary police officers shall not carry firearms.
(E) Training. Auxiliary police officers, prior to entering upon any of their duties, shall receive a course of training on police procedures as shall be appropriate in the exercise of the powers conferred upon them, which training and course of study shall be determined and provided by the city.
(F) Compensation act. The Law Enforcement Officers, Civil Defense Works, Civil Air Patrol Members, Paramedics and Firemen Compensation Act, approved September 30, 1969 as now or hereafter amended, shall be applicable to auxiliary police officers upon their death in the line of duty described herein as provided by law.
(1980 Code, § 9.014) (Ord. 9091, passed 10-30-2006)