(a) Appointment of Members. There is hereby created within the Division of Police an auxiliary police unit to consist of not more than twenty-five (25) persons, the members of which shall be appointed by the Director of Public Safety-Service.
(b) Term of Service. Auxiliary police officers shall serve as long as the Director may direct, or until a resignation submitted by a member shall be accepted by the Director.
(c) Qualification of Members. The members of the auxiliary police unit may not be under the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of their appointment, and shall meet such other requirements as provided by rules and regulations provided for in subsection (e) hereof.
(d) Control of Unit. The Director shall be the executive officer of the auxiliary police unit. The Chief of Police shall be the commanding officer and shall have control of the assignment, training, stationing and the direction of work. The auxiliary police unit shall have only such police powers and shall perform only such police duties as assigned by the Chief of Police, and shall act only when in prescribed uniform or portion of uniform.
The Mayor or Director shall prescribe the time and place such uniforms or portions thereof shall be worn. Such auxiliary members shall obey the chain of command of the Division of Police and shall take orders from all regular appointed members thereof.
(e) Rules and Regulations. The Director shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the organization, administration, conduct and control of the auxiliary police unit.
(f) Uniform. The Director is authorized to prescribe by 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.
(1) All services performed by auxiliary policemen shall be on a voluntary basis.
(2) Auxiliary policemen shall not be compensated for their services.
(3) Auxiliary policemen shall not be entitled to any benefits of any relief or pension funds of the City or the State of Ohio, or any other similar benefit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Auxiliary Police shall be entitled to any and all relief under Workers' Compensation.
(ORC 4123.01 et. seq.).
(h) Non-liability. This section is declared by Council as an exercise by the City of its police powers for the protection of the public peace, health, property, safety and general welfare. Neither the City, or agent or representative of the City, an officer appointed under the provisions of this section, or any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or the receiver, trustee or any 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 person or property as the direct proximate result of such action. In addition to any other responsibilities or immunities, the members of the auxiliary police unit shall bear the same responsibilities and the same immunities as any other regularly employed member of the Division of Police, except as herein provided.
(Ord. 110-67. Passed 3-25-68.)