HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1630_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO . 1630
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS PROVIDING FOR AND
CREATING A POLICE RESERVE FORCE IN AND FOR THE CITY OF
REDLANDS AND RESCINDING ORDINANCE NO. 833
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redlands
believes it to be in the best interests of the City to
create a Police Reserve Force,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
Redlands does ordain as follows :
SECTION ONE: ESTABLISHMENT, COMPOSITION, APPOINT-
MENT, AND COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS. A Police Reserve
Force is hereby established in the City of Redlands as
a voluntary organization and which is hereby specifi-
cally excluded from the civil service or personnel
system of the City of Redlands, and the members of
which shall serve without renumeration. The Reserve
shall be composed of persons appointed by the Chief of
Police. All appointments of persons to positions in
the Police Reserve Force shall be made without regard to
race, sex, creed, religion, or political affiliation.
SECTION TWO : POWERS AND DUTIES OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
Subject to the rules of this ordinance and the rules and
regulations of the state, regional and local disaster
councils, the Chief of Police shall have complete
authority and control over the members of the Police
Reserve Force . He may appoint as members of the Re-
serve any persons whom he deems to be qualified and he
may reject any application for membership. He shall
provide for the training of members to meet minimum
standards set by the state.
SECTION THREE: QUALIFICATIONS, SWEARING IN, AND
REGISTRATION AS DISASTER SERVICE WORKERS . No person
shall become a member of the Police Reserve Force
until he is able to meet the requirements prescribed
by the Chief of Police. When so qualified and selected,
he shall then be sworn in by the Chief of Police as a
member of the Reserve, and be registered as a disaster
service worker on forms prescribed by the County Civil
Defense Director and shall take the oath prescribed
therefore.
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SECTION FOUR: POWERS AND DUTIES AND ESTABLISHMENT
OF RULES AND REGULATIONS . The duties of the Police Re-
serve Force, subject at all times to the direction,
supervision and control of the Chief of Police, shall be
to assist the regular members of the Police Department
in the enforcement of law and the maintenance of peace
and order whenever and wherever such services are re-
quired. The Chief of Police, by order, may establish
rules and regulations to govern the Reserve, including
the fixing of specific duties of its members and pro-
viding for the maintenance of discipline. He may change
such orders from time to time as he deems necessary.
A member of the Reserve, when on duty as assigned by the
Chief of Police, shall have the authority given to the
regular officers of the Police Department to direct
traffic and have the same power of arrest granted a
regular officer, subject to any limitation which the
Chief may impose .
SECTION FIVE: IDENTIFICATION CARD AND SURRENDER
OF EQUIPMENT. An identification card shall be issued to
each member of the Police Reserve Force who shall carry
the card at all times while on duty. Each member shall
surrender all city property issued to him as a member of
the Police Reserve Force upon his resignation or termina-
tion of membership. Such property shall include, but
not be limited to, the identification card above men-
tioned.
SECTION SIX: TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP. Membership
of any member of the Police Reserve Force may be terminated
by the Chief of Police at any time, and such member may
resign from the Reserve upon notification in writing to
the Chief of Police not less than two weeks prior to the
effective date of such resignation.
SECTION SEVEN: UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT. The neces-
sary uniforms and equipment for the Police Reserve Force
members and the proper care and use of such uniforms and
equipment shall be prescribed by the Chief of Police.
SECTION EIGHT: INJURY ON DUTY. Police Reserve
Force members shall be entitled to such compensation
for injury sustained while acting under the direction
of the Chief of Police during a regular assigned tour
of duty as is allowed by the provisions of Division
Four of the Labor Code of the State of California re- E
garding disaster service workers .
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SECTION NINE : EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall
be in force and take effect as provided by law.
SECTION TEN: The City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this ordinance and cause the same to be
published once in the Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper
of general circulation printed and published in this
city.
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APPROVED FOR FORM:
S/ Edward F . Taylor
City Attorney
I, Peggy A. Moseley, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby
certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by
the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the
first day of November, 1977, by the following vote :
AYES : Councilmembers Knudsen, Miller, Grace;
Mayor DeMirjyn
NOES : None
ABSENT: Councilmember Elliott
City
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