Title 2 - Administration and Personnel

2.66.1040 Reserve Officers, Appointment and Training.

The City Manager or his or her designee shall appoint as he or she deems necessary "reserve" commissioned police officers.  Reserve police officers shall be citizen volunteers and will receive a salary of one dollar for each year of service.  Reserve police officers are not "employees" and are not subject to the provisions of the Civil Service ordinance or the Employee Handbook; provided, however, as volunteers they are subject to workers compensation protection as provided by law and City policy.  Reserve officers shall be used as an augmentation of the full-time commissioned officer force; provided, reserve officers assigned law enforcement duties will have the full legal authority and powers of full-time commissioned officers when fulfilling lawful duties and responsibilities.  Reserve officers shall meet the minimal hiring and training requirements established by the Chief of Police and shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the police department.  Failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the police department, failure to obey the orders of superior officers or other misconduct shall subject reserve officers to revocation of their reserve police commission and prohibition from further volunteer reserve service.  The Chief of Police shall establish rules and regulations to govern volunteer reserve police officers.

(History: Ord. CSC-1983 §5, 96) [Source or prior law:  2.66.060]

Effective on: 1/1/1901