New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT AND CONTROL › Chapter VI - New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System and New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System › Part 320 - Advisory Council For The New York State And Local Retirement Systems › Section 320.2 - Membership

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The Advisory Council for the New York State and Local
				  Retirement Systems shall consist of voting members and nonvoting members as
				  provided in this Part. The members shall be appointed by the Comptroller for a
				  term to coincide with the Comptroller's term of office; vacancies shall be
				  filled by appointment to the unexpired portion of the Comptroller's term of
				  office. The Comptroller may, from time to time, expand or reduce the number of
				  voting and/or nonvoting members in a manner which will ensure that the
				  membership of the council shall continue to reflect a broad base of informed
				  perspectives. The council shall be chaired by the Comptroller and shall be
				  composed of the following members:
(a)
				Employee representatives. These representatives shall be public employees and
				members of either the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System or
				New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System and shall be
				selected as follows. Each of the five employee organizations identified below
				shall recommend a candidate for appointment. The Comptroller shall appoint the
				following employee representatives, who shall all be members of either the New
				York State and Local Employees' Retirement System or the New York State and
				Local Police and Fire Retirement System, at least two of whom shall be members
				of the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System and at least two
				of whom shall be members of the New York State and Local Police and Fire
				Retirement System, one to be chosen from each list submitted by the Civil
				Service Employees Association, the New York State Police Conference, the New
				York State Professional Fire Fighters Association, Inc., Council 82 of the
				American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and the Public
				Employees Federation. An employee representative shall retain such membership
				on the Council for his appointed term only so long as (1) he remains a public
				employee, and (2) he continues to be represented by his sponsoring employee
				organization. Notwithstanding the above, an employee representative may retain
				membership on the council after retirement if the sponsoring employee
				organization so elects.
(b)
				Municipal representatives. The Comptroller shall appoint four such
				representatives, who shall be the executive directors of the New York State
				Association of Counties, the New York State Conference of Mayors, the New York
				State Association of Towns and the New York State School Boards
				Association.
(c) State and agency
				representatives. The Comptroller shall appoint two such representatives, one to
				be the President of the New York State Civil Service Commission, and the other
				to be an officer of a public authority which is a participating employer, and
				who shall be experienced in the field of employee benefits and public
				administration.
(d) Pensioner
				representative. The Comptroller shall appoint one such representative who shall
				be the President of the Retired Public Employees' Association, Inc.
(e) Business representatives. The Comptroller
				shall appoint two such representatives who shall be from the public business
				sector and who shall be experienced in pension and/or personnel
				matters.
(f) Labor and business
				organization representatives. The Comptroller shall appoint four such
				representatives who shall be the President of the AFL-CIO, the President of the
				Business Council of New York State, an official from District Council 37 of the
				American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and an official
				from the Metropolitan Police Conference of New York State, Inc.
(g) Legislative representatives. The
				Comptroller shall also appoint two nonvoting legislative representatives who
				shall be the chairman of the New York State Senate's Civil Service Committee
				and the chairman of the New York State Assembly's Committee on Governmental
				Employees.