2006-107 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 13 - POLICE DEPARTMENT

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ORDINANCE NO. 2006-107 ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY COD - CHAPTER 13- POLICE DEPARTMEN - BF, IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TH CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That Section 8 and Section 10 of Chapter 13 of th City Code of the City of Decatur, Illinois, be, and the same are hereby, modified and amended, so that said Section 8 and Section 10, as so modified and amended, shall provide as follows: 8. POWERS AND DUTIES. When properly assigned and on duty and so authorized by the Police Chief, auxiliary policemen shall ha e the following powers and duties: (a) To aid or direct traffic both pedestrian and vehi ular within the municipality; (b) "To aid in the control of natural or man-made disaste s; (c j To aid in case of civil disorder; �d) Auxiliary officers do not possess "conservator of the peace" powers; (e) Auxiliary officers shall only have arrest powers s provided by Tllinois Stat� Statute regarding "Assisting a Peace Officer' or "Arrest by Yrivate Person". 10. TRAINING. Such auxiliary policemen prior to enteri g upon any of their duties shall complete the 40 Hour Mandatory Firearms raining course and other police procedures as shall be conferred upon them ereunder which training and course of study shall be determined and provid d by the Police Chief and which shall be reasonably sufficient to equip such auYiliary policemen to perform their duties and which course of train ng shall be not less than a total of sixty (60) hours in duration. The Police Chief shall file with the City Clerk a certificate attesting the successful co pletion of such training by each auxiliary policeman before such auxiliary p liceman enters upon any duty.