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S 10231 NY

Allows Christopher Strattner, a retired police officer, to serve as chief of police for the town of Fishkill police department without diminution of retirement benefits

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Introduced May 7, 2026

Latest action (May 7, 2026) REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Summary

This bill allows Christopher Strattner, a retired police officer, to serve as chief of police for the town of Fishkill police department without losing his retirement benefits. The bill exempts Strattner from earnings limitations that normally apply to retired public employees who return to work for a public employer. The bill specifies that Strattner is not considered to be returning to service with a former employer when serving as chief of police, which protects his retirement status. These provisions apply only to Strattner and take effect immediately.

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Allows Christopher Strattner, a retired police officer, to serve as chief of police for the town of Fishkill police department without diminution of retirement benefits.

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  1. May 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS · upper

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S10231 Summary: BILL NO S10231 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A11132

&nbsp SPONSOR ROLISON &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §§211 & 212, R & SS L &nbsp Allows Christopher Strattner, a retired police officer, to serve as chief of police for the town of Fishkill police department without diminution of retirement benefits.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

10231

IN SENATE

May 7, 2026 ___________

Introduced by Sen. ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to allowing Christopher Strattner, a retired police officer, to serve as chief of police for the town of Fishkill police department without diminution of retirement benefits

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. Subparagraph 7 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 2 211 of the retirement and social security law, as amended by chapter 840 3 of the laws of 1983, is amended and a new subparagraph 8 is added to 4 read as follows: 5 (7) the chief administrator of the courts if such person is to be 6 employed in a judicial or nonjudicial position in the unified court 7 system[ . ] ; or 8 (8) the supervisor of the town of Fishkill, in the case of Christopher 9 Strattner, a retired police officer, to be employed as chief of police 10 for the town of Fishkill police department. 11 § 2. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 211 12 of the retirement and social security law, as amended by chapter 640 of 13 the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: 14 (2) that [ he or she ] such retired person will earn more than one thou- 15 sand dollars in one year, including compensation earned in such position 16 under other provisions of this article that there are not readily avail- 17 able for recruitment persons qualified to perform the duties of such 18 position; [ and (4) ];] 19 § 3. Section 211 of the retirement and social security law is amended 20 by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 21 10. For purposes of paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section, 22 a retired person who served as a police officer is not in service of a 23 former employer if such retired person is Christopher Strattner serving 24 as chief of police for the town of Fishkill after retirement from the 25 police department.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15590-01-6

S. 10231 2

1 § 4. Section 212 of the retirement and social security law is amended 2 by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 3 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions one and two of this 4 section, the supervisor of the town of Fishkill may determine, pursuant 5 to section two hundred eleven of this article, that such earnings limi- 6 tations shall not apply to Christopher Strattner, retired police officer 7 employed by the town of Fishkill police department as chief of police of 8 the Fishkill police department. 9 § 5. The provisions of this act shall apply only to Christopher 10 Strattner and shall not be construed to apply to any other individual. 11 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.

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