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- Referred to civil service and pensions
- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Title of bill
An act in relation to providing a waiver of retiree earnings limitations for any person age sixty-eight or older in a calendar year who retired on or before November 9, 1994 who is or who becomes employed in the office of the public advocate of the city of New York and who is otherwise entitled to receive pension benefits from the New York city police pension fund subchapter 2
Purpose/summary of provisions
Notwithstanding the provision of section 212 of the retirement and social security law which provides that there shall be no earning limitations under the provisions of such section on or after the calendar year in which any retired person attains age seventy, in the case of any person who retired from service from the New York city police pension fund, subchapter two on or before November 9, 1994, and who elects the benefits of such section 212 based upon his or her employment in the office of the public advocate of the city of New York, there shall be no earning limitations in such employment under the provisions of such section 212 on or after the calendar year in which such retired person attains age sixty-eight, or calendar year 2002, whichever is later.
Justification
The New York City Public Advocate is one of three citywide elected officials. Under the New York City Charter, the Public Advocate plays a number of roles, including those of ombudsman, presiding officer of the City Council, and monitor of Charter compliance issues. As ombudsman, the Public Advocate must process and respond to individual grievances, as well as identify and investigate recurring or citywide problems. This latter function may involve monitoring the operation of the public and service complaint programs of city agencies. As the official responsible for ensuring that City government comply with the provisions of the 1989 City Charter, the Public Advocate must investigate violation of the Charter, and issue reports on the progress of implementation. Finally, as presiding officer of the City Council, the Public Advocate can play an active role in introducing and sponsoring legislation. In performance of these duties, the Public Advocate will periodically conduct confidential investigations, hold public hearings, and generate studies and reports on systemic problems. Of critical importance to the effectiveness of the Office of the Public Advocate is the selection of his/her Chief of Staff. However, there has been difficulty at times in obtaining a qualified candidate without an eligibility conflict related to pension issues. A waiver of Section 211 of the New York Retirement and Social Security Law would be required in order for a Chief of Staff to collect a salary without pension allowance being diminished. This legislation seeks that remedy.
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to apply as provided in, and subject to the terms and conditions of, section one of this act.
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