N.Y. Civil Service Law § 83-f: Procedures

§ 83-f. Procedures. a. In making recommendations for the appropriate

rank to which present police officers will be assigned to the

consolidated department, consideration will be given to the examination

from which the present incumbents received their permanent civil service

status, the length of time served in their present position and other

related factors which will be established and promulgated by the board.

b. Where there may not be sufficient vacancies in the organization of

the consolidated police department for all persons to be assigned to

their rank as determined by the board, the board will determine the

persons to be selected for existing vacancies in accordance with

criteria established by the board. Those persons not selected to the

rank to which their previous position has been declared equivalent will

be placed on a preferred list for that specific rank. Such persons will

have priority in appointment for the next lower rank position in the

organization. Such appointment will not affect their status on the

preferred list in the higher rank when subsequent vacancies develop.