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)