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Rules Committee backs home‑rule request for death benefits for Orange County corrections staff

3783287 · May 22, 2025
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County sheriff and corrections union leaders asked the legislature to send a home‑rule request to Albany supporting bills that would provide death benefits for corrections personnel; committee approved the request.

The Rules Committee approved a request that the Orange County Legislature send a home‑rule message to the New York State Legislature supporting bills that would provide death benefits to current and retired corrections personnel employed by the county.

Sheriff Paul Arteta and Under Sheriff Evelyn Mallard presented the request alongside representatives from the Corrections Officers' Benevolent Association.…

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