Schoolcraft v. The City Of New York et al
Filing
497
DECLARATION in Support re: 495 MOTION to Preclude Expert Testimony.. Document filed by Christopher Broschart(Tax Id. 915354 in his official capacity), Kurt Duncan(Shield No. 2483, Individually), William Gough(Tax Id. 919124, Individually), Elise Hanlon(in her official capacity as a lieutenant with the New York City Fire Department), Shantel James(Shield No. 3004 in his official capacity), Theodore Lauterborn(Tax Id. 897840 in his official capacity), Michael Marino, Gerald Nelson(Assistant Chief Patrol Borough Brooklyn North, Tax Id. 912370 in his official capacity), Frederick Sawyer(Shield No. 2576 in his official capacity), The City Of New York. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A Expert Report, # 2 Exhibit B Deposition Excerpts, # 3 Exhibit C Deposition Excerpts, # 4 Exhibit D Under Seal, # 5 Exhibit E Email Chain Between Counsel, # 6 Exhibit F Justice Quarterly Article, # 7 Exhibit G Under Seal, # 8 Exhibit H Under Seal, # 9 Exhibit I Under Seal, # 10 Exhibit J Transcript, # 11 Exhibit PTX 66 Under Seal, # 12 Exhibit PTX 81 Part I, # 13 Exhibit PTX 81 Part II, # 14 Exhibit PTX 93 Arbitration Award, # 15 Exhibit PTX 159 Patrol Guide)(Scheiner, Alan)
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or rHE CITY '.1!' rlg!'í lcRI(, ir'lc '
OPINION and AllÂ.Rll
caee# A-10699-04
iluþor Lstr S215-a
$t ¿he ?sth Precinct)
and
THE C]TY OF N¡'¡ YOR¡(
PoIrICg DEPÀRÎMEN:I
TÍ5tJ! YORI'T
CÏiY
EEFORS: Bor¡nie Bibe:r- lrie: ns';or'jh r trrt'J t'rator
APPEARANCES:
David M, lüi.choleon, EBq. ' AssLslant
General Cûunsel
p,'.rbårt MeCa-rtþyj Í:i,5q, end Cll i.ffn:rd
For bhç Union:
Scout, Esg, ' $Eaff ABtorneY
Younqii t,eo - ÍnEern
Sãi--i"¡.n ÐÇod,â.|o, rÏr" - Wj.bne.çs (by
- 6uþpoena)
p,O. Ðãwict Vclez _ Grj"evanb
sgù, Anqlrew Crrnnlnghsm - wlcness (by
subpoena)
sclt, Rãser T¡urch - Wienegn (by eubpoena)
- FBA 3orough
'lãf¡n Glãngrasso
RePreeentatívc
P.o. èhriE Rykert - ?5uh Pcl.
,Joseph å"lej andro - lreaEurer
F. O,- AnthoñY Sa:riica - ?5th Pct '
P.O. Peüer Figosk: - 75t'h Pct'
For bhe
ErnPloYer:
.lason R. gtancr¡ich, Esq, - Aealatant
GeneraL Counsc:' r OIJR
Deboiah Gainee, Esq. - GeneraL Counsel,
OIJR
.Tohn BeÌrna - Ðeputy Commlseloner
pepuEy Chíef George Anderson - ExecuLive
ofiicer, Personnel Br¡reau
Deputy Chief Michael Marfnc - Witness
óeiuui lnEpector Thomae Mo¡an * wiunees
LE-. Bernard Whalen - NYPD
inep. rÍames McCabe ' NYPD
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Pâero].men/SB6nevolent,AseociationofrhcCÍtyofNew
New York Cj"t'y
York, fnc, ('rUnl,on") and îhe ClÈy o! Neì¡t York ltcity'' , or |lDepartnenE|t) arê
PoIice ÐcpartmenL (,,ii\nployetl ,
>'eðuìqÏ¡t effecgtve i999-2000'
tr)argj¡å$ Èo a ::of ieclivc þargûlnin5
ax'bitrat'lon of,
as anrendåd {"Agreenrerrit')¡ whj'qh provfdee far []re
