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Home My WebLink AboutJ - 07 Highway Superintendent Accrued Leave Sick Days requestTown of Cortlandville Proposed Resolution – September 6, 2023 RESOLUTION # AUTHORIZE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT, LARRY DRACH TO UTILIZE HIS ACCRUED SICK LEAVE DAYS EARNED PRIOR TO BEING APPOINTED/ELECTED THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT TOWARDS PENSION CREDIT AT THE TIME OF HIS RETIRMENT Motion by Councilman Seconded by Councilman VOTES: AYE – NAY – ADOPTED WHEREAS, per Town Board Resolution #235 of 2020, Highway Superintendent Glenn Bassett submitted his resignation for retirement effective September 24, 2020, and WHEREAS, per Town Board Resolution #236 of 2020, Deputy Highway Superintendent/HEO, Larry Drach was appointed Highway Superintendent to fill Mr. Bassett’s expiring term to be effective September 25, 2020 through December 31, 2021, and WHEREAS, at the time of appointment Mr. Drach accrued over 1320 hours of unused sick leave days (165 days) since his employment date of July 8, 2002, and WHEREAS, the Town’s Personnel Policy allows any full-time employee to use unused sick leave days as extra pension credit at the time of their retirement, and WHEREAS, Mr. Drach submitted a letter of request to the Board on December 1, 2020 requesting that his unused sick leave be used as extra pension credit at the time of his future retirement however no formal action was taken, and WHEREAS, the Town of Cortlandville adopted Section 41-j of the NYS Retirement System regarding the allowance of unused sick leave days as extra pension credits (Resolution #57 of 1988), and WHEREAS, Larry Drach terminated his position as the appointed Deputy Highway Superintendent/HEO upon being appointed the Highway Superintendent and became the elected Town Highway Superintendent effective January 1, 2022, and WHERES, elected officials are not entitled to the Town’s fringe benefits such as earned vacation time, longevity pay and earned sick time, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board hereby authorizes Larry Drach to utilize his 165 days of accrued unused sick leave days as extra pension credit at the time of his retirement per his letter of request dated December 1, 2020.