The chief of police shall be appointed by the city manager, and shall serve for an indefinite term and for such compensation as may be determined by the city council. The chief of police shall be head of the police department.
(1977 Code, sec. 1-61)
It shall be the duty of the chief of police and other police officers under his control to enforce all criminal ordinances of the city; and he shall discharge all of the duties prescribed by statute for the city marshal and such other duties as may be imposed upon him by the city manager and/or city council.
(1977 Code, sec. 1-62)
The chief of police or any other police officer may order the arrest of any person violating in his presence the laws of the state or any ordinance of the city; and the chief of police is authorized in case of a riot or any unlawful assembly, or with a view to preserve peace and good order in the city, to order and enforce the closing of any theatre, ballroom, barroom, or other place of resort, or public room or building.
(1977 Code, sec. 1-63)
(a) 
Established.
There is hereby established a police reserve force for the city.
(b) 
Appointment of officers.
Members of the police reserve force shall be appointed after nominations by the chief of police and approval by the city council. Members of the police reserve force shall serve as police officers during the actual discharge of official duties only and may be relieved at the discretion of the chief of police.
(c) 
Number of members.
The police reserve force shall not exceed 30 members.
(d) 
Call to active service.
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.
(e) 
Compensation; uniforms; benefits.
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 city council. The uniform compensation shall be based solely upon the time served by the member of the police reserve while in training for or in the performance of his official duties. The city may provide hospital and medical assistance to members of the police reserve force who sustain injury in the course of performing official duties, in the same manner as provided by the city for its fulltime police officers, and reserve officers shall be eligible for death benefits as set out in V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, section 142.003, as amended, provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or permit a member of the police reserve force to become eligible for participation in any pension fund created pursuant to state statute, to which regular officers may become a member by payroll deductions or otherwise.
(f) 
Training; qualifications.
(1) 
Reserve police officers must comply with the minimum training standards established by the state commission on law enforcement officers standards and education for reserve law enforcement officers which must be fulfilled before the person appointed 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.
(2) 
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 state commission on law enforcement officers standards and education.
(g) 
Weapons.
Members of the police reserve force may carry a weapon only when authorized by the chief of police and when discharging official duties as a duly constituted peace officer.
(1977 Code, sec. 1-65; Ordinance 82-08 adopted 7/26/82; Ordinance adopting 2004 Code; Ordinance adopting 2013 Code)