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Policy 350 Anaheim Police Department Policy Manual Reserve Officers 350.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Anaheim Police Department Reserve Unit was established to supplement and assist regular sworn police officers in their duties. This unit provides professional, sworn volunteer reserve officers who can augment regular staffing levels. This policy gives general guidelines for Reserve Officers, but more detailed information is available in a separate Reserve Officer Manual available from the Special Operations Division Commander, the Strategic Services Bureau Commander or the Reserve Coordinating Sergeant who are in charge of the Reserve Officer Program. 350.2 SELECTION & APPOINTMENT OF POLICE RESERVE OFFICERS The Anaheim Police Department shall endeavor to recruit and appoint to the Reserve Unit only those applicants who meet the high ethical, moral and professional standards set forth by this department. 350.2.1 PROCEDURE All applicants shall be required to meet and pass the same pre-employment procedures as regular police officers before appointment. Before appointment to the Police Reserve Unit, an applicant must have completed, or be in the process of completing, a POST approved basic academy or extended basic academy. 350.2.2 APPOINTMENT Applicants who are selected for appointment to the Police Reserve Unit shall, on the recommendation of the Chief of Police, be sworn in by the Chief of Police and take a loyalty oath to observe and obey all of the laws of the land and to carry out their duties to the best of their ability. 350.2.3 COMPENSATION FOR POLICE RESERVE OFFICERS Compensation for reserve officers is provided as follows: All Reserve Officer appointees are issued uniforms and all designated attire and safety equipment. All property issued to the Reserve Officer shall be returned to the Department upon termination or resignation. Reserve Officers will be compensated at a rate of pay established by the Administrative Staff. In addition to their uniforms and hourly pay. Reserve Officers will also be compensated for any court appearances or extra duty assignments, meals while on duty, mileage driving to and from work and dry cleaning costs for the upkeep of their uniforms. 350.3 DUTIES OF RESERVE OFFICERS Reserve officers assist regular officers in the enforcement of laws and in maintaining peace and order within the community. Assignments of reserve officers will usually be to augment the Operations Division. Reserve officers may be assigned to other areas within the Department as needed. Reserve officers are required to work a minimum of 16 hours per month. Reserve Officers - 168 Adopted: 2013/05/13 © 1995-2013 Lexipol, LLC ---PAGE BREAK--- Anaheim Police Department Policy Manual Reserve Officers 350.3.1 POLICY COMPLIANCE Police reserve officers shall be required to adhere to all departmental policies and procedures. A copy of the policies and procedures will be made available to each reserve officer upon appointment and he/she shall become thoroughly familiar with these policies. Whenever a rule, regulation, or guideline in this manual refers to a sworn regular full-time officer, it shall also apply to a sworn reserve officer unless by its nature it is inapplicable. 350.3.2 RESERVE OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS All reserve officers will be assigned to duties by the Reserve Coordinator or his/her designee. 350.3.3 RESERVE COORDINATOR The Chief of Police shall delegate the responsibility for administering the Reserve Officer Program to a Reserve Coordinator. The Reserve Coordinator shall have the responsibility of, but not be limited to: Assignment of reserve personnel Conducting reserve meetings Establishing and maintaining a reserve call-out roster Maintaining and ensuring performance evaluations are completed Monitoring individual reserve officer performance Monitoring overall Reserve Program Maintaining liaison with other agency Reserve Coordinators 350.4 FIELD TRAINING Penal Code § 832.6(a)(2) requires Level I reserve officers, who have not been released from the immediate supervision requirement per Policy Manual § 350.4.7, to work under the immediate supervision of a peace officer who possesses a Basic POST Certificate. 350.4.1 TRAINING OFFICERS All Reserve Officers of this Department will receive their field training only from trained and certified Field Training Officers. 350.4.2 PRIMARY TRAINING OFFICER Upon completion of the Academy, Reserve Officers will be assigned to a Field Training Officer selected from members of the FTO Program. The Reserve Officer will be assigned to work with his/her Field Training Officer during each phase of training. 350.4.3 FIELD TRAINING MANUAL Each new reserve officer will be issued a Field Training Manual at the beginning of his/her Primary Training Phase. This manual is an outline of the subject matter and/or skills necessary to properly function as an officer with the Anaheim Police Department. The reserve officer shall become knowledgeable of the subject matter as outlined. He/she shall also become proficient with those skills as set forth in the manual. Reserve Officers - 169 Adopted: 2013/05/13 © 1995-2013 Lexipol, LLC ---PAGE BREAK--- Anaheim Police Department Policy Manual Reserve Officers 350.4.4 COMPLETION OF THE FIVE TRAINING PHASES At the completion of the Primary Training Phase, (Phase I) the Primary Training Officer will meet with the Reserve Coordinator. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the progress of the Reserve Officer in training. If the Reserve Officer has progressed satisfactorily, he/she will then proceed to phase two of the training. If he/she has not progressed satisfactorily, the Reserve Coordinator will determine the appropriate action to be taken. Additional training phases will follow until the Reserve Officer has successfully completed all five phases of training. The details of each phase of training are included in the Reserve Officer Training Manual and are not included in this policy statement. 350.4.5 COMPLETION OF THE FORMAL TRAINING PROCESS When a Level I Reserve Officer has satisfactorily completed all five phases of formal training, he/she will have had a minimum of 640 hours of on-duty training. He/she will no longer be required to ride with a Training Officer. The Reserve Officer may now be assigned to ride with any officer for the remaining 400-hour requirement for a total of 640 hours before being considered for relief of immediate supervision. A Level II Reserve Officer is only required to obtain 375 hours of POST approved training. 