121.09 SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS.

   (a)   The Director of Safety is authorized to commission the Commissioner of Building or Housing Inspection and their designees, the Director of Public Works and his designees, the Recreation Director, the Pool Manager and the Assistant Pool Manager, the Health Department Inspectors who are not regular members of the Police Department, and the Animal Warden as special police officers.

   (b)   The following rules and regulations shall apply to such special police officers and their commissioning:

      (1)   The special police officers shall receive no additional compensation for their duties as such;

      (2)   The special police officers shall not be on the classified list of the Police Department nor eligible for participation in the Police Pension Fund;

      (3)   The special police officers shall have the power to investigate, sign complaints and issue summonses for the violation of the laws of the State and ordinances of the City and shall only exercise such powers with reference to the Administrative, Business Regulation, Fire, Health, Zoning, Building, and Housing Codes of the City, and other similar ordinances or laws of the State relating or applicable to streets, sidewalks, tree lawns or other property belonging to the City, or construction within the City, or health regulations, or housing regulations, and in such other specific cases as the Director of Safety may from time to time direct. The Animal Warden shall enforce all of the ordinances of the City relative to animals.

      (4)   Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, special police officers shall not:

         A.   Be armed while on duty or while acting in their capacity as special police officers;

         B.   Exercise any authority in enforcement of the Traffic or General Offenses Codes of the City; or

         C.   Arrest, incarcerate or take into custody any person.

            (Ord. 17-92. Enacted 11-13-17.)