of Ehe Agreernent
u¡¡reaolved grievâncês. The grievance procedure
waa uf:iIÍ;leC;:ur'æuatlf;
to
i:o
iüew Yo::k 6La'':e 'r''abor I¡avr $215-a
adjrrrlicâtçac.1,,eirnunclert.]ratstaEutoryprovieÍon.Thepartj.ee
app.earedbeforetheundersígnedonJu¡e],6gnd17,2005fora
wae
hearlng on the $¡åLE*¿¡ ciescuLi)erJ bclow ' TltE irearing
'I'lt
lranscribed,l TlTe ¡rartles Ïra'J ful'l and Eair oÍ"}:Ürtunlby
and
preFrìnt ø¡rrld.encê ånd argument, Eo engage in the êxafninaEion
and otherwlee
crpaä-sx,amfnaEion of sworn (or affirmed') witnegges'
was d'çclared
tQ aupporE theír respeetíve poøíi'ione. Thr¡ record
partíee' cLoslng
closed. .Jpon Ehc arbitrator'5 reÛ6åpt af the
Brl.af
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fESUE
¡\t the hearing on l7une 16, 2005, the parLfes were
How€var' bhe
una.bie Eo agrec upen the iramíng oË che iEsue '
Lire iseue'
parE.icÊ dícl cúneeni tc¡ ¿riLow ci:e Lrþllret'or t'o lratrté
(tRa['22.2t).Uporrconeåd.e]:atÍonoftheargrlr,enEsofthe
parÈ.les,t.heäirbitra}*r;rflr.rdsLheissuei'ntl:isproceedlrrgi:obe:
1
hereln
çf hearing appeâr
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':ir the
Ref e,l:erirj'¡¡l! ;"r"1ål Branecrlbed refêrred to as rrJoJnt--rr,
ãirri¡,ieu
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as 'rTR aE
'"U;-ì;-l;A cit,y exhi'blt's are rrC-* ' rr
Union exhibít's are
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Did Che New vor]< Cit,y Políce Deparlment violate New and
york Sra¡,e :,a¡ã¡' l,i*isóotion 2rÉ-a by eetablfshl"ng Ín
maintainfng a eu**on* quota for lrafflc vlolations
th;--tsrh-Þiecinãe å"* Ëy penallzfns_offlcerc for
fà¡"ffng Lo meet-the staÈeä'.num¡er of t'rafflc ecopping?
riãfãií"rrr, incluciing parrLng,- stêndlng and
If ,so¿ whai ek'all. i:e t'lte remeciy:
EÀCKOROU¡TD
This case arleee under Êcction 2t5'a of Èhe New York
Stat,e f¡ab¡or T,aî¡, which ¡¡erm.lta a'l}eged vj.olatlçne of t'haL sec['|on
uo þe brought bo arbit.ration tr)ursuãnt, t,o the procedures contâinod
ín a coilect,ive bargainÍng agreement'. As qLroted below, Sectíon
rrto Eranefer or othet-øise
?L5-A of tha Ï-¡a-bor taw makeS it lllegal
penaliZe,' an ernployee bçcagse of a failure to rneet u qlrott fot
traffic violatione.2
The union conÈends Ehat, in lhe ?sEh Preclnct (l"ocaEed
in tl¡e EåsC New Yorl( gtect.ion of, nrocklyn) I l:¡'ìe pollce Deparlment
estabLíehed, quotas for: (a) mcving vlolatlona, (þ) parklng
tickete, (c) qualíty of life Éummonses and (d) arresEs, and Ehen
penallzed police of!icerç when they did not' meel t'hoee quouås'
gection 2L5-a
The unlon al}eges t,his to be a clear viol'a¡ion of
and. ae!,ç3 aj.r.eC. th,aE {uaiiry'?l i1{" Êummons
-"'pfioïiif ;f ¡he '¡:änar:ment trecause th'aes wh'c commit
became
;Àmãlr" crimes or-offerrses often conwitr ar have Ç<¡mmítEed' largcr
indlviduaL Eicketed f or- j ump-i.ng a
For Jxamp1e, åo lrîv,?