350.5 SUPERVISION OF RESERVE OFFICERS Reserve officers who have attained the status of Level II shall be under the immediate supervision of a regular sworn officer (Penal Code 832.6(a)(2)). The immediate supervision requirement shall also continue for reserve officers who have attained Level I status unless special authorization is received from the Reserve Coordinator with the approval of the Division Commander. 350.5.1 SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS Reserve officers certified as Level I may, with prior authorization of the Reserve Coordinator and on approval of the Division Commander, be relieved of the "immediate supervision" requirement. Level I reserve officers may function under the authority of Penal Code § 832.6(a)(1) only for the duration of the assignment or purpose for which the authorization was granted. In the absence of the Reserve Coordinator and the Division Commander, the Watch Commander may assign a certified Level I reserve officer to function under the authority of Penal Code § 832.6(a)(1) for specific purposes and duration. 350.5.2 RESERVE OFFICER MEETINGS All reserve officer meetings will be scheduled and conducted by the Reserve Coordinator. All reserve officers are required to attend scheduled meetings. Any absences must be satisfactorily explained to the Reserve Coordinator. 350.5.3 IDENTIFICATION OF RESERVE OFFICERS All reserve officers will be issued a uniform badge and a Department identification card. The uniform badge shall be the same as that worn by a regular full-time officer. The identification card will be the standard identification card with the exception that "Reserve" will be indicated on the card. 350.5.4 UNIFORM Reserve officers shall conform to all uniform regulation and appearance standards of this department. Reserve Officers - 170 Adopted: 2013/05/13 © 1995-2013 Lexipol, LLC ---PAGE BREAK--- Anaheim Police Department Policy Manual Reserve Officers 350.5.5 INVESTIGATIONS AND COMPLAINTS If a reserve officer has a complaint made against him/her or becomes involved in an internal investigation, that complaint or internal investigation may be investigated by the Reserve Coordinator, at the discretion of the Operations Division Commander. Reserve officers are considered at-will employees. Government Code § 3300 et seq. applies to reserve officers with the exception that the right to hearing is limited to the opportunity to clear their name. Any disciplinary action that may have to be administered to a reserve officer shall be accomplished as outlined in the Policy Manual. 350.5.6 RESERVE OFFICER EVALUATIONS While in training reserves will be continuously evaluated using standardized daily and weekly observation reports. The reserve will be considered a trainee until all of the training phases have been completed. Reserves having completed their field training will be evaluated annually using performance dimensions applicable to the duties and authorities granted to that reserve. 350.6 FIREARMS REQUIREMENTS Penal Code § 830.6(a)(1) designates a reserve officer as having peace officer powers during his/her assigned tour of duty, provided the reserve officer qualifies or falls within the provisions of Penal Code § 832.6. 350.6.1 CARRYING WEAPON ON DUTY Penal Code § 830.6(a)(1) permits qualified reserve officers to carry a loaded firearm while on duty. It is the policy of this department to allow reserves to carry firearms only while on duty or to and from duty. 350.6.2 CONCEALED FIREARMS PROHIBITED No reserve officer will be permitted to carry a concealed firearm while in an off-duty capacity, other than to and from work, except those reserve officers who possess a valid CCW permit. An instance may arise where a reserve officer is assigned to a plainclothes detail for his/her assigned tour of duty. Under these circumstances, the reserve officer may be permitted to carry a weapon more suited to the assignment with the knowledge and approval of the supervisor in charge of the detail. Any reserve officer who is permitted to carry a firearm other than the assigned duty weapon may do so only after verifying that the weapon conforms to departmental standards. The weapon must be registered by the reserve officer and be inspected and certified as fit for service by a Departmental Rangemaster. Before being allowed to carry any optional firearm during an assigned tour of duty, the reserve officer shall have demonstrated his/her proficiency with said weapon. When a Level I Reserve Police Officer has satisfactorily completed all five phases of training and a Level II Reserve Officer has completed three phases of training and 400 hours of probation (as outlined in Section 350.45), he/she may be issued a permit to carry a concealed weapon. The decision to issue a concealed weapon permit will be made by the Chief of Police with input from the Reserve Program Coordinator and Administrative Staff. Reserve Officers - 171 Adopted: 2013/05/13 © 1995-2013 Lexipol, LLC ---PAGE BREAK--- Anaheim Police Department Policy Manual Reserve Officers In issuing a concealed weapon permit a Reserve Officer's qualification will be individually judged. A Reserve Officer's dedication to the program and demonstrated maturity, among other factors, will be considered before a concealed weapon permit will be issued. Once issued, the concealed weapon permit will be valid only for as long as the Reserve Officer remains in good standing with the Anaheim Police Department Reserve Officer Program. 350.6.3 RESERVE OFFICER FIREARM TRAINING All reserve officers are required to maintain proficiency with firearms used in the course of their assignments. Reserve officers shall comply with all areas of the firearms training section of the Policy Manual, with the following exceptions: All reserve officers are required to qualify at least every other month Reserve officers may fire at the department approved range at least once each month and more often with the approval of the Reserve Coordinator Should a reserve officer fail to qualify over a two-month period, that reserve officer will not be allowed to carry a firearm until he/she has re-established his/her proficiency 350.7 EMERGENCY CALL-OUT FOR RESERVE PERSONNEL The Reserve Coordinator shall develop a plan outlining an emergency call-out procedure for reserve personnel. Reserve Officers - 172 Adopted: 2013/05/13 © 1995-2013 Lexipol, LLC