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ORDINANCE NO. 2690
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
ADDING SECTIONS 10.04.045 AND 10.08.025 TO 1rHE PALO
ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF A
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER 1\ND DEPINING HIS DUTIES
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 10.04.045 is added to the Palo Alto
Municipal Code to read:
11 10.04.045 Community service officer. '!'he term
1 corrirtn.mi ty service officer 1 means a special police
.. --,fficer of the city authorized to enforce all laws
of the city and of the state applicable to bicycles
and bicyclists -~rtd to enforce all traffic laws of
the city and of· t:i1t:/state applfcable to traffic
within bicycle lanes and bicycle paths."
SECTION 2. Section lo.oe.n2s is added to th~ Palo Alto
Municipal Code to read:
"10.08.025 Conununitt service officers. {a) Each
conununity Bervice of ic~r shall be appointed by the
city manager an<l shall be issued a badge plainly
designating his office. He shall be sworn in as a
special police officer of the city and may operate'
authorized emergency vehicles of the police depart
ment of the city; provided, however, that a community
setVice officer shall not be deemed otherwise to be
a n\~mber·of the police department of the city.
(b) Each cc-'TIRtuni ty servic·e officer shall keep
his badge in his possession and shall wear an insignia
plainly designating his office while engaged in the
discharge of his duties.
· · (c) Each community service officer hereby is
charged with the duty of enforcing all laws of the
city and of the state applicable to bicycles and
bicyclists .:md to enforce all ·traffic laws of the
city and of the state applicable to traffi9 within
bicycle lanes and bicycle paths. ·
(d) It shall b~ unlawful for any person to
resist or interfere with .a community service officer
in the disch~rge of his duties."
SECTION 3. This ordiriknce shall become effective upon the
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upon the expiration of thirty days from its passage.
INTRODUCED: OC:tobe r 24, 1972
PASSED: Novem.ber 6, 1972
AYES: UNANIMOUS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
A·i'TEST:
APPROVED:
APPROVED:
APPROVED:
City·Manager/
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APPROVED: ·;
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Mayor
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