N.Y. Civil Service Law § 83-c: Additional members on board

§ 83-c. Additional members on board. In addition to the foregoing, the

following additional members shall be added to the board depending upon

the type of merger involved:

(a) Consolidation of two police agencies. The chief of police of both

agencies involved in the consolidation and the chief executive officer

of both municipalities involved in the consolidation.

(b) Consolidation of all or a combination of more than two existing

police departments in the county. In cases where all or a combination of

existing police departments in the county are being merged into a

uniform county or part-county police department, then the chiefs of

police of the departments involved in the merger shall select from among

themselves one member to represent the group. Similarly all the chief

executives of the municipalities involved in the merger shall select one

of their members to represent the group.

(c) Consolidation of all or a combination of more than two existing

police departments in the county and the criminal division of the

sheriff's department. In addition to the members of the board previously

indicated, there shall be added to the board, the sheriff.

(d) For the purposes of this section, the chief of police means that

person who is employed by a municipality on a full-time salaried basis

for the express purpose of administering a police department and who has

successfully passed a civil service examination for chief of police, and

has received such appointment.