Authorizes John Raftery to take the competitive civil service exam for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible civil service list for employment as a full-time police officer for the town of Shawangunk.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9836
IN SENATE
April 7, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
AN ACT in relation to authorizing John Raftery 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 offi-
cer for the town of Shawangunk
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, John Raftery, who has been continuously employed by the town
5 of Shawangunk, in the county of Ulster, as a part-time police officer,
6 shall be eligible to take the competitive civil service examination for
7 the position of police officer and shall, contingent upon his score on
8 such examination, be eligible to be placed on the eligible list for
9 appointment as a full-time police officer with the town of Shawangunk
10 police department.
11 § 2. John Raftery 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.
LBD15290-01-6
