HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 105 - 7/27/1959 - POLICE RESERVE UNIT, ESTABLISHING AOrdinance No. 105
AN ORDINANCE establishing a Police
Reserve Unit.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS -
SECTION 1. Establishment. There is hereby created and established
for the Village of Elk Grove Village a Police Reserve consisting of not more
than forty (40) persona, which shall include in its membership persons not
having regular employment at work other than that of a policeman, who have
been enrolled as members of said Police Reserve in the manner hereinafter
provided. Such persons shall be known as Reserve Policemen.
SECTION 2. Membership. Membership in said Police Reserve shall
consist of and be limited to those persons who meet the following requirements:
(1) Have filed with the Commission„ hereinafter established,
an application for membership as Reserve Policeman,
which said application shall contain an acknowledgement
that said applicant is not acting in this capacity as a
regular city employee or officer.
(2) Is not less than 21 years of age nor more than 55 years
of age.
(3) Is approved by the Commission, hereinafter established,
as being physically and mentally qualified to act as a
Reserve Policeman.
(4) Carries property damage and public liability insurance
covering the operation of any motor vehicle, not munici-
pally owned, to be used by said Reserve Policeman in
such amount and form as may be approved by the Commis-
sion hereinafter established.
(5) Has in force and on file in the Office of the Village Clerk
of the Village of :Elk Grove Village„ a bond in the penal
sum of $500.00 with security to be approved by Attorney
for the Village, payable to the Village of Elk Grove Village,
conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties im-
posed upon such Reserve Policeman.
(6) Is a citizen of the United States of America. and has been a
resident of the Village for ona (1) year prior to appointment.
SECTION 3. Termination of Membership. The name of any Reserve
Policeman shall be stricken from the rolls of the Police Reserve by the
Commission, hereinafter established, if at any time it is determined by the
said Commission that said Reserve Policeman
(a) is not satisfactorily performing his function, or
(b) in writing, notifies said Commission of his election
to terminate his membership and responsibility as
such Reserve Policeman, or
(c) has attained the age of 65 years, or
(d) is no longer physically or mentally qualified to act
as such Reserve Policeman, or
(e) has not maintained property damage and public
liability insurance covering the operation of any
motor vehicle„ not municipally owned, to be used
by him as presckibed and set forth in Subparagraph
(4) of Section 2 above, or
(f) has not maintained a bond as prescribed and set
forth in Subparagraph (5) of Section 2 above, or
(g) has failed to comply with a command and direction
of his superior officers, or
(h) has failed to abide by the regulations adopted by his
superior officers or by the Commission herein
established, or
(i) has failed to render services as such Reserve Police-
man equal to 8 hours of active tour of duty in any cal-
endar month; sickness, absence from the Village, vaca-
tion or illness of some member of the immediate family
of such Reserve Policeman shall constitute valid excuse
for such failure to render the required amount of service,
provided a report in respect to the reason for such absence
is transmitted to the officer in command in advance of such
absence or within a reasonable time thereafter, or
(j) has been guilty of conduct unbecoming a police officer or
has been guilty of immoral conduct, disorderly conduct,
use of coarse., profane or insolent language to any other
member of the department or to a citizen, or the unlavAul
use of any weapon.
SECTION 4. Membership Roll. The roll of membership in said Polio:;:
Reserve shall be permanently maintained by the said Commission, herei=fter
established, and a copy thereof shall be filed by said Commission in the Office
of the Village Clerk of the Village of Elk. Grove Village. Any additions or
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deletions from said membership roll shall be transmitted forthwith by said
Commission to said Village Clerk., Only those persons whose names are on
the official membership roll, so maintained by said Commission, shall be
considered Reserve Policemen.
SECTION 5. Use of Municipal Equipment. No one, other than a regular
Policeman or Reserve Policeman shall be permitted to use, operate, or partici
pate in the use and operation of any municipally owned police equipment and
then only pursuant to the orders and commands of his superiors or pursuant
to the regulations promulgated for the operation of the Police Department of
the Village of Elk Grove Village.
SECTION 6, Subject to Command, Every Reserve Policeman shall be
subject to the command and direction of his superiors and of the duly con-
stituted officers of the Police Department and shall abide by all regulations
promulgated by his superiors.
