(A) The Village President may, with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees, appoint reserve police officers in such number as they shall from time to time deem necessary. Reserve police officers shall not be assigned to supervise or direct full-time police officers. Prior to appointment, all proposed reserve police officers shall be fingerprinted, and their fingerprints shall be checked with the Federal Bureau of Identification, Washington, D.C., for any possible criminal record. Any person employed as a reserve 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, with or without reasonable accommodation;
(2) Be at least 21 years of age;
(3) Pass a medical examination;
(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 or conviction of crime involving moral turpitude;
(7) Any individual who has served in the U.S. military must have been honorably discharged; and
(8) Such other standards as may be established from time to time by the village.
Reserve police officers shall be under the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Chief of Police. Reserve police officers shall serve at the discretion of the Village President, shall not have any property rights in employment, and may be removed at any time by the Village President subject to the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees. Reserve police officers shall comply with all applicable Rules and Orders of the Police Department. ('77 Code, § 34.015)
(B) Reserve police officers shall not be members of the regular Police Department of the village. Reserve police officers must be residents of the village. Identification symbols worn by reserve police officers shall be different and distinct from those used by the regular Police Department, and shall be selected and chosen by the Chief of Police of the village. ('77 Code, § 34.016)
(Ord. 69-0-002, passed l-13-69; Am. Ord. 2012-O-005, passed 4-3-12)