RESOLUTION NO. 448
AMENDING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ALBANY COUNTY EMPLOYEES REGARDING HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR RETIREES TO ALLOW FOR UTILIZATION OF QUALIFYING YEARS OF VETERAN SERVICE TO APPLY TO THE QUALIFYING YEARS NECESSARY TO BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS
Introduced: 11/08/2021
By Messrs. A. Joyce, Feeney, Bruschi, Ms. Chapman, Messrs. Domalewicz, Miller, Simpson, Grimm, Ms. Lockart, Messrs. Beston, Clay, Cleary, Commisso, Ms. Cunningham, Messrs. Ethier, Fein, Kuhn, Ms. Lekakis, Mr. Mayo, Ms. Plotsky, Messrs. Reidy, Reinhardt, Ricard, Touchette and Ward:
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 136-b for 1999, this Honorable Body adopted employee rules and regulations which are applicable to certain employees of Albany County, and
WHEREAS, Employees hired prior to the adoption of these rules were previously eligible for health insurance benefits as retirees after ten (10) years of qualifying County service, and those employees hired after the adoption of these rules were eligible for health insurance benefits as retirees after twenty (20) years of qualifying County service, and
WHEREAS, By Resolution 217 for 2019, this Honorable Body adopted amendments to the aforementioned employee rules and regulations which instituted a threshold of fifteen (15) years of qualifying service before certain Albany County employees become eligible for health insurance benefits at their retirement from County service, and
WHEREAS, This Honorable Body recognizes that progressive amendments to the employee rules and regulations are necessary to keep the Albany County at a competitive advantage and attract the most qualified segments of the workforce who, in turn, will provide the highest levels of services to our residents, and
WHEREAS, this Honorable Body recognizes that it has a moral duty to ensure that the sacrifices made by veterans within our workforce are recognized and compensated through the development of favorable additional benefits in re...
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