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PEF DIVISION 399 NEWS
06/20/06 TO: Executive Board
07/05/06
A Memo was received today regarding an update on the Early Retirement Incentive. 06/20/06 Memo regarding Early Retirement Incentive [ERI] TO: Executive Board
04/03/06 Memo regarding Early Retirement Incentive [ERI] Please click below for a memo from President Roger Benson re: ERI Memo
regarding [ERI] Please click here
for a memo from President Roger Benson regarding the Early Retirement Incentive
by the Governor in the Summary of Executive Budget SFY 2006-07 Please click below for the Preliminary Summary of Executive Budget SFY 2006-07produced by PEF's Civil Service Enforcement/Research Department staff Memo
regarding Budget
10/21/05 Dedication of the Broome County All Wars Memorial Join Us for this Dedication. Click on the picture for all of the details:
Broome
County Veterans who gave
their life during military service will now have a centrally located tribute in
downtown Binghamton. All-Wars
Memorial Breaks Ground Construction began this Memorial
Day weekend on an All-Wars Memorial in front of Broome County Veteran's Memorial
Arena. The 250 thousand dollar project is two years in the making, funded
entirely through donations from the community. Over one thousand three hundred
fifty names of Broome County residents who died in service will be displayed on
the monument. Memorial committee chairperson
Lana Rouff says the tribute is long overdue. Rouff says, "Nowhere in Broome
County had there been a list, a visual list of individuals that had lost their
lives through military conflicts or the wars throughout Broome County." The memorial will be built at the Northwest Corner of the Arena. For more details: For more information contact Region 5 Vet Chair - Richard Fletcher - 607-741-4663 02/04/05 The big news is the announcement by Roger Benson, President of PEF for 3 terms and Jane Hallum, Sec-Treas. that they will not seek re-election in 2006. To read their letter, click on the picture:
12/07/04 A letter was sent from President Benson to George Madison (GOER) on Monday, November 29 regarding the Health Flex Spending Account initiative [See November 19th update] Please click on the picture
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12/07/04
A letter from Mr. Roger Benson,
President of PEF to Mr. Robert Fleury; First Deputy Commissioner of New York
Office of General Service [OGS] regarding the new AED bill signed can be
viewed below:
Please click on the picture
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This letter is to encourage OGS to
expediently promulgate regulations necessary to implement the changes in the
public building law that require equipping each public institution and
building of the State of New York with an automated External
Defibrillator [AED] by April 1, 2005.
This letter was written as the
result of the Governor signing the below bill on 9/28/04
NEW LAW REQUIRING
AEDs
The Governor signed a bill that amends the public buildings law, requiring that state institutions and buildings be equipped with an automated external defibrillator (AED). We are very pleased that this bill was signed into law and are hoping it will expedite the establishment of life saving AED programs in all state operations. The law requires the OGS Commissioner to promulgate regulations defining how the law will be implemented. The OGS regulations will detail whether the requirement will be applied to leased buildings occupied by the state, the number of AEDs, etc. PEF plans to participate in the rulemaking process to ensure the safety and well being of our members.
November 19, 2004 Several of our members who have the Empire Plan received a letter from the administrator of Prescription drugs regarding the new structure for co-pays. A lot of members are not able to use Generic Drugs - one example - Synthroid - Treating doctors recommend the patients do NOT use the generic. This is going to be a huge amount of out of pocket expense. $60.00 Co-pay for a 90 day supply. This letter from Empire's Prescription Administration Plan -Express Scripts was dated on 10/30/04 to our members but NOT post marked until 11/10/04. 11/10/04 was the same date for the deadline for signing up for Health Flex Spending Account. After speaking in great length to our PEF Health Program Analyst, she contacted the Program Manager for the Health Spending Account and they stated they would not flex the 11/10/04 deadline. I have written this letter and sent it to all along with the cc's, in hopes that we can have the enrollment of the Flex Spending Account re-opened. I will let you know any updates as I receive them. PLEASE NOTE: If you are a current member of the Health Flex Spending Account, there is a window, that you can change your contribution. You will be notified by BC and will have until 12/15/04 to make any changes. They will provide you with instructions when they mail you this announcement. If you have any questions, please let us know. To See a copy of the letter sent to GOER, please click on the picture
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