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- Print number 1577a
- Amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
- Referred to civil service and pensions
- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Relates to authorizing the city of Syracuse to offer an optional retirement plan to police officer Thomas R. Nicolini
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Employees · Sponsor Albert A. Stirpe
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Title of bill
An act to authorize the city of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to police officer Thomas R. Nicolini
Purpose
This bill would authorize the City of Syracuse to offer an optional retirement plan to police officer Thomas R. Nicolini.
Summary of provisions
Sections 1 - Authorizes the City of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga to make participation in the optional twenty year retirement plan, established pursuant to section 384-d of the retirement and social security law, to Thomas R. Nicolini, a police officer employed by the City of Syracuse with a start date of July 23, 1999, who, for not ascribable to his own negligence failed to make a timely application to participate in such optional twenty year retirement plan. The city of Syracuse may so elect by filing with the state comptroller, on or before December 31, 2016 a resolution of its town board. Such police officer may elect to be covered by the provisions of section 384-d by filing a request to that effect with the state comptroller on or before June 30, 2017.
Section 2 - All past costs associated with implementing the provisions of this act shall be borne by the city of Syracuse.
Section 3 - Effective date
Justification
Officer Thomas R. Nicolini was inadvertently denied access to this 20 year retirement benefit plan after he was hired by the City of Syracuse and this legislation would remedy this.
Fiscal implications
Pursuant to the fiscal note referenced in subject legislation there will be an increase of approximately $9,700 annually and an immediate past service cost of approximately $303,000.
Legislative history
New bill
Fiscal implications
See fiscal note.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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