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Legislature amends Albany County retiree health rules to allow 15-year nonconsecutive option, adopts 10/10 alternative language
Summary
Albany County legislators approved changes to rules governing retiree health insurance, including a 15-year nonconsecutive eligibility option and a 10-and-10 alternative that counts up to 10 non-county years alongside county service; presenters reviewed actuarial impacts and OPEB estimates.
The Albany County Legislature voted Feb. 27 to amend employee rules and regulations governing retiree health insurance, approving language that preserves a 15-year nonconsecutive county-service path to benefits while recognizing a county executive proposal that would allow a 10-and-10 aggregation (10 years county service plus up to 10 years in another public retirement system) with a three-year return requirement.
Legislator Jamayo, who introduced the change and thanked staff including Brandon Russell for work on the item, described two tracks: a 15-year nonconsecutive county-only option and a 10/10 alternative promoted by the county executive to attract employees with prior…
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