(A) Employment. The village may employ part-time police officers from time to time as it deem necessary.
(B) Duties. A part-time police officer shall have all the responsibilities of a full-time police officer and such specific duties as delineated in the general orders of the Village Police Department, but the number of hours a part-time officer may work within a calendar year is restricted. Part-time police officers shall not be assigned to supervise or direct full-time police officers. Part-time officers shall be trained in accordance with the Illinois Police Training Act (50 ILCS 7705/1 et seq.) and the rules and requirements of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.
(C) Hiring standards. Any person employed as a part-time 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;
(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; and
(7) Any individual who has served in the U.S. military must have been given a discharge from the military under other than dishonorable conditions.
(D) Discipline. Part-time officers shall be under the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Chief of Police. Part-time police officers serve at the discretion of the village authorities, shall not have any property rights in said employment, and may be removed by the village authorities at any time. Part-time police officers shall comply with all applicable rules and general orders issued by the Police Department.
(E) Working while in training. The Police Department for the village is hereby authorized to allow any part-time officer who has completed the 40-hour Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board weapons course, but has not yet completed the remainder of his or her training necessary for obtaining the certificate of completion from the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, to patrol the area within and near the village boundaries, but only at such time as that part-time officer’s immediate supervisor or Chief of Police is available by telephone to answer any questions that the part-time officer may have during the part-time officer’s shift.
(Ord. 12-03, passed 6-11-2012; Ord. 15-03, passed 11-9-2015)