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Policy 325Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Policy Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2019/09/12, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentReserve Officers - 1Reserve Officers 325.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Santa Ana Police Department Reserve Unit was established to supplement and assist sworn police officers in their duties. This unit provides professional, sworn paid reserve officers who can augment regular staffing levels. Reserve officers are part-time, non-civil service and at-will employees. 325.2 SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF POLICE RESERVE OFFICERS The Santa Ana 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. 325.2.1 PROCEDURE All applicants shall be required to meet and pass the same pre-employment procedures as regular police officers and must have completed, or be in the process of completing, a POST approved basic academy or extended basic academy. 325.2.2 APPOINTMENT Applicants who are selected for appointment to the Reserve Unit shall, on the recommendation of the Chief of Police, be sworn in by the Chief of Police by taking a loyalty oath to observe and obey all laws and to carry out their duties to the best of their ability. 325.2.3 COMPENSATION FOR POLICE RESERVE OFFICERS Compensation for reserve officers is provided as follows: Reserve officers shall be paid at the pay rate established by the City. 325.3 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 Field Operations Bureau. Reserve officers may be assigned to other areas within the Department as needed. All reserve officers are required to maintain an average of 16 hours of qualified services per month per calendar year to remain a member of the Reserve Unit in good standing. 325.3.1 POLICY COMPLIANCE Police reserve officers shall 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 the policies. Anytime 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. Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Policy Manual Reserve Officers Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2019/09/12, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentReserve Officers - 2325.3.2 RESERVE OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS All reserve officers will be assigned their duties by the Watch Commander or his/her designee. 325.3.3 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: (a)Assignment of reserve personnel (b)Conducting reserve meetings (c)Establishing and maintaining a reserve call-out roster (d)Maintaining and ensuring performance evaluations are completed (e)Monitoring individual reserve officer performance (f)Monitoring overall Reserve Unit (g)Maintaining liaison with other agency Reserve Coordinators 325.4 FIELD TRAINING Penal Code § 832.6 requires Level II reserve officers, who have not been released from the immediate supervision requirement per the completion of the Formal Training Process subsection, to work under the immediate supervision of a peace officer who possesses a Basic POST Certificate. 325.4.1 FIELD TRAINING Reserve officers shall participate in the Field Training Program and shall be held to the standards set forth in the Field Training Officer Program Procedure. 325.4.2 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 Santa Ana 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. 325.4.3 COMPLETION OF THE PRIMARY TRAINING PHASE 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 II of the training. If he/she has not progressed satisfactorily, the Reserve Coordinator will determine the appropriate action to be taken. Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Policy Manual Reserve Officers Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2019/09/12, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentReserve Officers - 3325.4.4 SECONDARY TRAINING PHASE The Secondary Training Phase (Phase II) shall consist of 100 hours of additional on-duty training. The reserve officer will no longer be required to ride with his/her primary training officer. The reserve officer may now ride with any officer designated by the Watch Commander. During Phase II of training, as with Phase I, the reserve officer's performance will be closely monitored. In addition, rapid progress should continue towards the completion of the Officer's Field Training Manual. At the completion of Phase II of training, the reserve officer will return to his/her primary