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(d) Longevity Amounts

Effective Five-Year Ten-Year Fifteen-Year
Date Longevity Payment Longevity Payment Longevity Payment

FY 2016-2017 $1,250 $1,250 $0

FY 2017-2018 $1,250 $1,250 $0
FY 2018-2019 $1,250 $1,250 $0

FY 2019-2020 $1,500 $1,500 $0
FY 2020-2021 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500

(e) Longevity Payments

(1) Longevity payments shall be lump-sum, non-recurring payments in
the amount set forth in (d) above. Employees in full-time status as of March

31, or a pro rata share of that amount for employees in part-time
employment status on that date, who meet the eligibility requirements as

stated above, shall be paid in April or as soon as practicable.
(2) Employees in full-time status as of September 30 or a pro rata share

of that amount for employees in part-time employment status on that date,
who meet the eligibility requirements as stated above, shall be paid in

October or as soon as practicable.
(f) Employees on Leave

(1) Employees otherwise eligible to receive longevity payments who, on
the March 31 or September 30 eligibility date, as applicable, are on

authorized leave of absence without pay (preferred list, military leave,

workers’ compensation leave, or approved leave of absence) shall, if they
return to active payroll status within one year of the March 31 or September

30 eligibility date, as applicable, be eligible for such payment in full if in
full-time status immediately prior to such leave or shall be eligible for a pro

rata share of such payment if in part-time employment status immediately
prior to such leave.

(g) Longevity Payments – No Successor Agreement
During a period where no successor agreement is in place, an employee

who on or prior to expiration of the agreement has completed or who after
expiration completes either five, ten, or fifteen years of continuous service,

as defined by Section 130.3(c) of the Civil Service Law, at a basic annual

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