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Order: That the City submit to the Massachusetts Legislature for passage An Act to authorize the appointment of special police officers in the city.
An Act Authorizing the Appointment of Special Police in the City of Malden
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. The police commissioner of the City of Malden may appoint as he/she deems necessary retired police officers of the City of Malden as special police officers to perform police details or duties arising from police details or during the course of the police detail work, whether or not related to the detail work. The retired Malden police officers shall be subject to the same maximum age restrictions as applied to regular police officers in the City of Malden pursuant to chapter 32 of the General Laws. Before being appointed pursuant to this act, a retired officer shall pass a medical examination conducted by a physician or other certified professional chosen or agreed to by the city to determine whether the retired officer is capable of performing the essential duties of a special police officer pursuant to this act, the cost of which shall be borne by the retired officer. Proof of payment of that cost shall be pre-requisite of employment.
SECTION 2. A special police officer appointed pursuant to this act shall not be subject to chapter 31, section 99A of chapter 41 or chapter 150E of the General Laws. A special police officer appointed pursuant to this act shall not be eligible for leave, vacation, or other benefits pursuant to any collective bargaining agreements with the City of Malden.
SECTION 3. A special police officer shall, when performing the duties described in Section 1, have the same power to make arrests and perform other police functions as a regular police officer of the City of Malden.
SECTION 4. A special police officer shall be appointed for a 1-year term, subject to removal...
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