Chapter 4 ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT.
Section 4-52 APPOINTMENT; POWER AND DUTIES
A. The
Director
of Public Safety is hereby authorized to appoint auxiliary police
officers as he deems necessary, not to exceed the number of ten (10).
B. The
Director
of Public Safety, with the approval of the Town Manager, shall
establish rules and regulations concerning the operation of the
auxiliary
police officers, including their uniforms, arms and equipment and
training.
C. Persons
appointed
as auxiliary police officers shall be of good character. Their
appointment shall be revocable at any time by the Director of Public
Safety or
the Town Manager.
D. The
auxiliary police officers may be called into service
as deemed necessary by the Director of Public Safety or, in times of
public
emergencies, by the Town Manager. Said auxiliary may also be
called into
service at such times as there are insufficient numbers of regular
police
officers to preserve the peace, safety and good order of the town and
at any
time for the purpose of training.
E. When
called
into service, the auxiliary police officers shall wear the prescribed
uniform and shall have all the powers and authority and all the
immunities of
constables at common law and shall have all of the power and authority
and all
of the immunities of full-time law enforcement officers if all work
forces have
met the training requirements established by the Department of Criminal
Justice
Services under Section 9-170 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended,
or its
successor statute.
F. Persons
appointed
as auxiliary police officers shall serve without compensation.
G. Persons
appointed
as auxiliary police officers may not engage in employment which may
occasionally require the use of their police powers in the performance
of such
employment unless such employment is specifically approved by the Town
Manager.
(Ord.
No. 10-94 Added Entire Section (A-G)
11-14-94-Effective Upon Passage)