The mayor is hereby authorized to appoint twenty (20) auxiliary policemen as employees, subject to the advice and consent of the city council. Prior to appointment, all proposed auxiliary policemen shall be fingerprinted and their fingerprints shall be checked with the federal bureau of identification, Washington, D.C., for any possible criminal record. No person shall be appointed as an auxiliary policeman if he has been convicted of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude. The appointment of any or all auxiliary policemen may be terminated by the mayor subject to the advice and consent of the city council.
Such auxiliary policemen shall not be members of the regular police department. Auxiliary policemen shall be residents of the city; provided, however, if the mayor and chief of police determine that there are not enough qualified or interested applicants to fill the auxiliary police positions needed by the city, the residency requirement contained herein may be waived and nonresident auxiliary police may be hired. Identification symbols worn by such auxiliary policemen shall be different and distinct from those used by the regular police department and shall be selected and chosen by the chief of police. Auxiliary policemen shall at all times during the performance of their duties be subject to the direction and control of the chief of police. (Ord., 8-5-1985)
Auxiliary policemen shall have the following powers and duties, when properly assigned and on duty:
(A) To aid or direct traffic in the municipality;
(B) To aid in control of natural or manmade disasters;
(C) To aid in case of civil disorder;
(D) To perform normal and regular police duties when assigned by the chief of police on occasions when it is impracticable for members of the regular police department to perform normal and regular duties;
(E) To arrest or cause to be arrested, with or without process, all persons who break the peace or are found violating any municipal ordinance or any criminal law of the state;
(F) To commit arrested persons for examination;
(G) If necessary, to detain arrested persons in custody overnight or Sunday in any safe place, or until they can be brought before the proper officer;
(H) To exercise all other powers as conservators of the peace that the corporate authorities may prescribe;
(I) To serve and execute all warrants for the violation of municipal ordinances, or the state criminal law, within the limits of the city, and for this purpose to have all the common law and statutory power of sheriffs.
Auxiliary policemen shall not carry firearms except with the permission of the chief of police and then only when in uniform and in the performance of their duties.
Auxiliary policemen, prior to entering upon any of their duties, shall receive a course of training in the use of weapons and other police procedures by the chief of police. Such course of training shall be determined by the chief of police. Upon completion of the course of training, the chief of police shall file a certificate attesting to the auxiliary policeman's completion of said course with the city clerk. (1972 Code)