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Pursuant to K.S.A. 48-934, and any amendment thereof, law enforcement officers, city employees, employees of other cities or county, or other persons authorized to assist them, while engaged in maintaining or restoring the public peace or safety or in the protection of life or property during a state of local disaster emergency shall have all powers, duties, and immunities of peace officers of the state of Kansas in addition to all powers, duties, immunities now otherwise provided by law and shall be immune from civil and criminal liability for acts reasonably done by them in the performance of their duties so long as they act without malice and without the use of excessive or unreasonable force. All such personnel shall have the authority to enforce any and all ordinances of the City, and for such purpose, all such personnel shall be considered to be authorized officers of such City. (Ord. 96-33 § 2, 1996.)