Bill > A06274

This bill authorizes Monroe County to offer a special retirement plan option to Gregory M. Prokop, a deputy sheriff/investigator who has been employed by the county since October 8, 1991. Specifically, the bill allows Prokop to participate in an optional twenty-year retirement plan under sections 552 and 553 of the Retirement and Social Security Law, despite previously missing the initial opportunity to do so. The county can elect to make this plan available by filing a resolution with the state comptroller within 180 days of the bill becoming law, certifying that Prokop did not intentionally miss the original enrollment period. Prokop will have one year from the bill's effective date to file an election to be covered under the twenty-year plan, with service retroactively credited from his start date. All associated past service costs, estimated at approximately $141,000, will be borne by Monroe County and can be amortized over a five-year period. The bill is expected to increase the county's annual retirement contributions by about $13,000 starting in the fiscal year ending March 2026, with costs varying based on future salary changes. The legislation takes effect immediately and is specifically tailored to provide Prokop with a retirement plan option he previously missed.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6274