KENNETH SCHMITT Town Supervisor SUZANNE MC DONOUGH Town Councilwoman Deputy Supervisor A. Town Councilman FRANK D. LOMBARDI Town Councilman ROBERT F. SCHANIL, JR. Town Councilman TOWN OF CARMEL TOWNHALL 60 McAIpin Avenue Mohopoc. New York 10541 Tel. (845) 628-1500 . Fox (845) 628-6836 ANN SPOFFORD Town Clerk KATHLEEN KRAUS Receiver of Taxes MICHAEL SIMONE Superintendent of Highways Tel. (845) 828-7474 January 22. 2020 VIA CERTIFIED MAIL Mr. Paul E. Jonke 128 Joe's Hill Road Brewster. New York 10509 Re: Request for Health Coverage Dear Mr. .lonke: We write in response to your January l3. 2020 request for health coverage under the Town of armel?s plan in retirement. Please be advised that. even assuming you retired from the Town of Carmel?s Highway Department on December 30, 2019, you are not eligible for retirement bene?ts from the Town of Carmel for several reasons. In order to be eligible for health bene?ts through the New York State plan offered by the Town New York law states an individual must be actively employed and on the Town?s payroll at the time of enrollment. Because you are no longer on the Town?s payroll, you are not eligible to enroll in the Town?s bene?ts program. Furthermore. individuals enrolled in NYSHIP through one employer are not eligible to enroll through another at the same time. As of December 30. 2019. you were enrolled in NYSHIP through another entity, and so you were not eligible to enroll for Town bene?ts during your single day with the Highway Department. In addition, an individual will only be eligible for NYSHIP benefits it? the individual is expected to work for three months or more. Based on the fact you were with the Highway Department for only one day before submitting your resignation, there is no indication you were expected (or that you expected) to work for the period required by law. For the reasons stated above and others not specifically referenced here, you are not eligible for health bene?ts in retirement from the Town of Carmel. We thank you for your prior service to the Town and its citizens and wish you the best.