This chapter is enacted to establish a procedure whereby public officers
in the Village of Westfield may be afforded a due process hearing in the event
a need arises for the appointing authority to pursue disciplinary charges
against such an officer.
A person holding a public office in the Village of Westfield in the
noncompetitive or exempt class of the civil service may be disciplined by
the officer or body having the power of appointment in accordance with the
procedure set forth in Subdivision 2 of § 75 of the Civil Service
Law, as it existed on April 1, 1995.
No proceeding pursuant to this chapter shall be commenced more than
two years after alleged incompetence or misconduct has occurred or has become
known to the appointing authority. This limitation shall not apply where the
alleged incompetency or misconduct would, if proven in a judicial proceeding,
constitute a crime.
The determination rendered by the appointing authority pursuant to this
chapter shall constitute a final determination of the Village of Westfield
and may be reviewed upon a petition filed in accordance with the provisions
of Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules.