§ 767. Effect of transition on employees. Except as otherwise provided by law and except for those officials and employees protected by tenure of office, civil service provisions or collective bargaining agreement, upon the effective date of consolidation, all appointive offices and positions then existing in all component local government entities involved in the consolidation shall be subject to the terms of the joint consolidation agreement or elector initiated consolidation plan, as the case may be. Such agreement or plan may provide for instances in which there is duplication of positions and for other matters such as varying length of employee contracts, different civil service regulations in the constituent entities and differing ranks and position classifications for similar positions.

Terms Used In N.Y. General Municipal Law 767

  • Consolidation: shall mean either (a) the combination of two or more local government entities resulting in the termination of the existence of each of the entities to be consolidated and the creation of a new entity which assumes jurisdiction over all of the terminated entities, or (b) the combination of two or more local government entities resulting in the termination of the existence of all but one of the entities which shall absorb the terminated entity or entities. See N.Y. General Municipal Law 750
  • Elector: shall mean a registered voter of this state registered to vote in the local government entity subject to consolidation or dissolution proceedings conducted pursuant to this article. See N.Y. General Municipal Law 750
  • Joint consolidation agreement: shall mean a written document that contains terms and information regarding the consolidation of two or more local government entities and that has been finalized and approved by the governing body or bodies of such entities pursuant to this article. See N.Y. General Municipal Law 750
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