Subject: 18688 Chg.Police Manual 1.08 VII
Date: Thu, 17 May 1990 14:59:00 -0500


                               RESOLUTION NO. 18688
                  
                  
                   A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF
                   POLICE MANUAL ORDER 1.08 A7VII.A.6 RELATIVE
                   TO RETIRED PERSONNEL CARRYING FIREARMS.
                  
                  
                                                    
                  
                  
                  
       	    	 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
       CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, That Police Manual Order 1.08 A7VII.A.6 
(a
       copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by
       reference) be and is hereby adopted.
      
       ADOPTED:  6/19/90
      
       PAN:cjc
      
       6.   Retired sworn personnel who meet the requirements set forth
            in T.C.A. A739-17-1315(a) and (b)(2) as described below are 

            hereby authorized to carry a handgun as described in section 

            VII.A.2.
      
       	    a.	 Retired officers shall, on an annual basis, successfully 

                 complete an eight (8) hour training program offered by
                 the department.
      
       	    b.	 Prior to carrying any firearm, a retired officer shall
                 obtain a written directive from the Chief of Police
                 authorizing him to carry such handgun and shall furnish 

                 the Chief of Police with proof of liability insurance 
or
                 bond prior to receiving such directive.  The bond or
                 liability insurance shall include the Chief of Police 
as
                 an additional named insured on the face of the policy.  

                 The bond or liability insurance shall further contain
                 language requiring the insurance company to notify the
                 Chief of Police of any cancellation, expiration or
                 revocation of the bond or insurance policy at least
                 thirty (30) days prior to cancellation, expiration or
                 revocation by the company.
      
       	    c.	 Prior to issuing the directive to the retired officer,
                 the Chief of Police shall require the person to have in 

                 effect a liability policy in the amount of not less 
than
                 that required by state law evidenced by a certificate 
of
                 insurance made to the Chief of Police.  The insurance
                 must be for the specific purpose of carrying a firearm
                 and must so state on the face of the policy.  This
                 requirement does not preclude insurance which by its
                 nature provides coverage for this purpose as well as
                 other general liability provisions.  In lieu of
                 liability insurance, the retired officer may make a
                 corporate surety bond in the amount of not less than
                 that required by state law for the above purpose, a 
copy
                 of which must be provided to the Chief of Police by the 

                 bonding company.  The failure to provide insurance or
                 bond or the revocation or cancellation of any policy of 

                 insurance shall result in revocation of any written
                 directive authorizing the retired officer to carry a
                 firearm.  A copy of any written directive shall be
                 retained as a permanent record of the Chattanooga 
Police
                 Department.
      
       	    d.	 The provisions herein relative to training and
                 insurance/bond may be waived by the Chief of Police in
                 those cases where the retired officer is already
                 authorized to carry a firearm by the federal government 

                 or by the state government or a political subdivision
                 thereof.