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O�DINANCE N0.
AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A RESERVE POLICE FORCE WITHIN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA:
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairhope
Fairhope, Alabama:
SECTION 1 - A police reserve force, hereinafter called
Reserve, is hereby established within the Police Department of th
City of Fairhope. The Reserve shall consist of not more than
members, each of whom shall be'a male resident of
the City of Fairhope, ana who shall be in good physical condition
of good character and not less than 21 years of age. Appointment
to the Reserve shall be made by the Police Chief with the approval
of the Mayor. Such appointments shall be made for a two year to
except that any member of the Reserve may be discharged without
cause, and without hearing, by the Chief of Police with the ap-
proval of the Mayor.
SECTION 2 - All members of the Reserve shall take and
subscribe to the same oath required of regular police officers of
the City of Fairhope immediately upon accepting their appointment,
SECTION 3 - The Reserve shall function under the immedi-
ate direction of the Chief of Police, who shall provide for its
organization and training. The Chief of Police is hereby author-
ized and directed to establish such rules and regulations as may
be necessary for the efficient operation of the Reserve.
SECTION 4 - Each member of the Reserve shall be issued
an identification card signed by the Chief of Police and the
Mayor which he shall carry with him at all times. Whenever a.
member of the Reserve shall be called to active duty he shall be
issued a badge and a cap which he shall wear in the manner pre-
scribed by the Chief of Police at all times while on active duty.
Upon the completion of each tour of active duty, members of the
,deserve shall turn in their badges and caps at Police Headquarter
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SECTION 5 - The general duties, rights, privileges and
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authority of each member of the Reserve shall, during his hours
of active duty, be the same as those of the regular police force
of the City of Fairhope. On each tour of 'active duty members of
the Reserve shall serve for the hours and within the limits and
for the purposes prescribed by the Chief of Police. Each member
during his time on active duty shall have the right to carry a
concealted gun about his person, to make arrests, and otherwise
perform the duties of a regular police officer.
SECTION'6 - Members of the Reserve shall be -called to
active duty by the Chief of Police with the written consent of the
Mayor.
SECTION 7 - No member of the Reserve shall receive com-
pensation for time required by Reserve rules and regulations while
not on active duty.' Each member of the Reserve shall be paid what
ever remuneration shall be approved by the'City Council on an
hourly rate, if any. Members of the Reserve may be compensated
for any reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of officiz
duties while on active duty on approval of an expense voucher by
the Chief of Police, and approved by the Mayor. Each member of
the Reserve may be compensated for official use of his privately -
owned automobile at the rate of ten cents per mile while
on active duty, which shall be approved by the Chief of Police
and Mayor. All vouchers for compensation for expenses shall be
sworn to by the member of the Reserve seeking reimbursement befor�
it shall be considered for payment.
Section 8 - It shall be a misdemeanor for any person not
a member of the Reserve to wear, carry, or display a Reserve
identification card, badge, or cap, or in any way to represent
himself to be connected with the Reserve.
Section 9- - Any person found guilty of violating the
provisions of Section'8 of this ordinance shall upon conviction
be fined in an amount not exceeding'$1.00.00, or sentenced to
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imprisonment for not exceeding 180 days, either or both, at the
discretion of the court trying the' -cause
SECTION 10'. - This ordinance shall become effective im-
mediately upon its passage.
ADOPTED this UQA_
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