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. 12, March 20, 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.
