73-68 New 135.10 Admin - establish auxiliary police

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ORDINANCE NO. 73-68 BY: Messrs. Gaydos, Graber, ~uffman, Kelley, Usher, Weudlin§ AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to supplement the Administra- tive Code by enacting a new Section 135.10 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood establishing an auxiliary police unit within the police department of the City Of Lakewood and providing for the regulation of auxiliary police officers. WHEREAS, The legislative authority of the City of Lakewood ~ay establish, by ordinance, an auxiliary police unit within the police department of the City of Lakewood, and, WHEREAS, This COuncil deems it to be in the best interest of theCity to establish said auxiliary police unit and provide for regulations thereof, and, WHEREAS, This ordinance ~Onstitutes an emergency measure providing for the immediate.preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and for the usual daily operation of a municipal department; now, therefore, : BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, sTATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Administrative Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood be and it is hereby supplemented by enacting new Section 135.10 to read as follows: Section 135.10 Auxiliary Police Unit (a) ESTABLISHMENT. There is hereby created within the Police Department of the City of Lakewood, an auxiliary police unit, the members of which shall be appointed by the Director of Public Safety. (b) TERM OF SERVICE. Auxiliary police officers shall serve so long as the Director of Public Safety may direct, or until a resignation submitted by such members shall be accepted by the Director of Public Safety. (c) QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS. The members of the auxiliary police unit shall be residents of the City of Lakewood or be employed within the City of Lakewood~ and may not be under the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of their appointment, and be subject to such other requirements as provided by the Rules and Regulations provided in Paragraph (e) of this ordinance, providing, however, that the residency and employment requirements may be waived by the Director of Public Safety upon written application of the commanding officer of the auxiliary police unit. (d) CONTROL OF UNIT. The Chief of Police shall be the commanding officer of the auxiliary police unit and shall have control of the assignment, training, stationing, and the direction of work of such unit. The auxiliary police unit will have all police powers, but shall perform only such police duties as assigned by the Chief of Police and shall act only when in the prescribed uniform.