crimea ,
c-'rb.ei:i:r:¡C.j.i1g v.'írrüä:rLe for rob-be5y'
i"iäãiÍfe in tfre-sutivr,,y;,,'t,'r'y
(TR at, 3O?-OS) , nor t,trta råa.son, Ehg Çtt,y tltttesses testif íed that
¿h;t;";L tnteresged, ae a matter of periormance, in l:he number of
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$215*a does no.r dsar with quali'ay ef l'¿te sr¡in¿Tì.cni¡esil
'¡i':l'nlj-ç:ng
rgferg oniy Lu t'Liê¡i€1-ei c¡' rjUirlniclllúle*', . , f;i:r: ç:lef,i::Lc
I_,*w
Íncludlng parkt.ng, standing or sLq-'p:r);i.rtg, " ACCOrdlnEly, this'
oplnlon a.nr! Awa::d, w111 addregs only the aLleged quota for traffic
wfolations. The iegaiily of ùI:e BnplQ]'er', 3 a-1-1.aged quoba for
uC'r summonses) and UFZStls
arree tsi quâliL,y of tif e eununOnsee (
(retop, guestion and. frJsk',) are nòt covered by lrabor r¡aw $215-a
and are noc þefc;¡¡e Li¡.¡ .!^r'l:iïrni:"ï in th:te IlrÔdeeclin'g'
Incerpreting i,ai:or La-* s2Ig-a, the A:bif,.ra[0r t'¡rkaÉ
admlnÍetråtive notice of ühe rrbj-Il J"acket't provided wibh the
Briefs in Ehitå truli:e.r. 'XI:E MÉrmc¡randurn ln çIJpportr of the Bi'll (e"
in the New York ståee senate stated the follcrwíng as Ihe
JuEtlftcation for the proposed lar*;
Thl9 ool,ice çf,ficer aÉ wel,l a6 the publín,-ncod nct br¡
;;t ñã;i-tit* presaure of a mandatory trchet' gu!ta.'
ð"ãrrlïãfisy Ëán onry hurt t:he effecll-wcnens of bhe
other
ã"i1."ã ãiiiqär-¡-tt tl,r''gcrformance of hj"¡:rash of dutíee
glve the- drfvlng pr¡b]"lç- 3
i'f¡¿te he musÈ
arrmrîcn,ses t,o mãec Ekre quota. This bj-Ll" wí11' not
preve¡¡L Uire trÀnsÉer of any police <¡ffícer for fafllng
dutles aF euch' ,rE onlY prohlb:tß the
Ë;-;;;"tit-itit
impilíEi;; of a ricket guotS ånd any dlscrinin*tory
piã=Ui.c l* 'rrT::.th rr;'r7 *r.'l*r? tl^e::'Êf ¡'r:¡tr '
g2g7-B)
The legisLaElve hlatory demonstrateB tba'E the leglElature was
i:hefr
Cêncetsred that quotêB caused police officers no! to usc
discrerion in writlng tickets and, inetead, caused poLice
offlcere to be gulded by thcir need. to meçt s numerical- quola'
IÞ was understood i:hat euch conduc! could result ln a lack of
,,c,, çummonË¡n¡ ,,¡ïitt¿'l r.rrd t-h.e Ì¡¡¡mher of uF?50s ("st'op, quesbi
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effgcglvenels.çof,thepoliceofficersâEEheydevotediheirL.itne
It also explainr uhy
Ehesè (potentiaLly) fasser fnfraeEions '
Lo
ehatl be con[rary to'Uhe
Labor l¡aw S215-a(1) concludee 'r " 'It
publlcpoiir:yofthisgtat'ef,o:gu'c}¡employert:oêståþ}ighor
of ticlcet¡ or ãumli'ônËê6 íasued
hereafLis:î l1i¡ll::iEaln a quota policy
slancllng' otr Floppíng"'
for traffjc': víolatfone insLuding pârking'
vloLatlon$ are disf,avored as
Clear-l-y. ùi.qlcef- q\lot'aç for vciricuj'¿rr
i'n t'ransfers or
a ms[ter of lrolicy and :l'1-ega1 fE they raault
other Penaltf es t'o
amPloYees '
now lcoks
In a¡lpLylng IJëbor i¡aw S2l5-¿' EliE ArþÍErator
quoua wlBhin the
to whether tl¡e DepartmenL eet'ablisheerf, reeîrÊ tâ be concluqing uhar u,he a/rEsJbe h'ÐrÛ gr)rl'f ,
but evcn â large number of felony agests.do nob miEigate Èhe
from faillng to. ivritc the reguÍsite nurnber of blcketç'
SergeanU Currningham CeEtlfled LhaC Officer Velez "usually wae
among the tops in arreet activity ln my squad and which required
damage
r' (TR at 111) . The
him to perform *"ry hours of overEime. "..
