NY Gen Mun L § 219-T (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 11-AAAA - Supplemental Service Awards for Volunteer Ambulance Workers and Firefighters 219-T - Contributions and Benefits.

§  219-t. Contributions and benefits. 1. The sponsor of a supplemental   award program shall contribute to the program a fixed amount  of  money,   as  determined  by  the  sponsor,  on  behalf of each participant who is   credited with a decade of service. The  minimum  contribution  shall  be   twenty-five  dollars  per  decade  of  service. The maximum contribution   shall be one hundred dollars per decade of service.2. The maximum number of years for which a participant may  receive  a   contribution  shall  be determined by the sponsor, but in no event may a   participant receive a contribution of more than fifty years.3. Supplemental awards shall be paid in the form of a  lump  sum.  The   program  may  limit the forms of payment or impose conditions concerning   the availability of a form of payment.4. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a  participant  shall   be  entitled to apply for and receive a supplemental award only when the   participant has acquired a  nonforfeitable  right  to  a  service  award   established  pursuant  to  article  eleven-A, eleven-AA or eleven-AAA of   this chapter and has reached entitlement age. A participant  who  served   as  a  volunteer  firefighter  or  ambulance  worker  in  the  timeframe   specified by the program sponsor shall be  entitled  to  apply  for  and   receive  a  supplemental  award  only  when  the participant has reached   entitlement age.5. In the event that a participant  becomes  totally  and  permanently   disabled,  as  certified  by  the  workers'  compensation board or other   competent authority approved by the administrator,  and  the  disability   prevents the participant from pursuing his or her normal occupation, the   participant  shall  be  entitled to apply for and receive a supplemental   award, regardless of whether the participant has reached entitlement age   or has acquired a nonforfeitable right to a service award.6. A supplemental award shall be paid only  after  an  application  is   made  to  the  program  administrator and the administrator approves the   application.7. No supplemental award  may  be  assigned  or  alienated  except  to   provide for the legally obligated support of minor children or spouse.8. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, no member of the   governing board of a political subdivision of the state is prohibited by   virtue  of  being  a  member of a volunteer fire or ambulance company or   department from voting upon a resolution authorizing a referendum on the   establishment of a service award program if more than forty  percent  of   the  governing board would otherwise be prohibited from voting upon such   resolution. Any member of  such  governing  board  voting  upon  such  a   resolution  who  serves  as  a  member  of a volunteer fire or ambulance   company  or  department  shall  publicly  disclose  in  writing  to  the   governing  board  such  status. Such written disclosure shall be part of   and set forth  in  the  official  record  of  the  proceedings  of  such   governing board.