06-18-13 Public Hearing-Proposed Amendments to Chapter 16 - Employment of Off Duty Officers - PCCPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The Board of Supervisors of Pittsylvania County will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 18,
2013 at 7:00 p. m. in the General District Courtroom of the Edwin R. Shields Courthouse
Addition in Chatham, Virginia to receive citizen input on the proposed amendment to Chapter
16; Sheriff's Department; Sec. 16 -2- Employment of Off -Duty, of the Pittsylvania County Code
to meet the requirements of §15.2 -1712 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended,
A full text of the proposed changes is available in the office of the County Administrator, 1
Center Street, Chatham, Virginia Monday through Friday from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. for public
viewing and on the County's website: www.pittgov.org.
PROPOSED
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY CODE
CHAPTER 16
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
(ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS)
16 -1. Line of Duty
16 -2. Employment of Off -duty Officers
Chapter 16
Article 1.
SEC. 16 -1. LINE OF DUTY.
Pursuant to Section 15.2 -136.1 et seq. of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, all Law
Enforcement Officers of the County of Pittsylvania, the Sheriff and all Deputy Sheriffs, and all
members of the following rescue squads to wit: Danville Life Saving and First Aid Crew
Incorporated, Chatham Rescue Squad, Incorporated Gretna Rescue Squad Incorporated, and the
AltaVista Life Saving Crew, Incorporated and all Volunteer Fire Departments so identified in
Section 31.2 and 31.2(A) of the Pittsylvania County as amended by the Board of Supervisors.
(B.S.M. 11 -1 -82)
SEC. 16 -2. EMPLOYMENT OF OFF -DUTY OFFICERS
As authorized by Section 15.2 -1712 of the Code of Virginia 1950, as amended, the Board of
Supervisors of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, shall permit law- enforcement officers and deputy
sheriffs to be engaged in off -duty employment which may occasionally require the use of their
police powers in the performance of such employment. The promulgation of reasonable rules
applying to such off -duty employment shall be delegated by the Board of Supervisors of Pittsylvania
County, Virginia, to the Pittsylvania County Sheriff.