South Pasadena Municipal Code § 2.96 Creation

There is hereby created a reserve police force for the city. (Ord. No. 1519, § 1; Ord. No. 2187, § 6, 2009.)

The police reserve force shall be a volunteer organization, not exceeding fifty members, specifically excluded from the civil service or personnel system of the city. Such members shall be appointed by the chief of police, provided however, no person shall be deemed a member until he has been registered as such on a roster kept by the chief of police and filed with the city manager. (Ord. No. 1519, § 1; Ord. No. 2187, § 6, 2009.)

Each member shall take an oath that he will, to the best of his ability, observe, obey and carry out his duties under the Constitution of the United States, the State Constitutions, the statutes of this state, and the ordinances of this city. (Ord. No. 1519, § 1; Ord. No. 2187, § 6, 2009.)

The compensation, if any, of members shall be fixed by the city council by resolution. (Ord. No. 1519, § 1; Ord. No. 2187, § 6, 2009.)

The duties of such members shall be to assist the regular members of the police department in the enforcement of the law and the maintenance of peace and order. The chief of police shall have control and supervision over, provide the necessary training for, and prescribe regulations for the conduct of, such members. (Ord. No. 1519, § 1; Ord. No. 2187, § 6, 2009.)

The chief of police shall prescribe and issue an identification card and insignia or badge to each member. Such identification card with insignia or badge shall be carried and worn by a member only while on duty. The chief may prescribe a uniform for such members, and if prescribed, such uniform and any peace-officer equipment shall be worn by a member only while on duty. (Ord. No. 1519, § 1; Ord. No. 2187, § 6, 2009.)

The chief of police may, with or without cause, terminate any member. Any member may resign at any time providing ten days’ written notice is tendered to the chief. Upon termination or resignation, a member shall forthwith surrender to the chief his identification card and insignia or badge. (Ord. No. 1519, § 1; Ord. No. 2187, § 6, 2009.)

By statute, the Legislature has provided that police reserves who are rated as Level I reserves may be empowered by local governmental bodies to have those full peace officer powers and duties as provided by Penal Code Section 830.1. (Ord. No. 1809, § 1; Ord. No. 2187, § 6, 2009.)

It is the intent of Sections 2.96-7, 2.96-8 and 2.96-9 of this article to provide that those police reserves who have qualified as Level I reserves pursuant to Penal Code Section 832.6(a)(1) or Penal Code Section 832.6(b) and, in addition, have completed a minimum of two years of field experience comprising a minimum of two hundred eighty working hours shall have those peace officer powers and duties as provided by Penal Code Section 830.1 in accordance with Penal Code Section 830.6(a)(2). (Ord. No. 1809, § 2; Ord. No. 2187, § 6, 2009.)

Sections 2.96-7, 2.96-8 and 2.96-9 of this article are intended to include those reserves who have been issued a Level I reserve officer certificate before January 1, 1981, as well as those persons receiving a Level I reserve officer certificate on or after January 1, 1981. (Ord. No. 1809, § 3; Ord. No. 2187, § 6, 2009.)