Section 208-G. Community activity by members of a police force  


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      provisions of  any  general,  special  or  local  law  or  any  rule  or
      regulation  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding,  including  any  rule or
      regulation of any police department or commissioner or head thereof, any
      member of a police force of  a  municipal  corporation,  including,  the
      definition of municipal corporation in this chapter notwithstanding, the
      city of New York, may accept any additional place or position in another
      adjacent  or  nearby  municipal  corporation,  including the city of New
      York, provided that such additional place  or  position  is  limited  to
      volunteer  work  as  a  member  or  volunteer in, of, or for a community
      board, not-for-profit corporation, volunteer fire department,  or  other
      similar  community-oriented  entity,  so long as any such activity shall
      occur outside his or her regular hours of duty for not exceeding  twenty
      hours  a  week  and  provided that such extra work does not interfere or
      conflict with his or her regular duties as a member of the force or  his
      or  her  availability  for emergency duty nor affect his or her physical
      condition  to  the  extent  that  it  impairs  his  or  her  ability  to
      efficiently  perform  such duties, and further provided that the type of
      activity shall first be approved by the appropriate police department or
      police commissioner.