SECTION T. Powers, Reserve Policemen shall bave all the powers
and duties and obligations now vested in Regular Policemen under the ordinances
of the Village of Elk Grove Village and the Statutes of the State of Illinois; but
said Reserve Policemen are not to be considered police officers within the
meaning of any statutes or ordinances providing for police pension funds. The
Reserve Policeman shall be under obligation to attend training sessions as
designated from time to time by the Chief of Police.
SECTION 8., Always on Duty. A member of the Police Reserve for
disciplinary purposes shall be considered as being on duty at all times. Al
though certain hours are allotted to a respective member for the performance
of duty on ordinary occasions„ yet he is required to respond immediately.. &V
or night, in any emergency on notice that his services are needed.
SECTION 9. Uniforms and Insignia. Reserve Policemen at all times
when on active tour of duty shall wear a uniform and identification,, insignia or
badge approved by the Chief of Police. When not on active tour of duty,. such
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Reserve Policemen shall not wear said uniform„ said insignia or badge but
shall carry on his person an identification card 'issued by the Chief of Police
and members of the police reserve unit shall not carry loaded firearms unless
specially authorized to do so by the Chief of Police while on emergency or
special duties pursuant to call as hereinbefore set forth, and violation of this
rule concerning firearms shall be cause for immediate dismissal from the
police reserve unit.
SECTION 10. Compensation. No member of the Reserve Police Unit
shall receive compensation from the Village for his services except that
while on continuous emergency duty in excess of four (4) hours. compensation
at the rate of not to exceed two ($2.00) dollars per hour may be paid for all
hours of continuous emergency duty in excess of four (4) hours occurring
during any single emergency or period of duty; provided, however, that such
payment shall be subject to prior approval by the Village Board. Such member
shall be paid two ($2. 00) Dollars per hour from starting time if on detail,. For
the purpose of this paragraph.;, training duty as distinguished from emergency
duty shall be part of the training program, and no compensation will be paid
by the Village to members of the police reserve unit while on training duty
regardless of the length of time of such duty. However, in the event that the
police reserve unit is called for special duty created by activities of any civi.c,
patriotic or semi -civic organization and such organization voluntarily com-
pensates the members of the police reserve unit for such special services„
such compensation may be accepted by the members of the police reserve
unit. Maximum allowable compensation which may be accepted by the res€^-r,ro
unit for such special services shall be determined by the President and
Board of Trustees.
SECTIONII. Commission Established, There is hereby established
a Police Reserve Commission„ the members of which shall be appointed by
the President with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees. Vacancies
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in said Commission may be filled in the ramie .manner. Said C:omsnicz3r.Cn
shall consist of three members, one of xhom shall be the Chief of Police. i p,
terms of office of the other two members shall be two years azd until thea:
respective successors are appointed and have qualified. within thirty zloyv
after this law becomes effective, the President shall appoint the first member,
of the Boxrd. Oars of the meanbers shall be appointed to serve until the and
of the then current municipal year, the other to serve until the enol of the
municipal year next ensuing.
SECTION 12. Duties of Commission. Said Commission shall administers
the laws as in this ordinance provided and shall perform the acts herein ripec d'
rally set forth, including the determination of the membership of the Rasez--,ie
Police ae above set forth„ provided,, however, that the Commission shall not
be charged with the control or supervision of ,said Reserve or its members,
SECTION 13, waiver of Liability, Prior to being commissioned, e,a.ch
member of the police reserve; unit shall execute an inetrument releasing the
Village of Elk Grove Village, from all liability for injury to or death of the
member in the line of duty, except so far as may be attributed to gross nmg)3••
genre on the part of the '`Pillage. Such release shall be in a form approved by
the Village .Attorney.
SECTION 14. Effective Date, This Ordinance shall become efffectave
and operative immediately upon the date of its presage and approval as pro -.
vided by law.
PASSED- thhs_y �r27th day of �dv v�, AeD. 1959•.
APPROVED.- this 3rd day of August , AD, 1959,
President
ATTEST.
Margaret C. Petrie
Village Clerk
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