(a) Appointment of Members. There is hereby established within the Department of Public Safety an Auxiliary Police Unit, the members of which shall be appointed by the Director of Public Safety.
(b) Term of Service. Auxiliary police officers shall serve so long as the Director of Public Safety may direct, or until a resignation submitted by any member shall be accepted by the Director of Public Safety.
(c) Qualification of Members. The members of the Auxiliary Police Unit shall not be under the age of twenty-one years at the time of their appointment, and they shall meet such other requirements as are contained in the rules and regulations provided for in subsection (e) hereof.
(d) Control of Unit. The Chief of Police shall be the commanding officer of the Auxiliary Police Unit and shall have control of the assignment, training, stationing and direction of work of such Unit. The Auxiliary Police Unit will have all police powers, but shall perform only such police duties as are assigned by the Chief of Police and shall act only when in the prescribed uniform or portion of uniform. The Chief of Police shall prescribe the time and place that such uniform or portion thereof shall be worn. Such auxiliary members shall obey the chain of command of the Police Department and shall take orders from all regular appointed members thereof.
(e) Rules and Regulations. The Director of Public Safety is authorized to prescribe the rules and regulations for the organization, administration, conduct and control of the Auxiliary Police Unit.
(f) Uniform. The Director of Public Safety is authorized to prescribe, by the rules and regulations, the type of uniform or part thereof which shall be worn by members of the Auxiliary Police Unit.
(g) Service on Voluntary Basis; Compensation. All services performed by auxiliary policemen shall be on a voluntary basis and within the City. The auxiliary police officers will be included in a worker's compensation program. However, they will receive no further compensation for their services.
(h) Nonliability. This section is hereby declared to be enacted for the protection of the public peace, health, property, safety and general welfare, and neither the City nor any agent or representative thereof, an officer appointed under the provisions of this section or any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or the receiver or trustees or any other agent thereof, who, in good faith, executes any executive order, rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall be liable for injury or damage sustained to any person or property as the direct or proximate result of such action.
(Ord. 1979-75. Passed 5-23-79.)