The New York City Council voted to add support for New York City’s workforce, including improving the process for municipal employees to maintain their health insurance and benefits coverage when transferring from one agency to another.
Some municipal workers have encountered problems with the administration of their benefits as they transition into new roles. Such interruptions of benefits can have consequences on city workers’ economic and physical health. It can also deter people from seeking new opportunities in city government that require moving to different agencies and transitioning from one civil service track to another. This bill seeks to prevent any lapse in city employees’ benefit coverage.
The Council also passed legislation to revise the City’s security reimbursement program for non-public schools, increase the frequency of inflationary adjustments for the campaign finance program, strengthen notifications of street changes, and co-name over 100 streets and public spaces.
“Our nearly 300,000-strong municipal workforce is essential to the functioning of our city, and preventing interruption of their employment benefits is critical to strengthening it,” said Speaker Adrienne Adams. “The Council is proud to support our city’s workers by ensuring that there is no lapse in their benefits and health insurance coverage when they transfer agencies.”
