NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF PROPOSED LOCAL LAW No. 3 of 2015

Legal Notice is hereby given, that at a Town Board Meeting to beheld on November 16,2015, at 7:00 pm, at the Town of Monroe Arts and Civic Center, 34 Millpond Parkway, Monroe,NY 10950, 3rd floor, the Town Board of the Town of Monroe will consider a proposal entitled"Local Law No. 3 of 2015, A local law amending Chapter 8 of the Town Code of the Town ofMonroe." The text of the proposed law is as follows:

Be it Enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Monroe as follows:

Chapter 8, of the Town Code of the Town of Monroe, State of New York is hereby amended byinserting the following new Article VI entitled "Police Constables" into Chapter 8 and adding the_ , .. , -.,~- rfollowing sections under Article VL

Article VI

8-27 OFFICE ESTABLISHED

There is hereby established the Department of Public Safety for the Town of Monroe.

8-28 APPOINTMENT

The Department of Pubiic Safety of the Town of Monroe shall be managed by a Captain whoshall be appointed by a resolution of the Town Board and who shall serve at the pleasure of theTown Board. The Captain shall be a Peace Officer as that term is defined under New York StatePena] Law 2.10 (1) and shall have the power and authority to appoint Police Constables asmembers of the Department of Public Safety of the Town of Monroe. The Captain and PoliceConstables shall serve without compensation unless and to the extent authorized by expressresolution of the Town Board.

8-29 QUALIFICATIONS

A Police Constable shall possess the following qualifications:

A. Sha11 be a citizen of the United States.B. Shall be over the age of 21 years old.C. Shall be of good moral character

8-30 PEACE OFFICER STATUS

Any Police Constable appointed under the authority of this chapter shall be a "Peace Officer" asthat term is defined in Criminal Procedure Law 210 (1) and shall bedeemed apart-timeemployee unless the Town Board, by resolution, specifically provides otherwise.

8-31 POWERS AND DUTIES

Police Constables appointed under the authority of this chapter shall have the authority of PeaceOfficers as defined in the Criminal Procedure Law and shall provide security at the Town Court,Town Buildings and at Official Town meetings, and shall provide security at such other eventsand places in the Town of Monroe as deemed appropriate by the Captain and the TownSupervisor.

8-32 SUPERVISION OF POLICE CONSTABLES

Police Constables shall be under the direction and supervision of the Captain of the Departmentof Public Safety for the Town of Monroe unless otherwise resolved by the Town Board.

8-33 USE OF WEAFONS ~. ,.,

Police Constables may use and possess only such weapons as are permitted to be used andpossessed by Peace Officers pursuant to the laws of the State of New York and such weaponsmay be used only as permitted by the laws of the State of New York. The Captain maypromulgate such rules and regulations as Che Captain deems appropriate in regulating thepossession and use of weapons.

8-34 WHEN EFFECTIVE; CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUSLY APPOINTEDCONSTABLES

This chapter shall take effect immediately upon the filing of certified copies thereof with theOffice of the Secretary of State in accordance with the Municipal Home Rule Law and thischapter sha11 not affect any Constables as defined in Article III of this chapter and who shallcontinue to have the powers and duties pertaining to their civil functions as defined in Article III,herein. This chapter relates only to Police Constables and nothing contained herein shall bedeemed to grant any additional powers or duties to a Constable defined in Article III of thischapter.