RESOLUTION NO. 216
AMENDING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ALBANY COUNTY EMPLOYEES REGARDING HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR RETIREES
Introduced: 4/8/24
By Mayo:
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 136-b for 1999, this Honorable Body adopted employee rules and regulations which are applicable to all non-union employees of Albany County, and
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 217 for 2019, this Honorable Body amended these rules to reflect that employees hired after the adoption of these rules were eligible for health insurance benefits for retirees after fifteen (15) years of qualifying County service that is continuous and uninterrupted, and
WHEREAS, It is the view of this Honorable Body that fifteen (15) years of service to Albany County is sufficient to vest employees with health insurance benefits in retirement, and that the additional requirement of continuous and uninterrupted service is no longer consistent with the changing labor markets of Albany County, and
WHEREAS, This change in vesting for health insurance will allow Albany County to remain competitive and recruit more seasoned professionals to return to County service, benefiting numerous departments and the individuals they serve, and
WHEREAS, The Albany County Legislature intends this policy be modified to allow for total aggregate years of service rather than continuous and uninterrupted years of service to control eligibility for health insurance benefits and to apply to all current and former employees of Albany County who have not yet retired [from] with the New York State and Local Retirement System (hereinafter NYSLRS), and
WHEREAS, In addition, this Honorable Body finds and determines that prior public service in other municipalities or with the State of New York should also be considered and recognized when calculating eligibility to vest in health insurance benefits in retirement from Albany County, and
WHEREAS, So long as an employee of Alba...
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