Authorizes Brian Levy of the village of Wappingers Falls to 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 Wappingers Falls police department.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7664
SPONSOR: Beephan TITLE OF BILL:
An act to authorize Brian Levy of the village of Wappingers Falls to
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 Wappingers Falls police
department
PURPOSE:
To allow Brian Levy to sit for the civil service examination for police
officer and contingent on his score be placed on the eligible list for
appointment.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 deems Brian Levy eligible to sit for the competitive civil
service examination for police officer and, contingent on his score
shall be eligible for placement on the eligible list for appointment.
Section 2 requires the candidate to be subject to all other relevant
provisions of the civil service law regarding police officers.
Section 3 provides the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The Village of Wappingers Falls Police Commissioner has requested legis-
lation exempting Brian Levy from the age requirement to take the next
civil service police exam and be placed on the eligible list for
appointment.
Brian Levy is currently a part-time police officer with the Village of
Wappingers Falls and would be an asset to the department.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
None.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7664
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 31, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to authorize Brian Levy of the village of Wappingers Falls to
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 Wappingers Falls 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, Brian Levy, employed by the village of Wappingers Falls, in
5 the county of Dutchess, as a part-time police officer, shall be eligible
6 to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of
7 police officer and shall, contingent upon his score on such examination,
8 be eligible to be placed on the eligible list for appointment as a full-
9 time police officer with the village of Wappingers Falls police depart-
10 ment.
11 § 2. Brian Levy shall otherwise be subject to the merit and fitness
12 provisions of the civil service law applicable to full-time police offi-
13 cers.
14 § 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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