BILL NUMBER: S8665
SPONSOR: MANNION
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to making eligible for provisional appointment and
authorizing Matthew A. Jones to take the competitive civil service exam-
ination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible
list for employment as a part-time police officer for the village of
Liverpool police department
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to authorize Matthew A. Jones to take the
competitive civil service examination and be appointed as a full time
police officer with the Village of Liverpool Police Department.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of this bill would authorize the Village of Liverpool to
appoint Matthew A. Jones as a provisional part-time police officer,
authorize Mr. Jones to take the competitive civil service examination,
and, contingent upon his score, be eligible for appointment as a full-
time police officer with the Village of Liverpool Police Department.
Section 2 of this bill would establish that Matthew A. Jones is other-
wise subject to the merit and fitness provisions of the civil service
law applicable to full-time police officers.
Section 3 of this bill provides that the effective date shall take
effect immediately.
The Village of Liverpool Police Department, like many other departments
across the State, has experienced challenges in recruiting and retaining
Police Officers. A lack of Police Officers puts public safety at risk.
Factors like age have limited the pool of potential Police Officers,
many of whom would otherwise join the force. Matthew A. Jones is inter-
ested and is well qualified to join the Liverpool Police Department, but
he is over the civil service age limit, making him ineligible to be
hired full-time. This bill would grant a waiver to Mr. Jones so that he
may take the civil service examination and be eligible to serve as a
Police Officer.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None to the State.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall Lake effect immediately.