[Adopted 7-10-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989]
All deputies and employees of the Sheriff of
Sullivan County are hereby placed in the classified service of civil
service and shall be employed in the classified service of civil service
and shall be employed in accordance with the provisions of the Civil
Service Law of the State of New York and shall be subject to and governed
by such law and the Sullivan County Civil Service Rules and Appendices.
[Amended 11-8-1990 by L.L. No. 10-1990]
A.
Status of existing employees. All such deputies and
employees of the Sheriff of Sullivan County who have served on a permanent
basis or would have attained permanent status but for the enactment
of this Part 2, in duly established positions existing before January
1, 1990, shall continue to hold such positions on a permanent basis,
without examination, and shall have the privileges of the civil service
jurisdictional classification to which such positions may be allocated;
provided, however, that after December 31, 1989, all new positions
created and vacancies occurring in existing positions shall be filled
in accordance with the provisions of this Part 2; provided, further,
that such employees employed after July 10, 1989, and on or before
December 31, 1989, shall be permanently appointed by the Sheriff to
the position held by such employee.
B.
Appointments and promotions after December 31, 1989,
and before July 1, 1991.
(1)
Appointments and promotions occurring after December
31, 1989, and before July 1, 1991, to positions other than Deputy
Sheriff positions shall be made on the basis of qualification standards
as prescribed by the Personnel Officer, and such other examination
or recruitment requirements as are set forth in the Civil Service
Law of the State of New York and the Sullivan County Rules for the
Classified Service.
(2)
Appointments and promotions occurring after December
31, 1989, and before July 1, 1991, to Deputy Sheriff positions, and
which occur before the establishment of the appropriate eligible lists,
as determined by the Personnel Officer, shall be made on the basis
of qualification standards prescribed by the Personnel Officer and
the Sheriff; provided, however, that appointments and promotions to
Deputy Sheriff (patrol) positions shall also require adherence qualification
standards prescribed by the Municipal Police Training Council and
such other requirements as are set forth in § 58 of the
Civil Service Law. Such appointments or promotions shall be made on
a permanent basis subject to completion of a probationary period as
set forth in the Sullivan County Rules for the Classified Service.
(3)
Appointments and promotions occurring after December
31, 1989, and before July 1, 1991, to Deputy Sheriff positions and
which occur after the establishment of appropriate eligible lists,
as determined by the Personnel Officer, shall be made on the basis
of qualification standards prescribed by the Personnel Officer and
the Sheriff; provided, however, that appointments or promotions to
positions of Deputy Sheriff (patrol) shall also require adherence
to qualification standards prescribed by the Municipal Police Training
Council and such other requirements as are set forth in § 58
of the Civil Service Law. Such appointments or promotions shall be
made on a permanent basis from the eligible list; provided, however,
that appointments or promotions made after the establishment of an
appropriate eligible list and on or before June 30, 1991, can be made
without regard to the individual's relative standing on the eligible
list. Said appointments shall be subject to completion of a probationary
period as set forth in the Sullivan County Rules for the Classified
Service.
C.
Appointments and promotions occurring after June 30, 1991. Unless otherwise provided by law or court decision, and notwithstanding any limitations therein contained, appointments and promotions occurring after June 30, 1991, to all Deputy Sheriff Corrections positions shall be made in accordance with the provisions of § 70-31B(1) of this Part 2 and to all Deputy Sheriff Patrol, Deputy Sheriff Civil or Deputy Sheriff Youth positions shall be made in accordance with the provisions of § 70-31B(3) of this Part 2.
Except where inconsistent with the law, the
Sheriff shall have and exercise all the powers and duties now and
hereafter conferred or imposed by any law applicable to the Sheriff
and such other duties as may be imposed by law.
[Amended 11-8-1990 by L.L. No. 10-1990]
Subject to the provisions of law, any act or
omission of any employee of the county in the office of Sheriff done
or made in the performance of an official duty or for the performance
of which the county is paid or receives compensation or fee, shall
be the act or omission of the county and the damages, if any, resulting
therefrom shall be deemed the liability of the County of Sullivan.
Nothing contained in this Part 2 shall make
the county responsible for the acts of the Sheriff thereof nor the
undersheriff, nor relieve said Sheriff from any liability to which
the Sheriff is lawfully subject.
[Amended 11-8-1990 by L.L. No. 10-1990]
Nothing herein contained in this Part 2 shall
apply to or otherwise affect the status of those employees of the
Sheriff who are in the classified service as of July 9, 1989, or who
became classified as a result of the adoption of this Part 2. The
status of such employees shall continue for all purposes as if this
Part 2 had not been adopted.
