Onondaga County

Position Description

This volunteer position is under the direction of the Onondaga County Department of Emergency Management Auxiliary Police Services.

Pursuant with Federal, State, applicable Local Laws, and the Onondaga County Auxiliary Police Services Standard Operating Procedures, appointment as a volunteer auxiliary police officer is contingent upon regulated minimum standards and the ability to perform all essential duties, with or without any reasonable accommodation, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Auxiliary Police Service operates in a paramilitary command and control structure common to law enforcement agencies. Adherence to official policies and procedures, military courtesy, professional and ethical conduct is expected. Prohibited conduct will be grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including expulsion.

Due to the nature of the position and duties, sworn officers are privy to complex and confidential information including law enforcement data, emergency plans and operations, and confidential information or intelligence not authorized for public dissemination. Strict rules govern appointment of Auxiliary Police Officers. Each candidate is subject to an in-depth screening process to determine suitability for appointment.

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT

• Auxiliary Police Officers must be 18 years of age or older to quality as a New York State Peace Officer.
• Accurate, verifiable application information
• Verified criminal background
• No felony convictions
• No conviction of any crime involving domestic violence or other physical violence
• No conviction of any crimes or offenses involving official misconduct, perjury or issues that involve public trust.
• Valid New York State Driver’s License. (Anyone holding an out of state license must have it converted to New York State within 90 days of an appointment.)
• Resident of Onondaga County. (Pursuant with New York State Public Officers Law, peace officers must be residents of the County in which they are appointed to serve.)

Auxiliary Police Officer primary duties include, but are not limited to:

Security Patrol and Access Control

Duties:
standing for long durations of time attending a stationary post controlling entrance and egress to highly secured areas greeting visitors and determining if access is authorized or denied and performing intermittent planned or unplanned rounds to ensure physical security of protected and restricted areas times without a break.

Physical Requirements:
walking long distances, inclines/declines, up and down stairs frequently, climbing, twisting or bending at indeterminate intervals, use of physical force for a lawful purpose, and running to apprehend a suspect

Traffic and Crowd Control

Duties:
managing the direction of vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic.

Physical Requirements:
standing for long durations of time, using hand/arm signals for traffic control and direction, rapid physical response in the event of an out-of-control vehicle, excellent eye-hand coordination, and twisting or bending

Law Enforcement Support

Duties:

• assisting a law enforcement officer in the taking a person into custody or in any other manner assigned, supervising someone in custody
• operating a motor vehicle in an emergency or non-emergency mode
• performing clerical duty or watchman duties
• handling complaints
• dealing with citizens in emergency crisis
• conducting accident or criminal investigations; questioning complainants, victims, witnesses, or suspects evidence processing, collection, storage and preservation
• crime scene protection
• escorting and protecting dignitaries, high ranking public officials or business officials
• assisting with evacuations, riot control, maintenance of public order
• report writing, court testifying, communicating with the media, communicating with other governmental or private agencies during emergency operations
• other tasks, as assigned