2.06.030 Limited commissions – Enforcement authority, powers and benefits.
A. Unless otherwise expressly provided by the police chief or by law, the scope of a limited commission granted to the code enforcement officer or his/her designee(s) shall encompass all ordinances enforceable pursuant to Chapter 1.04 MMC, and shall be coextensive with the enforcement authority set forth in that chapter. The scope of the limited commission granted to any other city employee shall be as defined by the police chief in the limited commission.
B. Unless otherwise expressly provided by the police chief or by law, all persons receiving a limited commission pursuant to this chapter shall have the following enforcement powers when enforcing the Monroe Municipal Code:
1. The power to issue, based upon probable cause, citations for misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors for violations of the Monroe Municipal Code within the scope of the authorized limited commission;
2. The power to prepare affidavits in support of search warrants, and to execute search warrants when accompanied by fully commissioned law enforcement officers to investigate criminal violations of the Monroe Municipal Code within the scope of the applicable limited commission, and to gather evidence of those violations; and
3. The power to testify and present evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding in relation to the above-referenced activities.
C. The enforcement powers of persons receiving a limited commission pursuant to this chapter shall be in addition to all other powers held by such persons under separate authority.
D. Persons with limited commissions shall comply with the same constitutional and statutory restrictions concerning the execution of police powers as imposed upon fully commissioned law enforcement officers.
E. Persons with limited commissions shall not carry weapons unless expressly authorized in writing by the police chief.
F. Persons with limited commissions shall not, by virtue of such commission, be entitled to any specific relief, pension rights and/or other benefits under any plan administered by the city. (Ord. 007/2020 § 2 (Exh. A))