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RESOLUTION
ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR RIDERS IN POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT
MOTOR VEHICLES
WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable to establish a
policy concerning riders in police and fire department motor
vehicles other than members of such departments .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that the City Council hereby
establishes the following policy for riders, other than
members of the police and fire departments, in police and fire
department motor vehicles .
A. Fire Department Vehicles : No person who is not an
elected officer or employee of the City of Elgin shall be
permitted to ride in fire department motor vehicles except
volunteer firefighters who ride with paramedic units in order
to obtain paramedic certification and hospital nurses who ride
in order to obtain certification as a trauma nurse
specialist. All persons not employed by the City of Elgin who
are permitted to ride in fire department motor vehicles shall
sign a waiver and release of liability, in a form approved by
the Corporation Counsel and shall provide proof of insurance
covering the said riders .
B. Police Department Vehicles: No person who is not an
elected officer or employee of the City of Elgin shall be
permitted to ride in a police department motor vehicle except:
1 . Observers who sign a waiver and release of
liability in a form approved by the Corporation Counsel may be
allowed to ride for a maximum of four hours per year.
2 . Elgin Police Explorer Scout Post members may ride
no more than twice a month for a maximum of four hours and
shall sign a waiver and release of liability in a form
approved by the Corporation Counsel .
3 . College students who are enrolled in a criminal
justice program and who are engaged in serving an internship
with the Elgin Police Department. Such persons shall sign a
waiver and release of liability in a form approved by the
Corporation Counsel .
4 . Clergymen participating in the police
department' s Chaplains Program.
5. Members of the police and fire commission on two
occasions annually.
C. Persons Under 18: Persons who are under 18 years of
age shall not be permitted to ride in police or fire
department motor vehicles, except for members of the Police