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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 837-1980 ORDINANCE NO. 837-80 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO ESTABLISHING A POLICE RESERVE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Ordinance shall be known and cited as the "Police Reserve Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco." SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. "Chief" shall mean the Chief of Police of the City of South San Ae Francisco. B. C. Francisco. D. "City" shall mean the City of South San Francisco. "City Manager" shall mean the City Manager of the City of South San "Member" shall mean any person who is a member of the police reserve of the City of South San Francisco. E. "Person" includes any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind. F. "Reserve" shall mean the police reserve of the City of South San Francisco. SECTION 3. ESTABLISHED. A. A police reserve organization is hereby created and established in the City of South San Francisco. The reserve shall be a voluntary organization, and it is hereby specifically excluded from Civil Service or the Personnel system of the City and from the Public Employees' Retirement System of the ill! the State of California. B. The reserve shall consist of such members as the City Manager may, from time to time, determine necessary; provided, however, that the number of members shall not exceed the number of regularly employed sworn officers of the South San Francisco Police Department. C. The reserve shall be officially known as the South San Francisco Police Reserve Organization. SECTION 4. QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS. The Chief of Police, subject to the approval of the City Manager, shall, by rule, prescribe the qualifications necessary for membership in the reserve and the procedure by which applications are to be processed and applicants accepted or rejected for membership. SECTION 5. DUTIES OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE. A. The Chief of Police, subject to the approval of the City Manager, shall prepare, adopt and promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary for efficiency and proper discipline within the reserve. B. The Chief shall have complete command and control of the reserve, and he shall appoint a commanding officer for the reserve from among sworn regular personnel of the South San Francisco Police Department. C. The Chief shall be responsible to insure that all members of the reserve are properly trained in accordance with State law. SECTION 6. MISSION OF THE RESERVE. The reserve shall assist the South San Francisco Police Department in protecting and serving the public. The reserve is specifically assigned the duty of preparing for assistance and response in major disasters that may threaten the lives and property of people in the City. SECTION 7. DUTIES OF MEMBERS A. Each member will be required to serve an average minimum number of hours per month in the reserve as set by the Chief of Police, subject to the approval of the City Manager. Any member who fails to give such minimum ser- vi'ce for a period of two (.2) consecutive months will be required to explain that failure to the commanding officer of the reserve. Unless good reason is shown for such failure to render the minimum required service, the Chief of Police may summarily expel that member from membership in the reserve. B. Members of the reserve, regardless of reserve rank, shall be sub- ordinate to all sworn regular officers of the South San Francisco Police Depart- ment. SECTION 8. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY: POWERS AS PEACE OFFICERS. Members of the reserve, while on duty, shall be deemed to have all of the powers of a police officer of this City and of a peace officer of the State of California, provided that such members qualify as a peace officer in accordance with Penal Code Section 832.6, and provided further that such member,s authority shall extend only for the duration of specific reserve assign- ments. Members of the reserve shall not exercise any off-duty authority as peace officers or police officers and have only the authority elected other citizens under the Penal Code. SECTION 9. CERTAIN ACTS PROHIBITED. A. It is unlawful for any person to willfully resist, delay or obstruct any member of the reserve in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of his office. B. It is unlawful for any person to falsely impersonate or represent himself to be a member of the reserve. C. It is unlawful for any person to wear, carry, display, use or possess without authority, a badge, other insignia or uniform of the reserve. SECTION 10. EQUIPMENT The member shall provide itemg of equipment degignated by the Chief of Police, subject to the approval of the City Manager. All items of equip- ment and?or uniforms provided by the City of South San Francisco sh611 be returned to the City upon termination of membership in the reserve. SECTION 11. USE OF FIREARMS ON DUTY. No member shall, while on duty or in public service, carry or use any firearm unless he shall have completed a course of instruction in the use of the same and have obtained a certificate to that effect signed by the Chief of Police and countersigned by the officer in charge of such training. SECTION 12. USE OF FIREARMS OFF DUTY. No member shall carry~or use any firearm because of the fact of his membership in the reserve while he is not on-duty or in public service un- less he obtains a permit for the same as prescribed by law. SECTION 13. TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP. A. The membership of any member of the reserve may be terminated by the Chief of Police, subject to the approval of the City Manager, at any time, for any reason. Such termination may be without hearing or due process of any ki nd. B. A member of the reserve may terminate his own membership at any time, but it shall be his duty to notify the Chief of Police, in writing, of his resignation. C. Upon termination of membership, whether voluntary or not, it shall be the duty of the member to return any and all equipment, paraphernalia, identification and badge issued to him or in his possession. e SECTION 14. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be published once in the Enterprise-Journal, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of South San Francisco, as re- quired by law, and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after its adoption. Introduced this 6th day of August , 1980. Passed and adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a regular San Francisco this following vote:! 20th meeting of the City Council of the City of South day of August , 1980, by the AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmen Ronald G. Acosta, Hark N. Addtego, Emanuele N. Da~nnt~, GUS Ntcolopulos; and Counct1~aa~n R~b~rta C~rrt T,,glla None None IIII ' ! I:'i11!