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(a) The Selah reserve corps (the "reserve") is created and established as an organization composed of individuals who shall have been appointed and sworn in as members thereof by the chief of police or by a designated deputy chief. The number of members of the reserve may be increased or decreased by any number advisable by the chief during any fiscal year. Members are volunteer workers only, serve gratuitously, and are not deemed to be employees of the city for any purpose.

(b) The chief establishes the requirements of membership in the reserve and may include physical, mental, aptitude, personality and maturity and character standards and the successful completion of a training program. The chief may require a physical examination to be given at the city's expense.

(c) Whenever a person has met all the requirements and has been certified that he or she has read the provisions of this section, the chief may, but is not required to, appoint and swear in such person as a member of the reserve.

(d) The chief, with or without cause, may terminate the membership of any member at any time and any member may resign at any time by written notification to the chief. Any person who shall cease to be a member shall immediately surrender all property of the city issued to him. The city also provides the necessary uniforms and safety and other equipment for these volunteers to utilize in the course of their duties.

(e) The chief of police has complete authority and control over the reserve. The chief may establish by order, rules and regulations governing the reserve and its members, providing for the maintenance of discipline and the assigning of members to perform duties.

(f) Each member of the reserve serves at least sixteen hours assigned shifts each calendar month. Each member of the reserve, while on duty, has the same power and authority, except to the extent that the same may be restricted or limited by the chief, as a regular police officer. Each member at all times other than while serving as such does not have any status, power, authority, or duties as a police officer or as a peace officer and may not represent himself, identify or hold himself out to be a police officer or a peace officer.

(g) Each member of the reserve may be issued, at city expense, equipment, including a regulation firearm, a uniform, a regulation police baton or pepper spray, a badge and an identification card. Each item issued to a member of the reserve remains the property of the city.

(h) The city administrator is authorized to include members of the reserve in the city's industrial insurance program as volunteers and to thereby provide mental aid benefits for injury proximately resulting from and suffered while on duty. The city administrator is directed to include members of the reserve among the officers and employees of the city whose actions are covered by the city's liability insurance. Members of the reserve shall have no other personal benefits. (Ord. 1879, § 1, 2012; Ord. 1348,, 1997.)