HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 949 CITY OF THE COLONY
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 16 --
PERSONNEL OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF TI-IE COLONY BY REPEALING SECTIONS 16-23,
16-26, 16-32, AND 16-34 OF ARTICLE II -- POLICE
RESERVE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY TIlE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Sections 16-23, 16-26, 16-32, and 16-34 of Article II -- Police
Reserve of Chapter 16 -- Personnel of the Code of Ordinances, which read as follows:
"Sec. 16-23. Carrying of weapon; approval before acting as peace officer.
No person appointed to the police reserve force may carry a weapon or
otherwise act as a peace officer until such person has been approved by the city
council After approval, such person may carry a weapon only when authorized by
the chief of police, and when discharging official duties as a duly constituted peace
officer.
Sec. 16-26. Establish[ng qualifications ond training standards.
The city council shall establish qualifications and standards of training for
members of the police reserve force. Reserve police officers must comply with the
minimum training standards established by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Officers Standards, as now in effect and as shall be amended from time to time, and
educational minimum standards established for all reserve law enforcement officers
identical to those which must be fulfilled before a person appointed as a reserve law
enforcement officer may carry a weapon or otherwise act as a peace officer.
Sec. 16-32. Forceful entry; entry of dwelling.
No member of the police reserve force shall break into or otherwise
forcefully enter upon private property or enter the dwelling or habitation of another
person without the consent of a member of the police department and when he has
been then and there requested by such member to furnish aid in the enforcement of
taw.
Sec. 16.34. Expiration, renewal of commissions.
All commissions for membership in the reserve shall expire automatically at
midnight on the thirty*first day of December of each year. A renewal of such
commission for any ensuing year may be had by filing an application. The
application, the form of which shall be prescribed by the chief of police, shall consist
of a letter properly filled out by the applicant giving applicant's full name and address
and the number of applicant's existing commission. Said application shall be filed
with the chief of police. If the application for renewal is not presented on or before
January thirty-first of each year, the applicant shall make application as if such
applicant had not previously held a commission."
are hereby repealed.
Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage
and approval, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE~CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS, the a>~Y/-) day of A(~k-t~v.4-rc-/a~ ,199,6'
City Secretary
City of The Colony
City of The Colony
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