Montgomery County Seal!RESOLUTION NO. 171 of 2024
DATED: June 25, 2024
     

RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RETIREMENT DAYS CREDITED MONTHLY FOR PART-TIME AND FULL-TIME ELECTED OFFICIALS AND APPOINTED OFFICALS (PERSONNEL)


Resolution by Legislator:   Kelly
Seconded by: Pepe

WHEREAS, Regulation Number 315.4 of the New York Office of the State Comptroller became effective on August 12, 2009. This regulation more clearly defines the process of reporting elected and appointed officials and adds additional requirements for both employers and officials, and

WHEREAS, this Board pursuant to Resolution No. 140 of July 28, 2015 established the Standard Work Day and Time reporting for full time and part-time elected and appointed officials, and

WHEREAS, such standards are needed to set forth the average number of full-time equivalent (FTE) days worked by such employees, and

WHERAS, the Personnel Officer has surveyed elected and appointed official and has conducted the necessary research based on the 3 month calendars submitted, and

WHEREAS, such standards are needed to set forth the average number of full-time equivalent (FTE) days worked by such employees, and

RESOLVED, that the standard work week for a full-time elected or appointed official is, at minimum, one- half of a standard 35-hour work week, and

FURTHER RESOLVED, that said days credited as noted is listed on a monthly basis, and

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the standard workday for the full-time elected and appointed positions hereby are established at 7 hours per day, and

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the standard workday for the part-time elected and appointed positions hereby are established at 6 hours per day, and

FURTHER RESOLVED, the Montgomery County Legislature does hereby adopt and approve the standards for the “Retirement Days Credited Monthly for Elected/Appointed Part-Time and Full-time Officials” under the New York State Employee’s Retirement System, and

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the New York State Retirement System has requested form RS 2417-A and RS 2417-B to be updated and submitted to the New York State Retirement System by the Clerk of the Legislator, so that it can be audited for compliance and accuracy which will determine the credit of Retirement days for Montgomery County’s part-time and full-time elected and appointed officials.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Legislature publish and post the same as required by law and forward an original certified copy of the resolution to the Office of the New York State Comptroller /New York State and Local Retirement System.

RESOLUTION VOTE, passed with Aye(8). Legislator VACANT was absent. (6/25/2024)



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Statement of Legislative and Financial Impact:

I. Nature of Request:

APPROVING THE RETIREMENT DAYS CREDITED MONTHLY FOR PART-TIME AND FULL-TIME ELECTED OFFICIALS AND APPOINTED OFFICEL


II. Justification:

The New York State Employee's Retirement System required a local governing body to set standards for retirement system credit for applicable county officals.


III. Legislative Impact:

Authorized pursuant to Article 2 of the Montgomery County Charter and Regulation Number 315.4 of the New York Office of the State Comptroller. 


IV. Financial Impact:

Reporting documentation, therefore, no financial impact.



cc: County Clerk
County Treasurer

Voting Record
Kelly (R) Yes 
Sweet (R) Yes 
Allen (D) Yes 
Headwell, Jr. (R) Yes 
Wilson (R) Yes 
Majewski (D) Yes 
Pepe (R) Yes 
Kowalczyk (D) Yes 
VACANT (D) Absent 
     
STATE OF NEW YORK County of Montgomery ss.:

      This is to certify that I, the Undersigned, Clerk Of The Montgomery County Legislature, have compared the foregoing copy of resolution with the original resolution now on file in the office, and which was passed by the Montgomery County Legislature on the 25th day of June, 2024, a majority of all the members elected to the Legislature voting in favor therof, and that the same is a correct and true transcript of such original resolution and of the whole thereof.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and the official seal of the Montgomery County Legislature this 28th day of June, 2024


Totals:Aye: 8
Nay: 0 
Abstained: 0
Absent: 1



This resolution was approved by the County Executive on 6/27/2024
Resolution was enacted on 6/27/2024