1985-044NO jm~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING IN ITS ENTIRETY ARTICLE III
OF CHAPTER 18 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, ESTABLISHING A POLICE RESERVE FORCE, PROVIDING FOR MANNER
OF APPOINTMENT, MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND STATUS OF POLICE
RESERVE OFFICERS, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH,
AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SLCTION I
That Article III of Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended and reenacted in
its entirety to hereafter read as follows
ARTICLE III Police Reserve Force
Section 18-16 Purpose
The purpose of this article is to provide a trained group of
volunteer personnel which will be available to supplement the
regular police force as deemed necessary by the Chief of Police
Section 18-17 Created
Pursuant to the authority of Article 998a , V T C S , there
is hereby created and established a Police Reserve Force of the
City to be organized, trained and utilized in accordance with
the provisions of this article
Section 18-18 Minimum Qualifications
Members of the Police Reserve Force shall meet the minimum
qualifications and standards of training for police reserve
officers established by the Commission on Law Enforcement
Officer Standards and Education pursuant to Article 4413 (29aa),
V T C S , as amended
Section 18-19 Appointment
Members of the Police Reserve Force shall be appointed at
the discretion of the Chief of Police and, subject to the
provisions of Section 18-20, shall serve as peace officers
during the actual discharge of official duties
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Section 18-20 Powers, Limitations
No person appointed to the Policc Reserve Force may carry a
weapon or otherwise act as a peace officer until the person has
been approved by resolution of the City Council After
approval, police reserve officers may carry a weapon only when
authorized by the Chief of Police and when discharging official
duties as a duly constituted peace officer Police Reserve
Officers, when approved pursuant to this article and when acting
during the actual discharge of official duties, shall have the
powers and authority of a peace officer, including the power of
arrest, provided, however, the power of arrest may be limited or
restricted by the Chief of Police as deemed necessary through
Rules and Regulations of the Police Reserve Force
Section 18-21 Uniform and Insignia
The members of the Police Reserve Force shall wear such
uniforms as the Chief of Police may authorize Identification
cards and appropriate insignia may be issued by the Chief of
Police and shall be returned upon termination of membership in
the Police Reserve Force
Section 18-22 Compensation
Members of the Police Reserve Force shall serve without
compensation except during scheduled special events declared by
the Chief of Police to be a threat to the peace and general
safety of the citizens of the community when the regular police
force is not sufficient in number to control the event During
such events, members of the Police Reserve Force shall be paid
uniform compensation based solely upon the time served while in
the performance of official duties Nothing in this section
shall prohibit the Police Reserve Force from accepting contri-
butions or donations for services rendered to organizations or
groups pursuant to Section 18-25 of this article
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Section 18-23 Reimbursement for Training
Members of the Police Reserve Force assigned to police
training may be reimbursed for tuition costs and travel expenses
in accordance with written regulations promulgated by the Chief
of Police
Section 18-24 Death Benefits
Reserve officers shall be eligible for death benefits as
provided by Article 6228f , V T C S , as amended No reserve
officer shall be considered an employee of the City for any
purpose and shall not be eligible to receive medical, hospital
nor pension benefits
Section 18 25 Authority to Receive Funds
The Police Reserve Force is hereby authorized to receive
funds from any source and the Chief of Police shall issue
appropriate regulations for the receipt and disbursement of any
such funds
Section 18-26 through 18-30 Reserved
SECTION II
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof
to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the
City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it
would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such
invalidity
SECTION III
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed
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SECTION IV
That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
its passage and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~ day of ,
1985
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RICHARD STE T, Y
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
AT(TTEESjT
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
JOE D MORRIS, ACTING CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
BY1 bunyd L`+'
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