Arbítrat,or finde thaÈ a preoccupation wíth ticket writín5 bo Lhe
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detrlmenþ of "fightfng crimê'r Ís exact]'y what
was desiÍgned Lo Prevernt "
offj.nerVe].ezrelate,ct'h'atheappeaJ.rrdhíssecond
Hie ei¡rad
evalualign and wae told th¿t hle 'tgurffnonseð h¡srÉ Low'rr
dat'ed Jâ'n"¡âr!' 20'
sergearit, Ar.,Jx,drw C't,u:¿rlnghrtm¡ o\¡çri'¡úec, ir.i.rn '¡ r;r.(llÏt';'
2003(U'?ivrhiche'etabli'sherl'ardeelaredconditj"on'tforhis
sêclor. fhs rilemg ot,ated, i:r pertir¡ent paÈ[r
of (3) bhrae
?"'¡'Qrc't'l l-, )rllrr el:'-rri]'J i'sa¡r¡e a- minlr'r''tur
'1 .
(3) ül:ree heizardr:us rnovj'ng
-parhíng
Crj.nrlns:t, îor:l:i: St¡m,ntånãàe,
ou*mor¡seE eåeh rnonth in
.ti"iåËiä"s,'ä*¿ tãi
order to mûçc seanciai¿E on .your guarLerly. eve.luation'
.,.ìay {eeul"t. lit a of Lhe
nafiürã-to-mesU UTIãse ularr*ärds íssüed at the endbelow
avèrô¿Ee l,enforma".iã-g"åi"iÈion
ycar,
.
clear l
(U-7)
fínds bhe abowe guoLed' Ienguage bo be
,j
pr*cin,.:t vau be.ing *rrf,pre.*d
Þ}:e guo.ta íri tlre tiuil
The .Þ.rbttrauor
gergÉÞ,1.nt1,;nnlngh'¡rr,t*st'.l.fj.erlt,h¿tuncer.the
Dnpartmen:,s procedure f or: evaluattqns, if ehe revJ.€wctr .e.g',
I.,leutenant or chlef) dísagrees wif,h Lhc evaluation of the rater
(e,,ü,, f!,*rgaan::) , Ehc;l' t'hnilþ or: r'stop. g'i$sblon and frlgk" ' He opined that eince
there is a LegaJ. etandard of ttrÊasonabÏe suepíclonrt for eboppi'ng
ancifriekrngrheoiilnot--ênLli.ogr'¡eunir:í:er¿Lfveforoffjeft:s
(TR a't l'5S-59) '
ec ect Þn )eoo Lhar:. 'rreAÊ(rnable sr-rspiclc:*' "
ic
fh.auçh there ,i.c sltþsr-antiâL appeal to this argumenÇ'
&ß
nevertheless is not wíL|.i¡r cl:¿ itrl:i['t'ôtÛr'5 .,ur:*'iir''¡;['r)r"r
I¡abs::iauSec':!cn1I9i-t''deal'sonlyr''Llht¡ehie'¡l4'rf'icket'guotä's'
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Agaln, tha evaluaElon oÍ, Ûfflcer velez anrply demonËtraues
htgh numlrer of felcny arrests, aE Velcz had' did not' cause
offleer
crpmmand{ng
}fe,¡;ino
to over],ook
ÈhÊ f¡'j'l'U're
to
meÊt
a
traffíc
tickct quotae.
If f,trsr¿ h,tJte alry doril:t whrlth*r ttre f¿'í-ì'r¡re brj¡ Insråt a
ernployee,
vehj.culê.r tj.cknl quofå hact Èho cffecl. of ponailzing an
and Lhe Arbi.cra[or hag no clc'ubt' Ô11ê neeú orrly lt¡ok to Inuerlm
pert'J'nent
order. 105, d.¿r'l'-rrd, ðuly 1'1 , l't95 i'"1-i3) 'u'i-rJ'c:h suÊ'ues' in
past;
îÛ
Al'i'.¡ CÜ¡'û{tlÌ\ärË
PoLrcE oFFrcER' g MoNTHL¡Y/QUARTERITY
plrnÉõñ¡,'a¡icn i¡*::nr{ iì.tln RnTrhrG 6Y[IT5M n"]\rÐ TflE
FiV¡U,UÀTIOI{
DEFARII@D¡T, g CçMprJf-fni nnn PERFORIVI¡L\çII
guuleãr,
L.
