Sec. 20-16. Directing traffic -- authority of police officers, firefighters, and other trained persons.
Officers of the Police Department, firefighters from the Fire Department, and such officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police, are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand, audible or other signal in conformance with traffic laws.
In addition, City employees who are temporarily or permanently appointed by the City to regulate traffic and who are trained pursuant to a training program approved by the Chief of Police per California Vehicle Code Section 21100(e) may also direct and regulate traffic under the following conditions:
a.In the event of a fire, flood, accident or other emergency;
b.In the event that official traffic control devices are disabled or otherwise inoperable;
c.At the site of road or street construction or maintenance; or
d.At locations requiring traffic direction in order to expedite the orderly flow of traffic and to safeguard pedestrians. (Ord. 3424 § 8, 2009)