Poughkeepsie Professional Firefighters' Ass'n v. New York State Public Employment Relations Board

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Stein, J.), entered September 26, 2003 in Albany County, which granted petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to annul a determination of respondent Public Employment Relations Board finding, inter alia, that certain proposed contract terms were not mandatory subjects of collective bargaining.

General Municipal Law §§ 207-a and 207-c authorize municipalities to make initial determinations as to whether an injured firefighter or police officer is entitled to benefits under such statutes. This initial determination by…