[Supplemental Retirement Allowances for Certain Fire Retirees]

NYC Admin. Code tit. 13, ch. 5, subch. 6, art. 4

in effect

NYC Admin. Code § 13-671 Definitions.

§ 13-671 Definitions. As used in this article: The term "fire retired employee" shall mean any person who was retired for service on or after April eighth, nineteen hundred sixty and prior to May first, nineteen hundred and sixty-three, or retired for disability on or after April eighth, nineteen hundred sixty and prior to May first, nineteen hundred sixty-four and receives, as a result of such retirement, a retirement allowance or pension from a retirement or pension system or plan of the city for members of the uniformed force of the fire department.

NYC Admin. Code § 13-672 Supplemental retirement allowances.

§ 13-672 Supplemental retirement allowances. a. Fire retired employees. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any fire retired employee shall be entitled to a supplemental pension payment to be known as a supplemental retirement allowance payable annually, in monthly installments in an amount which, together with pension or retirement allowance (exclusive of extra service increments granted pursuant to section 13-358 of this title or any other similar provision of law), received by such fire retired employee, shall be equal to one-half of his or her annual compensation earned at the date of his or her retirement if retired for service, and provided, however, if disabled fire retired employee, the retirement allowance or pension shall be computed on the basis of annual compensation earnable on the date of retirement for disability of such employee pursuant to the provisions of section 13-362 or 13-364 of subchapter two of chapter three of this title. b. For the purpose only of determining the amount of additional pension contribution by the city that may be required to provide said person with a retirement allowance equal to the one-half of his or her annual compensation earned on the date of his or her retirement for service retirement or to provide a disabled fire retired employee with a retirement allowance computed on the basis of annual compensation earnable on the date of the retirement for disability of such employee pursuant to the provisions of sections 13-362 and 13-364 of subchapter two of chapter three of this title, the person's annuity shall be computed as it would have been. (A) If it were not reduced by the actuarial equivalent of any outstanding loan, (B) If it were not increased by the actuarial equivalent of any additional contributions, (C) If it were not reduced by reason of the member's election to decrease his or her or her annuity contributions in order to apply the amount of such reduction in payment of his or her contributions for old age and survivors insurance coverage, (D) As it would be without any optional modification. c. The supplemental retirement allowances provided for in this article shall not be paid to any fire retired employee for any period during which the pension or retirement allowances of such fire retired employee, or any part thereof is forfeited or suspended pursuant to law.

NYC Admin. Code § 13-673 Payment of supplemental retirement allowances.

§ 13-673 Payment of supplemental retirement allowances. On or before the last day of each month, there shall be paid to each fire retired employee, from the supplemental pension fund, the monthly supplemental retirement allowance payment to which he or she may be entitled under the provisions of this article provided.

NYC Admin. Code § 13-674 Rules and regulations.

§ 13-674 Rules and regulations. The board of estimate on recommendation of the comptroller shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may be required for the effective administration of the provisions of this article relating to supplemental retirement allowance payments to fire retired employees.

NYC Admin. Code § 13-675 Information to be furnished to comptroller.

§ 13-675 Information to be furnished to comptroller. The comptroller shall have authority to require any department or agency of the city to furnish him or her with such records, information and data as he or she may need to carry out the provisions of this article.

NYC Admin. Code § 13-676 Supplemental pension fund.

§ 13-676 Supplemental pension fund. As used in this article, the supplemental pension fund is the special fund as provided by section 13-650 of this chapter.

NYC Admin. Code § 13-677 Reimbursement of supplemental pension fund by the city.

§ 13-677 Reimbursement of supplemental pension fund by the city. The comptroller shall include with his or her budget estimate for each fiscal year amounts estimated by him or her to be sufficient to reimburse the supplemental pension fund for the cost of providing supplemental retirement allowance payments during the current fiscal year to all fire retired employees.

NYC Admin. Code § 13-678 Restrictions on use of retirement or pension funds.

§ 13-678 Restrictions on use of retirement or pension funds. No monies belonging to any retirement or pension system or plan shall be appropriated or used for any purposes, or for any payment authorized or required by this article.

NYC Admin. Code § 13-679 Limitations on obligations.

§ 13-679 Limitations on obligations. The supplemental retirement allowances provided pursuant to this article shall not constitute membership in a pension or retirement system, nor shall the granting of such allowances create a contractual relationship between the city and any fire retired employee. The payments authorized under this article shall not be retroactive.

Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-24507Fetched: 10/24/2026