HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-1222 - Ordinance - 05/12/1980ORDINANCE NO. 1 222
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A POLICE RESERVE FORCE FOR THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT, POWERS AND
DUTIES OF RESERVE POLICEMEN.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. There is hereby established a Police Reserve Force for
the City of College Station, Texas.
SECTION 2. Members of the Police Reserve Force shall be appointed
and /or relieved at the discretion of the Chief of Police and shall
serve as police officers during the actual discharge of official
duties.
SECTION 3. The Police Reserve Force shall not exceed in number
the total number of regular police officers authorized.
SECTION 4. Members of the Police Reserve Force shall serve at the
discretion of the Chief of Police and may be called into active
service at any time the Chief of Police considers it necessary to
have additional police officers to preserve the peace and enforce
the law.
SECTION 5. Members of the Police Reserve Force may serve without
compensation. Uniforms and uniform compensation may be provided
to the reserve police officers at the discretion of the Chief of
Police. The uniform compensation shall be based solely upon
time served by the member of the police reserve while in training
for or in the performance of official duties. The City of College
Station may provide hospital and medical assistance to members of
the Police Reserve Force who sustain injury in the course of per-
forming official duties, in the same manner as provided by the
City of College Station for its full time police officers, and
reserve officers shallbe eligible for death benefits as set out
in Chapter 86, Acts of 60th Legislature, Regular Session 1967, as
amended (Article 6228fV.T.C.S.) provided, however, that nothing
in this ordinance shall be construed to authorize or permit a
member of the Police Reserve Force to become eligible for partici-
pation in any pension fund created pursuant to state statute, to
which regular officers may become a member by payroll deductions
or otherwise. Reserve police officers shall act only in a
supplementary capacity to the regular police force and shall in
no case assume the full time duties of regular police officers.
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SECTION 6. This action does not limit the power of the Mayor or
summons into service a special police force as provided by Article
995 of Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925.
SECTION 7. Reserve police officers must comply with the minimum
training standards established by the Texas Commission on Law
Enforcement Officers Standards and Education minimum standards
established for all reserve law enforcement officers identical
to the standards so established which must be fulfilled before
a person appointed as a reserve law enforcement officer may
carry a weapon or otherwise act as a peace officer. The Chief
of Police shall establish qualifications and standards of training
for members of the Police Reserve Force and shall establish rules
and regulations governing reserve police officers.
The Chief of Police may establish minimum physical, mental,
educational and moral standards as used by the regular Police
Department but in no case shall the standards be less than that
established by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers
Standards and Education.
If any portion of this ordinance be in conflict with any part or
portion of Article 998a, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, as amended,
or any other laws of this state, the terms and provisions of those
laws will govern.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS the 12t4AOR
May, 1980.
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY
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