N.Y. Civil Service Law § 83: Legislative intent

§ 83. Legislative intent. In the event that municipalities propose a

merger of all or part of existing police agencies within counties in

establishing a countywide, a part-county or combinations of municipal

police agencies, orderly transitional procedures will be required. In

such consolidations of the police functions within a county it is

necessary to provide a uniform and equitable method for transferring the

members of existing police departments into the combined agency

structure. Such methods should protect the rights held by present

employees in their existing organization.