[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Cato as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 4-10-1970]
The Town Board of the Town of Cato of the State
of New York elects to participate as an employer in the New York State
Employee's Retirement System and approves of the inclusion of its
officers and employees in such system in accordance with any and all
of the laws governing such participation as set forth in the Retirement
and Social Security Law, as presently or hereafter amended, together
with any administrative rule, regulation or directive governing the
same, including full time allowance for prior service as permitted
therein.
A.
The Town Board of the Town of Cato does hereby elect
to come under the provisions of Chapter 1006 of the Laws of 1966,
as presently or hereafter amended, entitled "An Act To Amend the Retirement
and Social Security Law, in Relation To Establishing Non-Contributory
Retirement Plans and Ordinary Death Benefits for State Employees and
Members of Participating Employers."[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Retirement and Social Security
Law §§ 75-a through 75-c.
B.
The members' contributions in the employ of the above
shall be suspended, and the effective date of such suspension shall
be the payroll period beginning on the third day of April 1970.
The Town Board of the Town of Cato does hereby
elect to provide the additional pension benefits of § 75-e
of the Retirement and Social Security Law, as presently or hereafter
amended, entitled "Guaranteed retirement benefits for employees of
participating employers."
[Adopted 12-30-1996[1]]
Full amount of premium is paid for either individual
or family plan:
A.
Town Clerk, Town Highway Superintendent, and all employees
of the Town Highway Department.
[Amended 11-5-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2020]
B.
Employees who retire after 10 years of continuous
service with the town. They have to retire with the state retirement
or social security retirement. (NOTE: An employee who retires and
is 65 must take the medicare part of social security as the Blue Cross/Blue
Shield part of the insurance gives reduced benefits. Under the law,
the town reimburses the employee and spouse, if family plan, the amount
of medicare after he/she retires. The town does not reimburse the
amount if still working.)
At the death of the employee who had worked
10 years and has retired, the spouse can keep the insurance by paying
the complete monthly premium as an individual or family plan.
A.
COBRA plan is a state law, which is as follows:
(1)
An employee who leaves the employment of the town
can keep the insurance by paying the premium themselves for 18 months.
(2)
A child is covered under the family plan until they
turn 19 years of age unless they are a college student full time and
they are covered until 25 years or are out of college, whichever comes
first.
(3)
Dependent children can pay the full amount for 36
months for coverage.
B.
This COBRA plan payments goes through our town premium
payment to the County Treasurer.
Before they reach their 19th birthday, an application
can be made to the insurance carrier to include them on the family
plan. This does not increase the family plan premium.
A.
Town
Clerk, Town Highway Superintendent, and all employees of the Town
Highway Department employees shall pay 10% of health insurance premiums;
B.
All
retired Highway Department employees, elected officials, and full-time
appointed employees shall be offered health insurance and shall be
required to pay 10% of the premium;
C.
All
spouses of retired Highway Department employees, elected officials,
and full-time appointed employees shall be offered health insurance
and shall be required to pay 100% of the premium;
D.
All
part-time employees shall have the option of obtaining health insurance
through the Town of Cato and shall be required to pay 100% of the
premium to the extent permitted by law.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law stated that the changes are
effective November 5, 2020.
