Remillard v. City of Watervliet

On November 26, 1983, petitioner, a firefighter employed by the City of Watervliet, Albany County, was involved in a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of 4th Street and 5th Avenue in the city while responding to a first aid call in an emergency vehicle. As a result of this incident, respondent’s General Manager brought charges pursuant to Civil Service Law § 75 alleging that petitioner "failed to exercise reasonable care in the use of motor equipment”. After a *913hearing in March 1984, the Hearing Officer found that petitioner’s conduct was unreasonable as charged and recommended that…