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To extend additional benefits to all employees of Sullivan County who have been and will be called to Active Military Duty. This resolution removes the requirement to be call to “active duty overseas” and replaces it with “active duty”.
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INTRODUCED BY HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE EXTENDING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS TO ALL EMPLOYEES OF SULLIVAN COUNTY WHO HAVE BEEN AND WILL BE CALLED TO ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY
WHEREAS, certain County employees serving in the military reserve have been or are liable to be called to active duty (other than for training purposes) and will have been required to interrupt their regular County employment; and
WHEREAS, under Section 242 of the New York State Military Law, Reservists and National Guard members are eligible for paid leave while performing ordered military duty for thirty (30) calendar days or twenty-two (22) workdays (whichever provides the greater benefit to the employee) in any calendar year or continuous period of absence which spans more than one calendar year; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 492-06, the County of Sullivan adopted an amendment to the County’s Military Leave Policy and Policies for paid and unpaid leave time; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 208-15, the County Legislature extended additional benefits to all employees called to active military duty; and
WHEREAS, Sullivan County does wish to continue to extend and grant certain additional benefits to all such employees called to active duty, not just called to active duty overseas as previously adopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Sullivan County Legislature does hereby extend and provide the following additional benefits to employees, effective January 1, 2025, who have been and will be called to active duty (other than for training purposes) resulting in such an interruption of their regular County employment:
1. Following exhaustion of their leave provided under Section 242 of the New York State Military Law, eligible employees must be granted a total of thirty (30) calendar days or twenty-two (22) workdays (whichever provides the greater benefit to the employee) of supplemental leave with pay. Employees may receive only one such grant of supplemental leave.
2. Effective immediately, employees who are military Reservists and are called to active duty shall be eligible for the following benefits:
(a) Upon exhaustion of the military leave pay benefit provided in paragraph 1 above, the difference between their rate of pay prior to their date of activation and compensation they receive as a result of such active duty; and
(b) The continuation, at no additional cost, of family health insurance coverage on the same basis as provided to such employees prior to their date of activation.
3. Employees shall continue to accrue entitlement to vacation leave and personal leave as a result of receiving benefits pursuant to this Agreement.
4. An employee’s health benefits shall begin immediately upon the employee’s return to their position with the County; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the terms of this Resolution shall apply to all County employees.