There is hereby established a Police Department for the Town of Highlands
pursuant to § 150 of the Town Law of the State of New York.
The cost of the Police Department shall be a "part-town" charge assessed
against the taxable properties within the town outside the Village of Highland
Falls.
The following positions are hereby established:
A. One Chief of Police: part-time.
B. One Sergeant of Police: part-time.
C. One Corporal of Police: part-time.
D. One patrol officer: full-time.
E. Ten patrol officers: part-time.
The salaries for the positions established herein shall be fixed by
resolution of the Town Board from time to time.
All promotions for the foregoing positions in the Town Police Department
shall be on a basis of seniority, meritorious police service and superior
capacity as shown by competitive examination as conducted by the Orange County
Civil Service Commission. All records shall be kept in accordance with the
rules of the Orange County Civil Service Commission, which shall be furnished
with all information as required by law. No person shall be eligible for appointment
for a position in the Town of Highlands Police Department who shall not be
a citizen of the United States, who has been convicted of a felony, who is
unable to read and write understandingly the English language or who has not
resided within the State of New York for one year and within Orange County,
New York for at least six months preceding his or her appointment.
Each of the foregoing members of the Police Department shall be furnished
and provided with the uniforms and equipment in accordance with the past practice
of the town.
The Supervisor of the town is hereby designated as the Police Commissioner.
Notification of the establishment of this Police Department shall be
given to the Commissioner of the Division of Criminal Justice Services by
the Town Clerk within 30 days.
[Adopted 11-14-2000 by L.L. No. 4-2000]
The purpose of this article is to promote the health and safety of the
inhabitants of the town by limiting the distance within which a town police
officer must reside to provide reasonable availability to perform
his duties.
All full-time police officers employed by the Town of Highlands Police
Department must reside within a ten-mile radius of the Town Hall at 254 Main
Street, Highland Falls, New York.
The provisions of this article are waived for any police officer if
he has resided beyond the ten-mile radius for at least six months prior to
the adoption of the article and continuously resides beyond the ten-mile radius
at the date of the adoption herein.