[Adopted 10-23-2007 by L.L. No. 7-2007]
After due consideration, it is the consensus of this legislative
body that it is in the best interests of the citizens of the County
of Cayuga that, in order to encourage volunteer participation in the
Cayuga County Auxiliary Police, workers' compensation coverage should
be afforded to the members of such organization. Accordingly, it is
the intent of this Legislature that this article shall satisfy the
legal requirements of § 2, Subdivision 4, of the Workers'
Compensation Law of the State of New York and authorize a) the existence
of such organization and b) the extension of workers' compensation
coverage and benefits membership thereof.
The existence of an auxiliary police organization known as the
Cayuga County Auxiliary Police shall be and hereby is created for
the purposes of § 2, Subdivision 4, of the Workers' Compensation
Law of the State of New York.
Within the meaning and intent of § 2, Subdivision
4, of the Workers' Compensation Law of the State of New York, all
members of the Cayuga County Auxiliary Police shall be and hereby
are deemed to be employees of the County of Cayuga and workers' compensation
coverage shall be and hereby is extended to such individuals during
the course of their employment, as that term is further defined by
§ 2, Subdivision 5, of the Workers' Compensation Law of
the State of New York.
