Costa Mesa Municipal Code § 14-50 Membership; compensation

The reserve police force shall be a volunteer organization composed of not to exceed 50 members, separate and distinct from the police department of this city, and said reserve police force is hereby specifically excluded from any civil service or any personnel system hereinafter adopted by the city. The compensation, if any, for members of the reserve police force shall be fixed by the city council by resolution.

(Code 1960, § 3251)

(a) All reserve police officers who are issued a peace officer's standards and training level I reserve officer certificate before January 1, 1981, or reserve officers appointed pursuant to Penal Code section 830.6(a)(2) and who have completed the basic course prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) for regular peace officers, may be designated to possess the full powers of a peace officer as provided by Penal Code section 830.1, by the city manager on recommendation of the chief of police, who has determined such reserve officer qualified to perform general law enforcement duties by reason of the reserve officer's training and experience.

(b) This section retains in the chief of police the authority, control and command over the reserve police force and permits the adoption of rules and regulations limiting or designating the extent of authority of the various activities of the reserve officers.

(Ord. No. 8-25, § 2, 12-15-80; Ord. No. 90-6, § 2, 5-21-90)