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Relates to the right of Ontario county to opt out of certain provisions of the retirement system
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Employees · Sponsor Brian Kolb
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BILL NUMBER:S5681
Title of bill
An act relating to the right of Ontario county to opt out of certain provisions of the retirement system
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill allows Ontario County to opt-out of providing an optional retirement benefit that currently none of its employees are eligible to receive, resulting in savings for the County.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1: Allows the County of Ontario, by resolution of its Board of Supervisors, to opt-out of providing service credit for accrued sick leave for employees hired on or after the effective date of this act.
Section 2: Provides the effective date.
Justification
By adopting Resolution 369 of 1970, the Ontario County Board of Supervisors elected to offer service credit in the New York State and Local Employees Retirement for accrued and unused sick leave pursuant to Subdivision J of Section 41 of the Retirement and Social Security Law. However, in 1977 the County ended the accrual of sick leave from that time forward. Currently, there are no employees in Ontario County that have accrued sick leave, or that have the ability to accrue sick leave going forward. Adopting Resolution 369 of 1970 and subsequently eliminating sick leave accruals has put the County in a situation in which it is paying for a retirement benefit that none of its employees have the ability to receive.
On May 31, 2013, the Ontario County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution NO. 325-2013 requesting that legislation be enacted by the New York State Legislature to conclude Ontario County's coverage under Retirement and Social Security Law Section 41(j). This legislation allows Ontario County to opt-out of Section 41(j). This would provide savings to the County, without affecting pension benefits for its employees, by ending its obligation to pay for a benefit it no longer offers.
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Fiscal implications for state and local governments
This bill will result in a 0.2 percent decrease in the annual contribution rate of Ontario County for new employees for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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