(a) Any police officer who has completed the basic police training program required by state statute shall have the authority to respond to an emergency situation outside the city limits.

    (b) It shall be the duty of each member of the police department to protect the life and property of all persons in the city and to obey punctually the orders of the chief thereof; and all the members thereof shall, to the best of their ability, preserve order, peace and quiet throughout the city.

(Code 1964, § 7.195; Ord. No. 11370, § 1, 2-2-87)