S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2754
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 21, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BREN-
NAN, GREENE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local
Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to salary
increases for deputy police chiefs
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 207-m of the general municipal law, as amended by
chapter 443 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
S 207-m. Salary increases for NON-NEGOTIATING UNIT SUBORDINATE OFFI-
CERS AND heads of police departments of municipalities, districts or
authorities. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special
or local law or administrative code to the contrary, and except in
police departments which employ five hundred seventy-five or more perma-
nent sworn police personnel, whenever the base salary or other compen-
sation of the permanent full-time police officer who is a member of a
negotiating unit and who is the highest ranking subordinate to the head
of the police department in such unit, is increased, the salary, as
defined in subdivision two of this section, of the permanent full-time
head of the police department shall be increased by at least the same
dollar amount of the base salary increase received by such next subordi-
nate police officer, and the other compensation, as defined in subdivi-
sion two of this section, of the permanent full-time head of the police
department AND THOSE SUBORDINATE OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF A NEGO-
TIATING UNIT shall be increased to the same extent and with the same
conditions as the other compensation received by the next subordinate
police officer in the event that such subordinate officer's other
compensation is increased. The provisions of this section shall not
apply to any head of a police department who is a member of a collective
negotiating unit established pursuant to article fourteen of the civil
service law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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2. For the purposes of this section, salary shall mean fixed periodic
compensation payable by an employer to or for the account of the employ-
ee for personal services rendered by such employee; other compensation
shall mean all other forms of benefits which are credited to employees
as a term of employment, which shall specifically include, but not be
limited to, employer contribution to or payments of insurance or welfare
benefits and employer contributions to pension or annuity funds. Over-
time, holiday and shift differential pay shall not be considered as
salary or other compensation unless by resolution, ordinance, special or
local law the municipality, district or authority elects to include
these items of compensation within the employment benefit package of the
permanent full-time head of the police department.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.