Legal Opinion
Hritz-Seifts v. Town of Poughkeepsie
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 3, 2005PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the respondent Town Board of the Town of Poughkeepsie dated October 22, 2003, which abolished the position of personnel assistant, and to reinstate the petitioner to that position with back pay, the petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Pagones, J.), dated June 30, 2004, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
It is well established that a public employer may abolish civil service positions for the purposes of economy or…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rosenthal v. GilroyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Della Vecchia v. Town of North HempsteadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Rose v. City of NewburghAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Klos v. Town of BabylonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Bohan v. County of WestchesterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Disanza v. Town Board of CortlandtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Eugenio v. City of YonkersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012