Civil Service Employees Ass'n v. Bartlett

The appellant Arthur Levitt, as Comptroller of the State of New York, is not bound by the decision of the hearing officer. The Comptroller was not a party to the collective bargaining agreement and was not a party to the grievance procedure instituted by petitioners. The Comptroller is entitled to a judicial review of the legality of his decisions made in performance of his duties specified in section 1 of article V of the New York Constitution and sections 8 and 111 of the State Finance Law. Furthermore, both the Comptroller and the State Administrative Judge in their separate answers allege…