Pursuant to Saginaw City Code Sec 66-30. Police reserve force. Members of the Police reserve force shall be appointed by the chief of police. Reserve officers will be held to the same training and licensing standards as full-time members of the department, Upon appointment by the chief of police, members of the reserve force must be approved by a simple majority of the city council before acting as a police officer.

It is the desire of the Chief of Police to swear Lee Howell in as a reserve police officer. Lee Howell has a great deal of experience that can be beneficial to the department, and continuing his service to the City as a sworn officer can be advantageous to the City, in that should an emergency (natural of man-made) take place he would be allowed to react, or take action in the same manner as a fully commissioned officer, without increasing liability to the city for those actions.