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- Committed to rules
- Amended on third reading 7516a
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1188
- Referred to cities
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Relates to promotions of lieutenants
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Employees · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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Title of bill
An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to promotions of lieutenants
Purpose
To allow for the promotion of police officers with the rank of Lieutenant with 15 years or more of service.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of this bill amends the administrative code of the city of New York to allow for the promotion of police Lieutenants.
Section 2 of this bill provides that this act shall take effect immediately.
Justification
After many years of failing to take control of violence and serious crime in New York City, the New York City Police Department in the mid 1990s completely revolutionized policing in New York City. By developing a process known as "Compstat" - Precinct and other operational unit commanders developed a system to communicate with the agency's top executives and other commanders, sharing the problems they face and successful crime reduction tactics. The process allows top executives to monitor issues and activities within precincts and operational units, evaluating the skills and effectiveness of middle managers. By keeping abreast of situations "on the ground," departmental leaders developed a skill set to allocate resources to most effectively reduce crime and improve police performance.
As a result of these strategies, violent and serious crime has declined more than 80% since 1993. New York City is now the safest large city in the United States of America. This remarkable crime reduction continues through 2015, even given the overwhelming counter-terrorism responsibilities implemented since September 2001.
This Bill gives commanders with fifteen (15) years of service in the rank of Lieutenants or above an incentive to stay with the New York City Police Department by allowing them to retire at a lieutenant Commander detective's squad pension and prevents the loss of valuable experience and knowledge of proven and effective police tactics to retirement.
Legislative history
New bill
Fiscal implications
See Fiscal Note
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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