[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Suffern 5-7-2008 by L.L. No. 6-2008. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
An auxiliary police force is hereby established. The auxiliary police
persons shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation
of the Chief of Police and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board
of Trustees. The Chief of Police shall conduct a full investigation
of the background and history of any such volunteer prior to making
a recommendation to the Board of Trustees. Auxiliary police persons
shall serve without compensation or payment of any kind. The Chief
of Police shall ensure that auxiliary police persons receive sufficient
training prior to undertaking activities hereunto.
B.
Auxiliary police persons shall assist in nonpolice matters Village
police officers as traffic control, civil events, and emergencies
upon their direction in such activities.
C.
Auxiliary police persons shall not carry firearms and shall not have
the authority of arrest, issuance of appearance tickets or uniform
traffic tickets. Upon completion of training for such devices, auxiliary
police persons may, upon written authorization of the Chief of Police,
carry handcuffs, which they may use only in emergency situations upon
the direction of a Village police officer.
D.
Upon prior approval of the Mayor, the Chief of Police is authorized
to adopt additional rules and regulations regarding auxiliary police
persons not inconsistent with this chapter.
