[HISTORY: Adopted by the County Legislature
of the County of Ulster as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
All officers and positions of employment in
the Ulster County Sheriff's Office and Department, except the Sheriff,
Undersheriff, Confidential Secretary, Administrative Process Server
and Process Servers, and all above the rank of Sergeant as well as
all other personnel presently or hereafter filling the same or similar
positions, or otherwise excluded by other laws, namely the Sheriff
and Undersheriff, are hereby placed in the classified service pursuant
to the Civil Service Law of the State of New York.
[Amended 8-17-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2010]
Such officers and positions shall be held and
filled according to the provisions of the Civil Service Law and the
rules and regulations of the County Personnel Director and shall be
governed and controlled and shall be subject to such Civil Service
Law and such rules and regulations.
A.ย
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, all employees
presently in the Sheriff's Office or Department who have been continuously
employed from January 1, 1979, in their respective positions and prior
to the effective date of this article shall be covered-in into their
respective positions without an examination.
B.ย
Those positions identified in ยงย 117-1 are hereby afforded ยงย 75 rights and privileges under the Civil Service Law.
C.ย
All full-time employees hired subsequent to January
1, 1979, shall be afforded ยงย 75 rights and privileges after
completing one year of full-time continuous service.
D.ย
Noncompetitive labor class positions filled subsequent
to January 1, 1979, must complete one year of continuous full-time
employment prior to entitlement of ยงย 75 rights and privileges.
[Adopted by L.L. No. 3-1985]
Any act or omission of any employee of the County
in the Sheriff's Department done or made in the performance of an
official duty shall be the act or omission of the County, and the
County shall be liable for any damages which may arise as the result
of such employee's negligence in carrying out such official duty.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to
render the County responsible or liable for the acts of the Sheriff
nor to relieve the Sheriff from any liability to which he or she is
lawfully subject.