Payroll Bulletin No. 340

*Subject*	Eligibility Criteria Change Regarding the 2002 Productivity Gain Lump Sum Payment for Council 82 and NYSCOPBA
*Purpose*	To provide information regarding changed eligibility criteria
*Affected Employees*	Employees in Bargaining Units 61 and 01
*Effective Date*	Immediately
*Change in Eligibility Criteria*	In accordance with GOER memorandums dated September 6, 2002 and September 18, 2002, employees who changed bargaining Units from Security Services (BU01) to the Security Supervisors (BU-61), or vice versa, during the Productivity Gain Program Year 2001-2002 shall be considered eligible for the Productivity Gain Program as if they were in one bargaining unit for the entire program year. However, they must satisfy all the other conditions of the program consistent with the side letter to the agreement and Payroll Bulletin No. 327.
*Agency Procedures*	Reporting procedures remain the same as stated in Payroll Bulletin No. 327 and Payroll Bulletin No. 330 except that agencies will NOT have the ability to click OK to pay. Any overtime paid from the effective date of the payment to date will automatically be adjusted.
*Ques*tions	If you have any questions on the changed eligibility criteria, contact Seren Hrachian at GOER at (518) 473-3975. If you have any questions regarding payroll submission, contact your payroll auditor.