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Town of North Greenbush, NY
Rensselaer County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of North Greenbush 1-27-1981 by L.L. No. 2-1981 as Ch. 31 of the 1981 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to § 150 of the Town Law of the State of New York, the Town Board of the Town of North Greenbush does hereby establish a Town Police Department effective immediately. The compensation of policemen shall be a town charge.
[Added 6-13-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
The Chief of Police for the Town of North Greenbush, County of Rensselaer, State of New York, is hereby authorized and empowered to request mutual aid from any neighboring municipality, the County of Rensselaer or the State of New York.
[Added 6-13-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
The Chief of Police for the Town of North Greenbush, County of Rensselaer, State of New York, is hereby authorized and empowered to respond to a request for mutual aid from any neighboring municipality or the County of Rensselaer, New York.
[Added 7-10-1997 by L.L. No. 20-1997[2]]
A. 
All members and employees of the Police Department of the Town of North Greenbush shall be residents of the following locations on the date said person accepts employment and they shall continue to be residents as stated for as long as they continue to be members or employees of the Department.
[Amended 8-13-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2020]
(1) 
Any city, town or village located within Rensselaer County, Albany County or Saratoga County.
B. 
A position of employment with or a membership in the police force of the Town of North Greenbush shall become vacant immediately when the holder of such position ceases to be a resident of the Town.
C. 
The terms of this section shall not apply to any member of the police force or employee of the Police Department who was appointed prior to the effective date of the section.
[1]
Editor's Note: This section was originally adopted as § 35-2, but was renumbered as § 35-4 to preserve the numbering of previous legislation.
[2]
Editor's Note: This local law also provided that it supersedes §§ 3 and 30 of the New York State Public Officers Law to the extent that it is inconsistent therewith.