Case Name: In the Matter of the Arbitration between Dutchess County Chapter, Civil Service Employees Association, Inc., Respondent, and Dutchess County et al., Appellants
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1981-07-07
Citations: 54 N.Y.2d 738
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Arbitration between Dutchess County Chapter, Civil Service Employees Association, Inc., Respondent, and Dutchess County et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 54
Pages: 738–740

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Arbitration between Dutchess County Chapter, Civil Service Employees Association, Inc., Respondent, and Dutchess County et al., Appellants.
Decided July 7, 1981
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Stephen J. Wing, County Attorney (Ian G. MacDonald of counsel), for appellants.
Michael J. Smith and Thomas D. Mahar, Jr., for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
On summary consideration, order affirmed, with costs. Public policy does not preclude a Sheriff from agreeing to submit for resolution by arbitration questions as to whether assignments to a Deputy Sheriff violate provisions of their collective bargaining agreement concerning out-of-title work assignments. That being so the award of the arbitrator, involving an interpretation of a job description and not the creation or classification of a new position, does not offend public policy. In addition, we cannot say as a matter of law that the award is so irrational as to warrant vacatur.
Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer.