Wydra v. City of Rochester

Memorandum:

Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding seeking to annul the determination to discontinue the payment of benefits to her under section 8A-6 of the Charter of respondent City of Rochester (City) and to terminate her employment as a police officer. We conclude that the petition should be granted. Section 8A-6 of the Charter provides in relevant part that the Chief of Police, on behalf of the City, shall compensate any member of the Police Department “who is injured in the performance of his or her duties or who is taken sick as a result of the performance of his or her…