§ 16.08.341. Marine Safety Sergeant - boat operators.

A.

Those employees who are designated by the City as Marine Safety Sergeant - boat operators and who are regularly employed and paid for duties performed in or around the marinas as defined under Chapter 16.08 of the Municipal Code, which are essentially duties commonly performed by Harbor Police as defined under Section 830.330(b) of the Penal Code, shall be peace officers while engaged in the performance of duties in accordance with Section 803.33 of the Penal Code of the State of California.

B.

The primary duties of those employees designated as Marine Safety Sergeant - boat operators shall include enforcing such laws and ordinances as the City Council may direct by regulation enacted, and which from time to time may be amended, pursuant to Section 16.08.970. Those employees covered by this Section are authorized to make an arrest pursuant to Section 836 of the Penal Code as to any public offense with respect to which there is immediate danger to person or property, or of the escape of the perpetrator of that offense, or pursuant to Sections 8597 or 8598 of the California Government Code.

C.

Employees covered under this Section shall not be peace officers for the purpose of, and as set forth in Section 12025 and Section 12031 of the Penal Code.

D.

Nothing in this Section is intended to or shall operate to change or shall have the effect of changing the status of employees of the City holding the classified position of Marine Safety Sergeant - boat operators from public or miscellaneous officers or employees to individual peace officers or safety members or classes or peace officers or safety members for purposes of retirement, workers' compensation or similar injury or death benefits or any other employee benefit or benefits to which the employees would not have been entitled as a public employee prior to the adoption of this Section.

(Ord. C-7246 § 2, 1994)