[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Ravena as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Officers and employees — See Ch. 15.
[Adopted 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 5-1991]
In order to ensure that the Village of Ravena does not invest
time and money in providing basic training for a police officer without
receiving the benefit of that training over a limited period of time
after its completion, the Board of Trustees hereby determines that
to retain the services of adequately trained police officers, to reduce
the potential loss of the investment made in the training of police
officers and to limit the disruption of staffing requirements which
might occur if a recently trained police officer were to accept employment
with another law enforcement agency, the Board of Trustees hereby
enacts this article, pursuant to provisions of the Municipal Home
Rule Law and Village Law § 4-412, to establish a means by
which the municipal investment in the training of a police officer
may be recovered in the event an officer were to accept another employment
after having been trained.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any direct or indirect expenditure made by the Village of
Ravena in conjunction with providing a police officer with basic training.
This term includes but is not limited to any reimbursement for the
cost of travel, lodging, meals or books and any payment made by the
Village of Ravena to a third party for a benefit available to the
individual during the time of training.
Actual service completed by an employee, measured by work
weeks, and shall include vacation leave.
A discharge occasioned by a deliberate or willful act of
a police officer at least partially motivated by an intention to avoid
the reimbursement obligation set forth under the terms of this article.
Any resignation from the Village of Ravena Police Department
occasioned by an act of an individual police officer, and shall also
include a provoked discharge.
Wages paid in excess of the minimum wage required by the
Fair Labor Standards Act.
A.
In the event that the Village of Ravena is required to send a police
officer to the basic training course required of all entry-level police
officers and in the event that the police officer voluntarily separates
from the Village of Ravena Police Department within three years of
the date of completion of training, the individual shall, on demand,
reimburse the Village of Ravena for all wages and expenses associated
with training which have been paid by the Village of Ravena during
or in conjunction with his or her basic training. The reimbursement
to the Village of Ravena shall be in accordance with the following
prorated schedule:
|
Length of Employment After Completion of Training
(years)
|
Reimbursement of Wages and Expenses
(percent)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Up to 1
|
100
| |
|
1 up to 2
|
60
| |
|
2 up to 3
|
35
|
B.
Should an individual voluntarily separate from the Police Department
so as to be subject to the reimbursement requirement as set forth
in this article, the Village of Ravena shall present the individual
with a demand for payment of any moneys due and owing to the Village
of Ravena under the terms of this article. The individual shall reimburse
the Village of Ravena for the amount presented.
Should it be necessary to enforce its claim for reimbursement,
the Village of Ravena may initiate a civil action in a court of competent
jurisdiction.
A copy of this article shall be provided to any applicant interviewed
for employment with the Village of Ravena Police Department for the
position of police officer, but the failure of the Village of Ravena
to do so shall not affect the validity of this article as it relates
to an individual, provided that he or she was advised of the terms
of this article prior to separation.
[Adopted 1-17-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also stated that it shall
take effect 30 days after its enactment and is subject to permissive
referendum. This local law was approved by the majority of the electors
voting in the general election held 3-21-2006.
The Police Department of the Village of Ravena is hereby abolished.
