Authorizes Christopher Walser and Matthew Patire to each take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and to each be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police officer for the village of Skaneateles police department.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A6148A
SPONSOR: Lemondes TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to authorizing Christopher Walser and Matthew Patire
to each take the competitive civil service examination for the position
of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a
full-time police officer for the village of Skaneateles police depart-
ment
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This legislation would allow for Christopher Walser and Matthew Patire
to complete the civil service examination for the position of police
officer, despite the age requirement
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Allow for Christopher Walser and Matthew Patire to be eligi-
ble under civil service law, including the age requirement under para-
graph (a) of subdivision 1, for the civil service examination for the
position of police officer. Should Christopher Walser and Matthew Patire
score accordingly, they will be placed on the eligible list for appoint-
ment as a police officer with the village of Skaneateles police depart-
ment. Section 2. Christopher Walser and Matthew Patire will be subject
to the merit and fitness provisions of the civil service law applicable
to full-time police officers. Section 3. Effective Date
JUSTIFICATION:
Christopher Walser and Matthew Patire would like the opportunity to
serve the residents of the village of Skaneateles by continuing his work
as a police officer. However, they have aged out of the Civil Service
Exam. This bill was introduced at the request of the Skaneateles Police
Department.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-2024 - 5.3512-A (May) / A.3900-A (Lemondes) 2021-2022 - S.8329
(Mannion) / A.10340 (Lemondes)
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6148--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 26, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. LEMONDES, JENSEN, DeSTEFANO -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- recommitted to
the Committee on Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly
Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT in relation to authorizing Christopher Walser and Matthew Patire
to each take the competitive civil service examination for the posi-
tion of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employ-
ment as a full-time police officer for the village of Skaneateles
police department
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 58 of the civil
2 service law, including the age requirements under paragraph (a) of
3 subdivision 1 of such section, or any other provision of law to the
4 contrary, Christopher Walser and Matthew Patire shall each be eligible
5 to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of
6 police officer and shall, contingent upon their scores on such examina-
7 tion, each be eligible to be placed on the eligible list for appointment
8 as a full-time police officer for the village of Skaneateles police
9 department.
10 § 2. Christopher Walser and Matthew Patire shall otherwise be subject
11 to the merit and fitness provisions of the civil service law applicable
12 to full-time police officers.
13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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