Ordinance 274-73 - Laserfiche WebLink

ORDINANCE NO. 7 5L 7.3 AN ORDINANCE establishing the 1 City of Everett Police Reserve Unit 2 THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 3 Section 1: Reserve Police Unit Established 4 5 There is hereby established for the City of Everett a Reserve Police Unit 6 to be an auxiliary of the regularly constituted full-time paid Police 7 Department of said City. 8 Section 2: Personnel Appointed 9 The personnel of the Reserve Police Officers shall be appointed by the 10 Chief of Police with the approval of the City Council, provided that Reserve 11 Officers shall not be subject to any Civil Service requirements nor shall they 12 be subject to the coverage provided by the Law Enforcement & Fire Fighters 13 14 Retirement System as presently provided for or as hereafter amended. An 15 applicant, to be eligible, must be physically fit to perform the duties of a 16 police officer, and be able to pass a police background investigation. 17 Section 3: Authority of the Police Chief 18 The Reserve Police Unit shall be under the direction and control of the 19 Chief of Police or the person acting in place of the Chief during his absence. The 20 Chief of Police is authorized to promulgate and enact rules and regulations 21 governing the Reserve Police Unit. The Chief of Police shall be part of the 22 23 Reserve Police Unit in such manner that is consistent with the best interest of the 24 public safety and welfare. The Chief of Police shall establish and enact minimum 25 training standards intended to provide a minimum acceptable level of performance. 26 Section 4: Arrest Authority 27 Members of the Reserve Police Unit shall have all the arrest powers of 28 a regularly sworn Everett Police Officer only while they are on authorized duty status. 29 30 31 32