[CC 1984 §21-46; Ord. No. 1-6E §1, 1-20-1986]
The Mayor is hereby authorized to establish a reserve Police unit consisting of as many men as the Mayor or his/her authorized agent shall deem necessary for the purpose of aiding the regular Police Department. Any bylaws that shall be set up to regulate the reserve Police unit shall be subject to approval by the Mayor and the City Council.
[CC 1984 §21-47; Ord. No. 1-6E §1, 1-20-1986; Ord. No. 1-486 §1, 1-23-2007]
A. 
(Reserved)
B. 
All reserve Police Officers appointed under this Section shall be employees at will and the commission of said reserve Police Officer may be revoked at any time and without cause.
[CC 1984 §21-48; Ord. No. 1-6E §1, 1-20-1986]
A. 
Candidates for reserve Police commissions must be recommended by the Chief of Police and approved by the Mayor and the City Council. Prior to becoming a reserve Police Officer, the Chief of Police shall determine that each applicant to become a reserve Police Officer is qualified to perform the duties of a reserve Police Officer and possesses a high degree of physical and moral fitness.
B. 
All candidates for reserve Police commissions shall successfully complete a program of testing to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police.
C. 
All reserve Police Officers shall take an oath of office and be sworn in by the City Clerk.
[CC 1984 §21-49; Ord. No. 1-6E §1, 1-20-1986]
No member of the reserve Police unit shall receive any compensation from the City for his/her services in the unit, except when extreme emergencies require continuous duty; then compensation at a rate which may be established from time to time by the City Council shall be paid for their services. Members of the reserve Police unit shall be furnished the use of equipment, including uniforms and firearms. Said items of equipment shall remain the property of the City.
[CC 1984 §21-50; Ord. No. 1-6E §1, 1-20-1986]
Any reserve unit Police Officer who shall become injured in performance of his/her duties for the City shall be subject and entitled to the benefits of the State Workers' Compensation Law.
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Cross Reference — Employee benefits generally, ch. 107, art. I.
[CC 1984 §21-51; Ord. No. 1-6E §1, 1-20-1986]
A. 
The reserve Police unit shall be ready at all times to assist the Police Department in periods of national emergency, disaster, catastrophe or any other occasion that the Chief of Police may deem necessary or desirable.
B. 
Reserve Police Officers shall spend a minimum of sixteen (16) hours per month doing routine Police work, training under supervision of regular Police Officers or a qualified instructor. Monthly activity reports shall be kept under the direction of the Chief of Police with copies submitted quarterly to the Mayor and City Council. All reserve Police Officers shall be subject to the orders of any member of the Police Department, the City Manager and the Mayor.
C. 
All reserve Police Officers shall familiarize themselves with the Code of the City of Farmington and all other City ordinances and appropriate State regulations pertaining to law enforcement and stand ready to assist or substitute for a Police Officer for the City of Farmington.
[CC 1984 §21-52; Ord. No. 1-6E §1, 1-20-1986]
This Article and the Police reserve unit thereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 77.330 to 77.340, RSMo., and shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 85.541, RSMo.