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: New York Public Personnel LawDetermining the compensation of a village chief of police
By Harvey Randall, Esq.
Opinion of the State Comptroller, 2007-3
Summary of the Opinion:
A village chief of police is not entitled to benefits under General Municipal Law Section 207-M[1] when the ?other compensation? provided to the highest-ranking subordinate in the village police department who is in a bargaining unit has not been increased on or after August 2, 1999.
[1] n.b. Legislative History of Section 207-M: A former General Municipal Law Section 207-M provided for Salary increases for heads of police departments of municipalities, districts or authorities, expired July 1, 1999. A new General Municipal Law Section 209-M addressing "Outside Service by local police; civil disturbance control," took effect August 1, 2007.
Full post as published by New York Public Personnel Law on February 01, 2008 (boomark / email).
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