County of Monroe v. Monroe County Deputy Sheriff's Ass'n

— Order *875reversed on the law without costs and motion to stay arbitration granted. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in denying petitioner’s application for a stay of arbitration of a grievance filed by the Monroe County Deputy Sheriffs Association. Article 36 of the parties’ collective bargaining agreement contains a grievance procedure, the final step of which provides for arbitration of "any claimed violation of a specific provision of this agreement, or any matter which relates to employee health and safety” (§ 36.2). The contract, however, expressly excludes performance evaluations from…