Authorizes Matthew Terpening to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer for employment as a full-time police officer for the town of Webb, county of Herkimer

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Mark Walczyk

A private bill authorizes Matthew Terpening to sit the competitive civil service exam for the Town of Webb police officer vacancy, granting one-off eligibility.

PRINT NUMBER 8281A

Summary of Senate Bill S 8281 (May 2025)

Purpose

S 8281 is a private bill that authorizes a named individual, Matthew Terpening, to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer for employment as a full-time police officer with the Town of Webb, located in Herkimer County. The primary aim is to ensure Terpening is able to participate in the civil service process for that specific town’s police officer vacancy.

Key Provisions

Authorizes Matthew Terpening to sit for the competitive civil service examination for the Town of Webb police officer position.

Applies specifically to the full-time police officer vacancy in the Town of Webb; it does not establish or modify general eligibility for other candidates.

The bill is a private/individual-focused act rather than a general policy change affecting all applicants.

Affected Parties

Primary beneficiary: Matthew Terpening, who would be eligible to take the competitive civil service exam.

Town of Webb (Herkimer County): recipient of the authorized exam eligibility for its police officer position.

New York State Department of Civil Service and local civil service administration: would administer the authorized examination process per existing procedures.

Competing or prospective candidates for the same position: procedures remain unchanged for others, with this bill creating a one-off eligibility for the named individual.

Related legislation: A companion bill in the Assembly, A 8732, exists to address the same private-law authorization.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

Introduced: May 29, 2025.

Initial action: Referred to the Civil Service and Pensions committee on May 29, 2025.

Subsequent actions (as of the latest filing): On June 2, 2025, the bill was amended (T) and recomitted to the Civil Service and Pensions committee, and reprinted as PRINT NUMBER 8281A.

Status:PRINT NUMBER 8281A, indicating an amended reprint of the bill.

Sponsor: Mark Walczyk (primary sponsor).

Related bill: Companion in the Assembly, A 8732.

Potential Impact

Enables a single named individual to participate in the competitive civil service process for a specific town’s police officer vacancy, potentially expediting consideration for appointment if the individual is successful in the exam and subsequent hiring steps.

Does not alter broader civil service rules, eligibility standards, or funding; impact is limited to the named person and the Town of Webb’s recruitment for that position.

Reflects ongoing private-law legislative activity, with a companion Assembly bill coordinating parallel action.