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Authorize County Manager to enter into MOA with Sullivan County Sheriff and CSEA for hiring of Correction Officers from the Sullivan Correctional Facility
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RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO AUTHORIZE COUNTY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO MOA WITH THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF AND CSEA FOR THE HIRING OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS FROM THE SULLIVAN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
WHEREAS, the County of Sullivan (“County”) and the Sheriff of Sullivan County (“Sheriff”) and the Sullivan County Civil Service Employees Association Inc. (“CSEA”) are parties to a collective bargaining agreement (“contract”) governing terms and conditions of employment, and
WHEREAS, with the anticipated closing of the Sullivan Correctional Facility, the Sheriff and the County wish to attract trained personnel to the Jail Division of the Sheriff’s Office, who have already attended the corrections academy and/or have prior experience, and
WHEREAS, an employee with such previous training and experience would benefit the Sheriff and the County by saving the time and high costs normally associated with providing such training, and
WHEREAS, the Sheriff, the County and the CSEA desire to enter into this agreement to establish the rules of such program for setting the rates of pay and benefits for such employees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, upon consideration of a potential employee’s training and experience measured by their roster card, the Sheriff and the County will determine the amount of years of experience to be credited and the employee will then start at the base salary that corresponds with years credited and based on the Collective Bargaining Agreement in effect at the time of employment.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Manager is authorized to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office and Sullivan County CSEA approving salary compensation levels based on years of experience measured by their roster card for the purposes of determining the starting base salary, longevity, vacation accruals and health benefits offered in conjunction with the County hire date in a form approved by the County Attorney. Years of service credit is applicable to longevity, salary and vacation accruals, not seniority.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, any lateral transfer from the Sullivan Correctional Facility to the County Jail shall receive credit for up to 10 years of consecutive service with the New York State Department of Corrections when calculating the required 20 years of service for retiree health insurance.