An arbitrator overstepped his authority when he held that a sheriff’s department sergeant was wrongly fired for an aggravated drunken driving arrest, an appeals court ruled.

The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, panel said the arbitrator “clearly exceeded” the powers granted to him while conducting disciplinary proceedings under terms of a contract between Monroe County and the Monroe County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association.

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