Two police officers in Seneca Falls may never qualify for 20-year retirement benefits—because a board vote blocked a fix to a 2014 mistake, according to Finger Lakes Times.
The board rejected the proposal 3-2 on Dec. 2, despite the officers’ repeated requests since August. It would’ve cost the town about $500,000 and needed state approval. Three board members—Jackson Puylara, Kaitlyn Laskoski, and Dawn Dyson—voted no.
Lt. Tom Cleere and Sgt. Bethany Kidd were placed in the wrong retirement system when hired. A state letter blamed the officers for not submitting paperwork, but both say they never got those notices. Audio of the meeting is online, but no video exists—after the longtime videographer quit over false tampering accusations.
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