. , .An
imPortan; f Gature of t,hie new úorm is
or
6YSTEM
bhç
act: vê
Iø poinb sy êLem reguirce
po
ed. ru¡-rerv leor tr:' âêÊ i.gn o pa.'l- nf, value for
thæ d<¡si.gnal:
l. laa quarterl }t pe rfotîmanc e of the ¡pol1 ce otflcer
concerned mea eured aga ina b pre-ø u i,pul aLEd prêc¡nÇtr
ce off, cerE on ¡raEro
cor¡d:i"tio¡li¡ , . .
.
(
erryha ¡rig aci.dsdl
rr1HE rorAl FQINTS EAR}IEÞ BY
IMPoRT}\¡IT THAT
opprchi Fon Íl¡g ENT:rRF YEìAR' con.REr"tlr'n 1o TI{E
rd
ìioffinr-,¡, FVÀr,ItATroN" RÂ1'¡NG AsgrcNED To rIlE oFFrcEF"
Fcrr l.¡¡ttånce, a poli.cc offlc'cr whc¡ secelveg over the
trtã maxfnum number-of -points
.. '11
2,pofJlca Is
"ããrãilmatelv väã'
;ãã;;;-;T-thå
-p"¡.n.r,sl
lã,g', sixbv t60l to sixtv-ersh!
-ti.,?.
çrlalt,'-rl1' Ferfôrmance Rating
r.íilioli
gÌ'sr,s,în
iããf
noãt lükel',rr m¿rf I al annual
"orti,l
oerformance ¿eãtãnatlon of uExtre¡lely Compelcnt, " i'e',
ãï;;il;-';ã |,:ã-"i s.0 c¡1 uhe conBuuerrzcrd numerlcal
scale.
;1. iheref,ore, ;ln aerslgnj'tg g:l'r't'erlY.l?rJíntc dr'trfng l'he
""ã"pão.Í'àors
!11¿€,!i expect' t'o awofd any
v"*",
betwäén- lhq gum of the quarterl.y-poinbe
inconsistency
a pollce
t;-È;-;óiarråJãi ur,* end of, Ehe -vear fot f,'rvato'l l
dcs; j'sri;rl'ìq- -il !le- "
ðã t i **i ã.ã iú*"i'"r:ï"s
P:ÍR:SORÌ4?,NÇE .HVÀI¡tJlilION
S.r,¿elu,å8. j or*r:,:,á:egorry ã,.; th,e-
Fclnt.
polrer orr'ïctri.tnÉreär:vn spEcr'\l'rsr
Eo tt.e off'lcer
concerncd,
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4. lhe follow{ng chart fIlusÈrates Èhe " - äarr¡ed and
t"
cortre'arior, ¡.Ë'oiåui"îiåeäi-Àd;;1-Þoit Evaluatlonl
the aaeíEnmenr ;i*'Ëir"- ãt*,.ral-l'o''*rall
deslgrratÍon:
rorÄts
ÀìTI'TUAIJ POINTS
oP ilu'åRäËRLY- tERFoRI'tNücE- REvJ¡Iv's
O\¡:ERÀ¡Ï.¡ RATING
4ÀTNgÀfJ EVAIJUATION
48-54
40'47
Below 40
5
4
3
55- 59
5.0
5.4
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4
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4.O
5 TO
'l
0
2.5 and Below
Frompoint'numberl'quot'cdabove'ft'isclearthatt'he
raflng syetem to
Þepartment inLen'detl to uEe its numerlcal
"ttrenglateint'oCaree¡PathProgrampointe""rrtheetrl'ct'
adhereneetoEt¡ef;j.ckctquotasEhereforehaearesídualefÍecton
anempl.oyse'Foverall¡:erf,c::rnanceava]'r¡aEtonwhich'iÞtuf,n'
Írn¡ractedtrreeimployeÊlgetaftd!.ngwheng/hovyascongidered]Eora
detall or a e¡leeial"
assigmmenE '
Marino
To counË'er Èhl's evldence' Deput'y Chief
ãalÇgoricallydcnlgdtha|heeva].ua¡edpoll'ceofËícersgolelyon
r¡'het,hertherymrlhehequotas'Hetcstified'th'â!'t'herewere
crfflcä¡swhodidncÈmee!|*heçrnrasandwhogufferednoadverge
perFonnelactùong.(TRat319,363).Hea].aoteetifledLotwc¡
pollcecffÍcerstP.:'tcnaand.March)whc¡did.fioEneet,lhequ'Úcagfor
Augu.øtthrough'Dacernbe'r'Yel'lheywereneiLhcrtran'eferrednor
reaaeigned,Bycon!raet,,Po]"iceofflcerMartJ.nPaolinol,sgued
Msrch j'l't¡''rLain Períods' and he
more gulnmonges Èitlln Ru6eo ai:å
tlreEe examples and
tranpferred' (TR at 3L9-22¡ c'7) ' From
was
c.bhe:rslt,!r*Employer.argiunstrhacj'csperaonneldecisiongareno!
