Relates to the promotion of sergeants; grants a sergeant who has served for a period of fifteen years the same rights in respect to the police pension fund as a sergeant detailed to act as sergeant commander detective squad or sergeant special assignment.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10487
IN ASSEMBLY
May 29, 2024
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A.
Pheffer Amato) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
mental Employees
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to promotions of sergeants
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 14-114 of the administrative code of the city of
2 New York is amended by adding a new subdivision d to read as follows:
3 d. When a sergeant shall have served in the rank of sergeant for a
4 period of fifteen years, such sergeant shall have the same rights in
5 respect to the police pension fund as a sergeant detailed to act as
6 sergeant commander detective squad or sergeant special assignment.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
FISCAL NOTE.-- Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
SUMMARY: This proposed legislation would increase the salary used for
determining pension benefits for a sergeant of the New York City Police
Department (NYPD), who has been a sergeant for at least 15 years, to
salaries equivalent to a sergeant commander detective squad or sergeant
special assignment.
ILLUSTRATION - INCREASE IN EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
by Fiscal Year for the first 25 years ($ in Millions)
Year Police
2025 0.0
2026 1.4
2027 2.8
2028 4.2
2029 5.7
2030 7.2
2031 8.8
2032 10.4
2033 12.1
2034 13.9
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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2035 15.8
2036 17.7
2037 19.8
2038 22.2
2039 24.6
2040 25.8
2041 27.1
2042 28.4
2043 29.8
2044 31.2
2045 32.7
2046 34.2
2047 35.8
2048 37.4
2049 39.0
Projected contributions are based on historical experience for Tier 2
members. Future retirement experience may differ as Tier 3 members begin
to retire.
The entire increase in employer contributions will be allocated to New
York City.
EXPECTED INCREASE (DECREASE) IN ACTUARIAL LIABILITIES
The enactment of this proposed legislation is expected to increase the
Present Value of Future Benefits (PVFB) by approximately $11.5 million
in the first year and every year thereafter. Each year's PVFB increase
will depend on the actual experience of benefiting retirees and will be
recognized in the year benefits are first payable.
AMORTIZATION OF UNFUNDED ACCRUED LIABILITY
Recognized as Ongoing Gain/Loss POLICE
Number of Payments: 14
Fiscal Year of Last Payment: N/A
First-year Amortization Payment: $1.4 M
CENSUS DATA: The estimates presented herein are based on data provided
by the Police Pension Fund which was not audited but was checked for
reasonableness.
Historical experience was used to estimate the number of retirees who
could potentially benefit from this proposed legislation and is summa-
rized below.
o Sergeants who retired after serving in such rank for 15 years - 396
retired over the past five years.
The average age of all sergeants who retired over the past five years
is 49.3 for males and 48.5 for females, where approximately 81% of reti-
rees were male.
IMPACT ON MEMBER BENEFITS: The proposed legislation would permit
police sergeants, who have served in such rank for at least 15 years, to
have their pension calculations based on the salary for the rank of
sergeant commander of detective squad or sergeant special assignment.
With respect to an individual member, the impact on benefits due to
this proposed legislation could vary greatly depending on the member's
age, years of service, retirement cause, and Tier.
ASSUMPTIONS AND METHODS: The estimates presented herein have been
calculated based on the actuarial assumptions and methods to be used for
the Preliminary Fiscal Year 2025 employer contributions of the impacted
retirement systems. In addition:
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o Future retirement patterns were assumed to remain consistent with
prior experience. The number of sergeants who retire after serving in
such rank for 15 years was assumed to be 80 per year.
o For police sergeants who retire and benefit from the proposed legis-
lation in the first year, annual pension benefits are assumed to
increase by $11,000 for Tier 2 members and $10,700 for Tier 3 members.
Each year thereafter, annual pension benefits for new retirees are
assumed to increase by an additional 3% per year.
o For police sergeants who benefit from the proposed legislation, the
assumed number of retirements for each gender, and the assumed retire-
ment ages for each gender are assumed to remain the same.
RISK AND UNCERTAINTY: The costs presented in this Fiscal Note depend
highly on the actuarial assumptions, methods, and models used, demo-
graphics of the impacted population, and other factors such as invest-
ment, contribution, and other risks. If actual experience deviates from
actuarial assumptions, the actual costs could differ from those
presented herein. Quantifying these risks is beyond the scope of this
Fiscal Note.
This Fiscal Note is intended to measure pension-related impacts and
does not include other potential costs (e.g., administrative and Other
Postemployment Benefits).
STATEMENT OF ACTUARIAL OPINION: Marek Tyszkiewicz and Gregory Zelikov-
sky are members of the Society of Actuaries and the American Academy of
Actuaries. We are members of NYCERS but do not believe it impairs our
objectivity and we meet the Qualification Standards of the American
Academy of Actuaries to render the actuarial opinion contained herein.
To the best of our knowledge, the results contained herein have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted actuarial principles and
procedures and with the Actuarial Standards of Practice issued by the
Actuarial Standards Board.
FISCAL NOTE IDENTIFICATION: This Fiscal Note 2024-58 dated May 14,
2024 was prepared by the Chief Actuary for the New York City Retirement
Systems and Pension Funds. This estimate is intended for use only during
the 2024 Legislative Session.
