Pursuant to the provisions of California Penal Code Section 836.5, any officer or employee of the finance department of the city holding the position of finance director, treasurer or financial investigator may enforce the provisions of this chapter and may arrest a person without a warrant whenever that officer or employee has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a misdemeanor in his or her presence which is a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. An officer or employee making an arrest under the authority of this section shall follow the citation release procedures prescribed in Chapter 5C, Title 3, Part 2 of the California Penal Code (Section 853.5 et seq.) or such procedure hereafter enacted by the state of California. (Ord. 4578 § 1, 2009; Ord. 3004 § 3, 1985)