'baserJ Ê.påe-}:y ori BTte l--icke! g'iotas '
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ThEArbitratorftndet,hat,whilePo]iceofficergMarch
andRì¡sðolnay¡roLh¿,ytlbeerlBena!"izadforfailingEowrftegnough
a vlolaLion of
--j.cket,sj, J?¡:¡Ji¿:tl Of f tcnr VeIee waa' Rccordlngly'
to Of,flcer VeLez'
hae been pf,oven' at l'eaat aõ
I,abor l¡aw $215-a
Havlngfoundavlolationofl¡abcrrl,aws2l5.altlhe
reme'Jy' Firet' S2t5-a
årbiEraEor nqw turne tq the appropriate
Bp€åkBtothamattcrofremedy'rÈÐtat'eÉ'Ínpert'inentPart:
perralj'zed
nny empLÔ]/ee so transferred nr oLherwise
asolsned posft'fon
stra.t-I be :rcsr.c,ro,,"'Ëä't;;-;;óio"ulv
oiempioymenL"¡raã[airuä'"o*pn"oåte¿¡ir¡teemployer
f,oranylocso"**ãËããrialngãu{ofguchtrangfgrçr
-tËiË lr à"i pett"l"ty {rnposed
other penalty' "t'å'!ñ'*ii-h;;Ëãucn" eäproyerà shal"l csasc
restoräd; provld*á'
l'f hip cnf¡1',1-r1¿:lt'
to be qucrlifieA rå'påïgå*t cft,= a'iiäs
heeha]:lnobbe"'ltÏËrãáLoguchresbcraticn..'.
A5índlcabedahove,theRrbitratorierrotipersuaclnd
tha.tanyottheemployeesmêr¡tlonedinth.lsproceedingwhowgtre
f.ransferre¡dorrcaseígnedhadthíEactl.onimposedso]-elvbecauøg
n¡ehicle anrâ r:-raff Lc quobac' The
orr t¡aÍr iaillire f,o nee: tho
Lr¿r¡Efe5red 0r
Arþfrrator iE persuacied. tl¡ar tlre enrpioyeeê
reaeaignedaleohadfawarresLgandhadot,herperf,orrnance
prob],emsunrelaL*d,cothelrf,ai}ure!owriteacieçratcnumberEof
guoted above' I¡abor I''aw
vehicular bicketg or eummons€s' Aa
S2]'5.aprovldeefortheregtoraElon[oapriorposlt.Íonf,oran
affected
transfertred' and also provldes for
employce lmproperLy
employeeËrÈobemaciewht¡ic'fheArbitragcrdcsenoEfi¡rdthal:
is ent'{tLal eo such a remedy'
any ernployÊe l'n this ¡lroceecling
sincenoemployee14tasímproperlylransf,erredorreaÍ¡sígned.
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La.¡bor J,åw $215-s ma.kcs ic i"Llegal l:c
c'o
ãn tnpì
.,, tn,gnr¡- p.Ehgä-glå,'a:r-.i: Þsnibl;L?g-elnp ioTee'¡'"re' ¿s lerdhis
tr;
heo faj
5ur;I;
ernprËñäñE'-ffit' iiec¿iut*-' or" sur"r0¡nB'åç igr¡ued wí?hin a
fÎBet a gtr('Lä ' " , O1 ;lcket:*:Eo:; rraf f Íc: r,iol,åt j.onc
sp*"j.i¡.ðä- ;;;,.i; ã",,i- " tmç
rñ"rüãInã [,*r.tc.ir,g¡ erendtns o]i r¡¡r.rp¡rinE.
