L. Aldazabal v. Carey

Petitioners were employed for one or more summers by the respondent Office of Parks and Recreation as Park Patrolmen, a civil service position in the competitive class. According to the civil service job description, the duties of both seasonal and permanent Park Patrolmen were to "patrol the State parks * * * enforce laws and park ordinances, and give assistance, information, and protection to the public.” Pursuant to Civil Service Regulations (4 NYCRR 4.4), at the end of each employment season petitioners’ names were placed on a re-employment list for the following season. Thus, the…