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                                    291
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, MONTESANO, LUPARDO, JENNE -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, relating to salary  increases
   for  heads  of  police  departments  of  municipalities,  districts or
   authorities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 207-m to read as follows:
   § 207-M. SALARY INCREASES FOR HEADS OF POLICE DEPARTMENTS  OF  MUNICI-
 PALITIES, DISTRICTS OR AUTHORITIES. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF
 ANY  GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO THE CONTRA-
 RY, AND EXCEPT IN POLICE DEPARTMENTS WHICH EMPLOY FIVE HUNDRED  SEVENTY-
 FIVE  OR MORE PERMANENT SWORN POLICE PERSONNEL, WHENEVER THE BASE SALARY
 OR OTHER COMPENSATION 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
 SUBORDINATE POLICE OFFICER, AND THE OTHER COMPENSATION,  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SUBDIVISION  TWO OF THIS SECTION, OF THE PERMANENT FULL-TIME HEAD OF THE
 POLICE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE INCREASED TO THE SAME  EXTENT  AND  WITH  THE
 SAME  CONDITIONS AS THE OTHER COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY THE NEXT SUBORDI-
 NATE 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.
   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-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.