As tndlcated hereín, the Arbitrat'or is persuaded t'hat by narking
('¡eliicr'¡'!ar
an enployee illown In ¡ree'formânçÈ ar'f,4 nutr'L'er 5
offenees¡'acr:ldents)a¡rdt:hçrlÊJÉ(:{:yingirc}ravi'cra-ldimensj'ons18
(probl-em recogn.tf,lon) and_ 25 (drive/fnit,iatLve) tro che fallure Eo
wrltsa sufflclenb traffíc lc.ckete, Ehe cit,y hes penaltzed an
Qüployee ln vfolat¡{C?u r¡f, the sÈaEute. Fhe record is abundartuS'y'
ci.ear ihab Lhe pcrf,osmanse evaluatj.ons are critícal factors ln
consl<1t:r.r:Í:rlg an ern¡:ioy'ee fr¡r a decail or ape cial eesígr¡menu '
è"ncordlng.Ly, an employee euffers a penalEy rvhich follOWs lhe
offíce"r v¡b.en the ¡lerfÖlî¡lgnçe evaluatlon fs prêdlcaleo u¡ron tha
iailure
Eo meet a vchfcuiar t'ícket guoEa
,l,he Union iras raquestëd a nutnl¡er
of remetiiea in t'hi's
n.äsê. The Un:Lc,¡r firsg arslcs lhe Àrbitrahclr to rjl¡recE that Ehe
cfty ccase and d,eciet from enforcing a crafgíc eummons quota fn
bhe "sth Frecincc. Thc Arbj.t.ratcr herelay Erañr's chal remedy'
I¿aborf¡aw5215-acleårlyetatest,hatieleagainoLthepu.bl.ir:
pollc:r ol t,tle gtate of Nev¡ Yc)rk f,c¡r an employer ¡o estabflgþ ¡¡Irrl
thereaft,er meLnteln a guota po1Ècy fQr t,raff ic vipl"aElons
has do¡¡e
ln,..rlrrCi,ng parking¡, Elbanding €r st'oppi'nç¡' fhe Employer
deslst
eo Tn violat,lon of s215-â. Accorclingly, iL mrrst cÊäse and
fro¡r vj-ola[íng Labor l¡aw $21'5-a by rnaintaininl¡ a guota for
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or stoppj'ng'
yehicular víoLaLior:Ë, lncLuçijng ¡rerking' et'rnCting
Cíty be directed tc
The Unfon next aske that t'he
fngt,rucLlt,eeupcrn,l.eingofficÊrsabouLtheetaluto¡TprohibltÍorl
of,ÈrafËicg¡uninonequotas.ThaArbitraEordec}fnes!odoEc.
t'he eì€Fs it musE take f,o
rhe¡ tllç"¿ wåIl d.ebçsrmjne fcr lÈs+1f
ÇomplywlththeAwardhereinandtoavoidf,uturevl.olatÍoneof
rrabol
L¡aw
S2L5'a'
aL1 negat'fve
the Unton aleo ashp hhe Çiey t'o ËxpurrEe
perf,crma¡çggrrâluatíon¡frompoliceofffcere,peroorutrelfiles
Ehe t'raffic summons quot'e' The
baeed on thelr faJ'}r:ra to meet
remedy falle bo narrowly
Ar'oltraEOr finúe trhat thls requasEed
correcEUlicviolat':lo¡¡for¡ndhereln'lhatí9'ift'heentlre
performancsevalua'liont'¡€rêexpungecl'tft*t'pobenE'ially
complLmentarylnforma¿ionotherwùseeontsaincdintheevaluation
fiLe' thus ca!ì'sùng a eecond
woulC. þe I'oçf' f,rom the ernployaa'g
Inetead' thc ArbitraLor
harm ç,Ð âi employee aLreedy aggrieved'
ín tbe 75bh Precfnet' who feel
wLLi dlrect uhac a.rr r.¡¡i.t employeeg
because of the Empl.oyer, s
Ehey have been unfalrly evaluated
apFlicaticnofLher'ehÍcu],arÈlcket.quÔtaeha]'].haveapèrlodof
ninûEy(90)d.zt1rçf,;rclnËheclat,:oftkrieAwerdwlthinwhl¿hL,o
cc|nu,ðcttheErnployefandÍndùcat,echaütheywíah!ohavetheir
