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S3586Senate2013-2014 SessionSame asA4930

Makes president of COBA a member of the board of trustees of the NYCERS

Sponsor Martin J. GoldenSD-22Affects Local Government
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In Senate Committee
Cities
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Pending
Passage
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Martin J. Golden

Senator · Senate District 22

Chair, Civil Service And Pensions

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History

  1. Referred to cities
  2. Committed to rules
  3. Advanced to third reading
  4. 2nd report cal.
  5. 1st report cal.691
  6. Referred to cities

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A4930Assembly

Makes president of COBA a member of the board of trustees of the NYCERS

In Assembly Committee · Governmental Employees · Sponsor Peter Abbate

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S3586

Title of bill

An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the composition of the board of trustees of the New York city employees' retirement system

Purpose

The purpose of this bill is to make the president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association ("COBA") a voting member of the Board of Trustees of the New York City Employees' Retirement System ("NYCERS").

Summary of provisions

Paragraph 5 of subdivision b of section 13-103 of the administrative code is amended to expand the membership of the NYCERS Board to include a fourth employee representative.

Existing law

Under current law, only three employee representative serve on the NYCERS Board, each of whom casts one vote.

Justification

Correction Officers are uniformed employees. They are also the largest group of uniformed employees in NYCERS. The three unions currently represented in the Board cover non-uniformed employees. Given that by definition, the concerns of uniformed employees differ from those of non-uniformed employees, the interest of members of COBA would be better served if there were to be a representative of uniformed employees on the Board.

At present, the three unions represented on the NYCERS Board are DC 37, the TWO and Teamsters Local 237. If this bill were to be enacted, COBA would be represented on the Board as well.

Legislative history

S.4256 of 2012 - Referred to Civil Service and Pensions both years A.6921 of 2012 - Referred to Governmental Employees

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

This bill shall take effect immediately.

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