IN THE MATTER OF POUGHKEEPSIE PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION v. NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD


16 A.D.3d 797 (2005)

792 N.Y.S.2d 637

In the Matter of POUGHKEEPSIE PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 596, IAFF, AFL-CIO-CLC, et al., Respondents, v. NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD et al., Appellants.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

March 10, 2005.


Lahtinen, J.

General Municipal Law §§ 207-a and 207-c authorize municipalities to make initial determinations as to whether an injured firefighter or police officer is entitled to benefits under such statutes. This initial determination by the municipality is not mandatorily negotiable (see Matter of Schenectady Police Benevolent Assn. v New York State Pub. Empl. Relations Bd., 85 N.Y.2d 480, 483 [1995]). Procedures...

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