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326.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This procedure will establish guidelines for the selection, training and evaluation of police reserve
officers.
326.2 SELECTION
All persons who apply for the position of police reserve officer must meet or exceed the minimum
criteria outlined on the job flyer for this position.
The basic minimum criteria for the reserve officer position is exactly the same as for the position
of police officer. The entry-level age for both reserve officer and police officer is 21.
All applicants must submit a completed city Personnel Department application by the closing date
and time indicated on the job description announcement.
Each reserve officer applicant must then successfully complete the following selection procedures:
(a)POST reading/writing skills test
(b)Physical agility test
(c)Oral Board
(d)Extensive background investigation / Polygraph examination
(e)Psychological evaluation
(f)Medical evaluation (including a drug testing procedure)
(g)Completion of POST regular basic course or POST Level II or Level III reserve officer
academy
Additional reserve officer selection criteria which are set forth by statute and POST commission
may be found in POST Commission procedure H-2 in the POST Administrative Manual. The
department is bound by statute and commission regulation to adhere to these standards.
326.3 TRAINING
Each reserve officer must successfully complete a POST regular basic academy or POST certified
Level II, or Level III academy pursuant to POST regulations and commission procedure H-3
located in the POST Administrative Manual.
In addition to the POST academy, each Level I and Level II reserve officer must successfully
complete a field training officer program consisting of a minimum of 480 hours, where the reserve
is under the direction and supervision of a field training officer.
Level I and Level II reserve officers are required to attend all department training in mandated
subject areas such as first aid, CPR, baton, weaponless defense, and others mandated by statute
or regulation.
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DepartmentReserve Officer Procedures - 2Reserve officers shall attend the two-hour monthly training as scheduled each month. Reserve
officers may attend any department training and are encouraged to do so.
Level I and Level II reserve officers shall attend all four quarterly firearms qualification shoots
and successfully complete a firearms orientation course. Reserve officers shall shoot a minimum
qualification score of 240 on each of the quarterly shoots. Reserve officers are also eligible for
shooting medals based upon the same shooting criteria as sworn police officers. Reserve officers
are also required to attend the semi-annual night shoot which includes practice and familiarization
with the shotgun.
In order to be certified as a reserve officer and receive a basic reserve POST certificate as issued
under POST procedure H-4, the Level I reserve officer must successfully complete the POST
regular basic academy and complete a 480-hour field training officer program. A request must be
submitted to POST with supporting documentation to apply for the basic reserve officer certificate
issued pursuant to POST Commission Regulation 1007. This certificate is not required by statute,
nor is it necessary to exercise peace officer powers as a Level I (non-designated) reserve officer.
All reserve officers who meet the requirements for the reserve officer certificate should apply for
it to show successful completion of their training effort.
326.4 EVALUATIONS
All reserve officers participating in the field training officer program will be issued a department
training guide syllabus which must be retained until the completion of the training program. Sworn
officers with a minimum "Basic" POST certificate will sign off the completion of training in the
various functional areas within the training syllabus. The training syllabus, when complete, will be
placed in the reserve officer's training file.
326.4.1 BASIC LEVEL I AND LEVEL II RESERVE OFFICERS
The basic reserve officer will be evaluated each shift that he works by the sworn officer with
whom he works until the reserve officer has completed his F.T.O. training program. Afterwards
the reserve officer must work a patrol shift with a Master Officer or Corporal once every three
months and be evaluated. Basic reserve officers will be assigned regular field training officers and
every effort should be made to work with field training officers whenever possible. Only officers
who have completed a POST approved field training officer course are authorized to complete
the front portion of the evaluation form. All evaluation forms are to be routed to the individual
reserve officer's designated Squad Leader. The Squad Leader will compile the evaluation forms
and forward them to the Reserve Coordinator. The Reserve Coordinator will then ensure that they
are placed in the individual's training file. The Training Squad Leader will do monthly evaluations
on the basic reserve officer during his F.T.O. training program in addition to the daily evaluations.
326.4.2 INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVEL I AND LEVEL II RESERVE OFFICERS
Intermediate reserve officers must work a patrol shift with a Master Officer or Corporal once
every three months and be evaluated. The evaluation forms are to be routed to the individual
reserve officer's designated Squad Leader. The Squad Leader will compile the evaluation forms
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DepartmentReserve Officer Procedures - 3and forward them to the Reserve Coordinator. The Reserve Coordinator will then ensure that they
are placed in the