Dejnozka v. City of Saratoga Springs

Yesawich, Jr., J.

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered in Saratoga County) to review a determination of respondent Commissioner of Public Safety of the City of Saratoga Springs which found petitioner guilty of misconduct and suspended him from duty as a fireman for 30 days without compensation.

On January 16, 1984, respondent City of Saratoga Springs revised its staffing policy for its two fire stations, the West Side station and the Main (or East Side) station. This policy change reduced the number of fire…