2.39.010 DEFINITIONS.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases are defined, and shall be construed as hereinafter set out, unless it is apparent from the context that they have a different meaning:

(1) "Official police officer's badge" means a badge of the size, type and design last approved for the use of regular police officers. Each such badge shall bear on the face thereof the title or rank of the person to whom it was issued. All badges of each title or rank shall be consecutively numbered and the number shall appear on the face of each badge;

(2) "Reserve police officer" means any officer of the Police Department appointed as provided in Section 2.39.020 to act as a member of the department and who is sworn in such capacity regardless of whether or not his or her compensation is paid by the City, or who is appointed to act in such capacity as deemed appropriate by the Chief of Police;

(3) "Regular police officers" means all regular police officer members of the Police Department of city appointed under merit system rules and regulations and duly commissioned and sworn in as provided by law to perform the duties of peace officers, and not retired from active duty, suspended or discharged, under whatever designation they may be elsewhere described.