[HISTORY: Adopted by the City of Isanti 4-20-1999 by Ord. No. 218. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Under the direction of the Mayor and City Council, the Police Chief shall establish a voluntary Police Reserve within the City to be known as the "Isanti Police Reserve Unit" pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
The qualifications of the members of the Reserve shall be determined by the Chief of Police with final appointment to be made by the Mayor and City Council.
The size of the Reserve shall be determined by the Chief of Police as approved by the Mayor and City Council. The Chief of Police shall be responsible for the administration.
[Amended 6-5-2018 by Ord. No. 689]
The duties and obligations of the members of the Police Reserve shall be as follows, to the full extent authorized pursuant to applicable Minnesota law under the direction of the Chief of Police:
A. 
To aid in the enforcement of all laws.
B. 
To assist as directed in enforcement of local laws promulgated in the City Code regarding Chapter 216, Nuisances; Chapter 227, Parking and Storage; Chapter 230, Parks and Recreation Areas; Chapter 278, Special Events; and Chapter 295, Tobacco and Related Delivery Products, including but not limited to the issuance of citations for the violation of said ordinances.
C. 
Suppression of disturbances.
D. 
The preservation of peace.
E. 
Protection of life and property.
Individual members may be used as deemed necessary by the Chief of Police, but the entire Reserve shall not be called out to duty except upon direct order of the Mayor or his designate. No member of the Reserve or the Reserve itself shall exercise any authority outside the limits of the City.
[Amended 7-20-2021 by Ord. No. 763]
Members of the Reserve shall receive no compensation for their services, except that they shall be covered by workers' compensation while on duty.
A. 
The Policy and Procedures Manual of the Isanti Police Reserve Unit as attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference is hereby adopted as the formal policy for the guidelines to follow in recruitment and operation of this unit and made a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Policy and Procedures Manual of the Isanti Police Reserve Unit is on file in the City Clerk's office.
B. 
Any amendments to the Policy and Procedures Manual of the Isanti Police Reserve Unit must be made by resolution as approved by the City Council.