Nothing contained in this ordinance shall be
construed to affect the power of the Board of Selectmen to appoint
special constables pursuant to Chapter 95 of the General Statutes,
Revision of 1958, as amended, provided, however, that no special constables
hereafter so appointed shall either be deemed members of the Police
Department or have jurisdiction or control over the Police Department
or its members.
The members of the Police Department shall have
all such authority with respect to the service of criminal process
and the enforcement of the criminal laws as is vested by the General
Statutes in police officers and constables and, to the extent permitted
by law, may summon and arrest persons violating the laws of this state
or the ordinances of the Town of Wilton.
All persons holding appointments as special
constables of the Town of Wilton at the time this ordinance shall
take effect shall be entitled to become members of the Police Department
without loss of or prejudice to rank, seniority, pay, pension or any
other existing rights, benefits or enrollments held by reason of service
as a special constable and upon accepting such membership in the Police
Department, the appointments of such persons as special constables
shall expire and terminate and the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized
to terminate, at its discretion, any agreement concerning a resident
state trooper now existing between the Town of Wilton and the State
of Connecticut.
