(a) Employment. The Village Manager, upon the recommendation and request of the Chief of Police, may appoint part-time police officers of the Police Department in such numbers as are deemed necessary from time to time, provided that the Village has sufficient funds available for such part-time police officers.
(b) Background Check. Prior to their appointment, candidates for appointment to the position of part-time police officer shall have their fingerprints taken and shall be subject to the regular full-time officer background check by the Police Department. No candidate may be appointed as a part-time police officer if that person has been convicted of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude, as defined by the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705/6.1), as amended. Further, candidates who might be found ineligible for the position of regular patrol officer under the criteria set forth in the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the Village of Richton Park, as amended, shall be ineligible for appointment to the position of part-time police officer.
(c) Employment Status. Part-time police officers shall not be civil service employees of the Village and may be dismissed at any time by the Village Manager.
(d) Members of Police Department. Part-time police officers shall be members of the regular Police Department except for pension purposes.
(e) Duties; Hours Restrictions. Part-time officers shall have all the responsibilities of a regular full-time police officer and such specific duties as delineated in the general orders of the Police Department, but the number of hours a part-time officer may work within a calendar year is restricted. Part-time police officers shall not be assigned under any circumstances to supervise or direct full-time police officers. Part-time police officers shall not be used as permanent replacements for permanent full-time police officers.
(f) Discipline. Part-time police officers shall be under the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Chief of Police. Part-time police officers serve at the discretion of the Village and shall not have any property rights in such employment. Part-time police officers shall comply with all applicable rules and general orders of the Police Department.
(g) Hiring Standards. Any person employed as a part-time police officer must meet the following standards:
(1) Be of good moral character, of temperate habits, of sound health, and physically and mentally able to perform assigned duties.
(2) Be at least 21 years of age.
(3) Pass the medical and psychological examinations.
(4) Possess a high school diploma or GED certificate.
(5) Possess a valid State of Illinois driver’s license.
(6) Possess no prior felony convictions.
(7) Any individual who has served in the U.S. military must have been honorably discharged.
(h) Training. Part-time police officers shall be trained in accordance with the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705/1 et seq.), the Intergovernmental Law Enforcement Officer’s In-Service Training Act (50 ILCS 720/1 et seq.) and in accordance with the procedures for part-time police officers established by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. In accordance with Public Act 89-170, all part-time police officers in the State of Illinois are required to successfully complete a basic part-time law enforcement officer training course. The basic course consists of 400 hours of training, similar to the full-time officer course. The part-time officer must also successfully complete the mandatory 40 hours firearms course and possess a valid FOID card. A part-time police officer who has not been certified under § 8.2 of the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 705/8.2) shall be directly supervised while on duty.
Part-time officers must successfully complete a field training program.
(Ord. 1590. Passed 3-23-15.)