Aurora City Council voted 9-1 Monday to reinstate its reserve police force, which will be composed of unpaid volunteers.
Aurora had a reserve officer program until the early 2000s. But after interest in the program dropped to nearly zero, the police department got rid of it, according to city officials. The city also removed a section of code that authorized a reserve police force.
“This was a request brought forward by the police department to be able to revamp the tactical medic program for our SWAT team,” Jurinsky told Denver7 before Monday's meeting. The ordinance says the police chief may appoint"up to the number corresponding to five percent of the authorized sworn strength of the regular police department" as police reserve officers. As of June 30, the Aurora Police Department had 680 sworn members, meaning more than 30 reserve officers could be appointed."It's going to be a program that's going to give a lot to our community," he said during Monday's meeting.
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