Bill > A06303

This bill authorizes Suffolk County and the Village of Nissequogue to offer a special 20-year retirement option to Bridget Topping, a police officer who is employed full-time by the county and part-time by the village. The bill allows these municipalities to make an exception to standard retirement rules, enabling Topping to participate in an optional retirement plan under section 384-d of the Retirement and Social Security Law, despite missing the original application deadline. To do this, the county and village must file separate resolutions with the state comptroller within nine months of the act's effective date, certifying that Topping's missed deadline was not due to her own negligence. Topping will then have one year from the act's effective date to file a request to be covered under this retirement plan. The bill also stipulates that Suffolk County will bear all past service costs associated with implementing this provision, which are estimated at approximately $726,000 and can be amortized over a 10-year period. The fiscal note indicates that this will result in increased annual contributions for both the county and village, with the county's first-year cost including interest estimated at $92,700.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6303