(A) The Village Manager may appoint full and part-time community service officers in such number as may be approved in the annual budget. Prior to appointment, all community service officers 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 a community service officer who fails to meet the entrance requirements established from time to time by the village. The appointment of any or all community service officers may be terminated by the Village Manager, subject to provisions in the Village Handbook.
(B) Community service officers shall not be regular members of the Police Department. Full-time community service officers must be residents of the village. Part-time community service officers are not required to be residents of the village. Identification symbols worn by community service 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.
(Ord. 2000-O-090, passed 11-7-00; Am. Ord. 2003-O-118, passed 12-16-03)