evaluatior,sreggoredtyibhouLreforenqeUothetíckeLguoBaso:r
anyqätegorferwhoeemarkswgreloweredbecauseofLheL:l"cket
and 25) '
qttofael (e,g', beha'¡ioral dímensions Xg
be direcbed to
The Unùo:r had aslced Ehat the Clby
against police offícer* baeed
rêverBe any other penalE'ies ímposed
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affected
and restore
on negaElve perf,ol:Í(ânce evaluaEione
asslgnment'e' Íhe
lf d'csiradr Þo theif prewiouc
offtcers,
be ao affec!'ed'
thaf'no empLoyecs were proven Ea
ArblErator find¡
declínee !o award Èb'eea remediee'
Iccord.ing.Ly, tl¡e 'a'r'ÞJ'trator
Slmi]"arly,EheÀrbiBratordoeenotfåndthatanypoliccofficers
af a vlolation of I¡ab.r
hawe lc,st, wagês as a result
$rere ¡hown to
dl'fferential hours were
since no trânçfers from shift
L,aw S?15-a,
f,ourrdt'obce¡¡ugedbyvioS.atlonsoftheet,abute.Acgordlngly,no
on lhe f acts of Lhis cactr ' Thc
rerned'y is appropriate
mone'BarT
lhe unlon
for a f¡oÈ.fcÇ poÉÈlng arso i¡ denled'
union,Ë rêqsrest
ísf,ree!ocommunicat'etheregultgoflhiEproceedingtot'heunft
mat'l:er '
members' as it woul-d any ot'her
amended
FinalLy'ít'shouLdbenoÈedEþaLt'abortrav''S?15-avras
whare Ehe statute at issue
cff,ecüive Beptenber 1' 2005'
tnt,hisprocêed.lngcovered,lt'raf,ficvíolationeF"þdå*parklng,
eÈandt.ngorst'oppíng,lttheebauut,ecff,ectivesepEemberL2t2005
nc¡wdefj.negaquotaaÉrr¿gp¿ç'íflcnurnbetoftÍcketsf,or
other- than parking'
lseued for Eraffíc violations
sulnmonseg
(emphasis added) ' Àccordingl-y' afËer
stoppíng"""
sÈandtng or
SeptarnberL,20oS,aguotaf,or'lmoa/erÉrllsbh€on}yprohibft,ed
number 5 (vehicul"ar
cat,egory. Slnce Performance Area
off,enges/accidents)lncludeebot,h,rA¡l(parìcing)and''B''(movers)
ËufnTnonse6/Ehisporcj.anoftheperformanc'ûevaluationwÍlimeritr
lt,abor f'aw $2i5-a"
great scrutirry for purFoses of
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The New York Ctty Poiice
accordanee rriÈh. the Opi'nlon Lrereln'
ÐepartmeneviolaËedNewYorkStabel,aborl¡awsect.iorr215-aby
quota f,cr traffi'c
eetablLshfng and ¡nafntatning a summons
violablonåinthclTSt,hPrecj.nctendbypelrrallzi:tgoffJ.eersfo::
violatíone'
failing to meer tlic staÈed number of traffic
rhe C:-ta:h*LLSEgå3
incJ-udlng parkÍng, srandlng and sr:opping'
The city
r'i':Iî!.fff'
end deeist fronr rnainiaininE e '¡ehir:,.r:1a5
evaluabíon of any
shall, upo!1 ¡çqueaÈ, revÍEe the performance
of ¿ ¡¿lJr:rþ !o meet I'he
em;.rl.o1,n,r" v¿hose marhe were refle':t'1l¡c
lllegaltickeEquota'Empl.oyêggtnLhe?st,hPrecinchsha].j.havc
Award withj'n
nÍnety calcnd,ar (90) daye from the d'atre of Ehfs
whj.chtoconlacttheEmpJ.oyerandexpreeeadeslretohavet'helr
performance evah¡atlon(s) rsviewed and revised'
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