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ORDINANCE NO. 10~8 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A TRAFFIC SAFETY C0~ISSION AND A TRAFFIC SAFETY PATROL IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANAANI~ PRESCRIBING RD-LES AND REGULATIONS THEREFOR. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION l: There is hereby created a commission in the City of Santa Ana to be known as the "Traffic Safety Commission". Said Commission shall consist of seven members. One of said members shall be a member of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, to be appointed by the Nayor of said City, and to serve during his incumbency as a member of such City Council, and during the pleasure of the City Council. The other six members shall be appointed by the City Council for a term of three (3) years each, to expire on the 1st day of January o£ each respective year. The first members of such commission shall be appointed for terms as follows: The terms of two of such members shall expire on the 1st day of January, 1938, -the terms of'two of such members shall expire on the 1st day of January, 19~9, and the terms of the other two of such members shall expire on the 1st day of January, 1940. All subsequent appointments shall be for the term of three years each. The City Council shall have the right however, to remove any member of such commission at their pleasure and discretion. SECTION 2: The said Traffic Safety Commission shall investigate any and all matters relative or appertaining to traffic safety measures or improvements which may come to their notice. They may.make recommendations to the City Council concerning the same, and upon ~equest of the City Council shall report concerning any traffic safety question presented or referred to them. They shall appoint one of their members as 'Chairman and one of their members as Secretary at their first meeting following the first of each year, and they shall keep t~ue and correct records of all meetings, con- cerning traffic safety matters coming before them. SECTION 3: The Traffic Safety Commission shall from time to time at their own pleasure, recommend to the City Council that sald City Council appoint "Traffic Safety Patrolmen". Said City Council is hereby authorized to appoint such Traffic Safety Patrolmen, and when so appbinted by the City Council, such Traffic Safety Patrolmen shall be and they are hereby authorized to observe and report to the Commission any and all violations of the provisions of the Vehicle Code of the State of California and ordinance of the City of Santa Ana, enacted pursuant and supplementary thereto, relative or appertaining to violations affecting traffic safety. No person shall be appointed as Traffic Safety Patrolman without the approval of the Chief of Police. Such Traffic Safety Patrolmen shall be and they are hereby authorized to arrest and detain any and all persons they may observe violating such Vehicle Code or Ordinances when it will be a further violation of the detained is permitted to Patrolman and the members as generally required for members of the Commission shall serve for a period appointment for a period appointed as a temporary provisions of such Vehicle Code or Ordinance if such person so proceed unrestrained. Any person appointed as a Traffic Safety of such Traffic Safety Commission shall take an oath of office public officers before commencing upon their duties as such or Patrolmen. Each Patrolman appointed by the City Council of one year from the date of such appointment, provided that no of one year shall be made until after said person has been patrolman for a thirty day probationary period. There shall be