§ 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.

Terms Used In N.Y. Civil Service Law 83

  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
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