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Home My WebLink AboutTOR RES 780 Office of the Town Clerk Diane M. lYilhelm, Town Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer October 4, 2012 Suffolk County Planning Department LJ. State Park Commission Town of Southold Town of Southampton Town of Brookhaven ENCLOSED HEREWITH please find the following resolution which was adopted by the Riverhead Town Board at a Regular Town Board meeting on October 2, 2012 Resolution #780- AUTHORIZES TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH AND POST A PUBLIC NOTICE TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND CHAPTER 37 ENTITLED "RETIREMENT" OF THE RIVERHEAD TOWN CODE (Article III) If you have any questions, please call Carol Del Vecchio at 631-727-3200, Ext 262, or Diane Wilhelm at Ext. 260 Sincerely, Diane M. Wilhelm 200 Howell Avenue ~ Riverhead, New York 11901~ (631)727-3200 Ext. 260 - Fax (631)208-4034 Office of the Town Clerk Diane M. Wilhelm, Town Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer October 4, 2012 We would appreciate your signing this letter acknowledging receipt of the Resolution and returning it to the Office of the Riverhead Town Clerk. (Resolution# 780) from Town Board Meeting 10.2.12) Sincerely, Diane M. Wilhelm Town Clerk Signature: ~Z ...'/~- date: ID DW:cd 200 Howell Avenue - Riverhead, New York 1190t- (631)727-3200 Ext, 260 ~ Fax (631)208-4034 10,0212 ADOPTED 120780 TOWN OF RIVERHEAD Resolution # 780 AUTHORIZES TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH AND POST A PUBLIC NOTICE TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND CHAPTER 37 ENTITLED "RETIREMENT" OF THE RIVERHEAD TOWN CODE (Article III) Councilwoman Gi,qlio offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilman Wooten RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk be and is hereby authorized to publish the attached public notice once in the October 11, 2012, issue of the News-Review, the newspaper hereby designated as the official newspaper for this purpose, and also to cause a copy of the proposed local law amending Chapter 37 entitled "Retirement" of the Riverhead Town Code to be posted on the sign board of the Town; and be it further RESOLVED, that all Town Hall Departments may review and obtain a copy of this resolution from the electronic storage device and, if needed, a certified copy of same may be obtained from the Office of the Town Clerk, THE VOTE Giglio ~]Yes [~]No Gabrielsen [~]Yes E~]No Wooten [~Yes r-]No Dunleavy ABSENT Walter []Yes []No The Resolution Was [] Thereupon Duly Declared Adopted Z:McCormick~RESOLUTIONS\10-16-12 Setting Public Hearing to Amend Chap.37-Retirement Article PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF RIVERHEAD PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held before the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead, at Riverhead Town Hall, 200 Howell Avenue, Riverhead, New York, on the 16th day of October, 2012 at 7:10 o'clock p.m. to consider a local law amending Chapter 37 entitled "Retirement" of the Riverhead Town Code as follows: CHAPTER 37 ARTICLE III EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR FOR ELIGIBLE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, INC. Section 37-12 Legislative Intent and Findings: The Town of Riverhead is pleased to offer an early retirement incentive program ("ERIP") in order to bridge budget deficits. This plan is strictly voluntary, and is desiqned to support positive employee morale by reducing or eliminatinq the need for involuntary lay-offs. This ERIP is the result of a cooperative effort between the Town and the Civil Service Employees' Association, Inc., Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Riverhead Unit of the Suffolk Local #852 ("the CSEA"). Section 37-13 The Eti,qibility Group: The eliqibilitv group is the set of individuals who will be offered the opportunity to participate in the ERIP. Section 37-14 Eligibility Requirements: A. Full-time CSEA bargaining unit members who: (i) have at least 20 years of credited service in the New York State Employees Retirement System (the NYSERS") as of November 30, 2012; (ii) are eligible for and actually, retire and vest into the NYSERS on or before December 271 2012; (iii) are at least 55 years of age at the time they retire into the NYSERS; (iv) are employed by'the Town on the day before the effective date of their retirement; (v) are not resigning for purposes of retirement pursuant to any prior Stipulation of Agreement with the Town or any State-offered Z:McCormick\RES OI.,UTIONS\I 0-16-12 Setting Public Hearing to Amend Chap.37-Retirement Article m retirement or separation incentive or similar program; and (vi) are one of the employees to fully comply with all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Incentive. Those employees shall be eligible to participate in this Incentive and shall be referred to as an "Eliqible Employee." The Eligible Employee must deliver to the Supervisor, by no later than November 30, 2012, an unaltered irrevocable letter of resiqnation for retirement purposes in the form attached to the Town Incentive-related documents prepared by the Town, referencing that resignation is to be effective on or before December 27, 2012. In order for this incentive to be activated, a minimum number of unit members, to be determined by the Town in its sole discretion on or about November 30, 2012, must opt for the incentive. In the event the incentive is not activated, any resignation letter tendered by an employee will be deemed null and void, and the Eligible Employee may continue working in the Town. The employee may also elect to resign his/her position for retirement purposes, but will not receive the Incentive. This Incentive is effective solely for the 2012 calendar year. The Eligible Employee must, at the time of submitting the unaltered irrevocable letter of resiqnation for retirement purposes referenced in Section 37-14 (B) above, execute the unaltered Waiver and General Release of Claims form attached to the retirement incentive-related documentation prepared by the Town, An Eligible Employee shall forfeit eligibility for this Incentive if he/she opts for any retirement or separation incentive offered pursuant to New York State law during the 2012 calendar year, Additional eligibility requirements are set forth elsewhere in this Agreement. Section 37-15 BENEFIT: A. Fully paid health insurance premiums by the Town for a period of 48 months following an Eligible Employee's resignation for all Eliqible Employees who are enrolled in a family health insurance plan at the time of their retirement and who remain enrolled in a family health insurance plan for this 48 month period. In the event an Eliqible employee dies during this 48 month period, the Town shall pay 75% of the cost of health Z:McCormick\RESOLUTIONS\10-16-12 Setting Public Hearing to Amend Chap.37-Retirement Article Ili insurance for the deceased Eligible Employee's dependents, at the time of death, for the remaining months of this 48 month period of time, in accordance with applicable provisions of the New York State Health Insurance Program and applicable law. After the first 48 months, the Town's contribution of health insurance premiums shall be as per Article X(1 )(C) of the parties' collective bargaining agreement. -er- A lump sum payment of $400 per month, payable in quarterly installments, for a period of 48 months following an Eligible Employee's retirement for all Eligible Employees who are enrolled in an individual health insurance plan at the time of their retirement, for which the Town contributes 100% of the premium cost, and who remain enrolled in an individual health insurance plan for this 48 month period. In the event an employee dies during this 48 month period, the Town shall continue to make these payments to the employee's estate for the remaining months of the 48 month period of time. Eligible Employees shall remain eligible for all payments for unused accumulated leave time pursuant to the parties' collective bargaining agreement. Payment will be made within 30 days following the Eligible Employee's retirement date, as determined by the NYSERS, for all time which does not exceed an amount of paid time which equates to the value of the full time weeks (to be determined by the Eliqible Employee's regular work week as of the date of retirement) remaining in the calendar year followin,q the Eligible Employee's retirement. Payments for leave which exceeds the value of full weeks remaining in the calendar year will be paid in January 2013~ D. INAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER CONTRACTUAL INCENTIVES: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the collective barqaining agreement(s) between the Town and the CSEA, any Eligible Employee who opts for this Incentive shall be deemed ineliqibte for any resignation or retirement incentive provided for in that collective bargaining agreement. E, RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL: The terms and conditions of this Incentive are subiect to ratification and approval by the Town Board on October 16, 2012. Z::McCormickhUdESOLUTIONS\10-16- 12 Setting Public Heating to Amend Chap,37-Retirement Article Ill F, INVALIDITY OR ILLEGALITY: If any provision of this Incentive is deemed to be invalid by any court, administrative agency or other neutral of competent iurisdiction, then this entire Incentive shall be deemed null and void from its inception. Underline represents addition(s) Dated: Riverhead, NewYork October 2, 2012 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF RIVERHEAD DIANE M. WILHELM, TOWN CLERK Z:McCormick\RESOLU~ONS\I 0-16-12 Setting Public Hearing to Amend Chap.37-Retirement Article IL!