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Upcoming Events
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of these meeting dates may be tentative. For the latest information, please contact your local officers or visit our CSEA-NY Retirees Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/cseanyretirees.
An overview of the
Local 905 Ithaca Area. The May 13 meeting is CANCELED! July 8, Sept.
9 and Nov. 11. All meetings are at the Clarion Inn, 2310 N. Triphammer Rd., Ithaca. Meetings start at 12:15 p.m. Reservations can be made by contacting secretary, Terry Smith at 607-869-5719 or 1st V-P Sue Randall at 607-873-3611.The meeting dates are tentative due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You will be notified if the meetings are postponed.
Local 909 Dutchess-Putnam. The
May 19 meeting is CANCELED! June 16 at Charley Brown’s Fishkill (Westage); Sept. 15 and Oct. 20 at the CSEA Southern Region 3 Office, 568 Route 52, Beacon; Nov. 17 Holiday Luncheon at the CSEA Southern Region 3 Office, 568 Route 52, Beacon (pay for Christmas Party); Dec. 15 at Coppola’s Hyde Park. All meetings start at noon. A
light lunch will be served at all meetings
at the CSEA region office. To RSVP or for more information, please refer to your 2020 meeting postcard.
Local 910 New York June 16, Sept. 15 and Nov. 17, 2020 at the Metropolitan Region office, 125 Maiden Lane, 5th floor, Manhattan. Executive Board meeting at 10 a.m.; General Membership Meeting at 1 p.m.
Local 912 Rochester. The May 21 meeting is POSTPONED to Oct. 15, 2020. The October meeting will be held at the Burgundy Basin Inn, 1361 Marsh Road, Pittsford. Social hour/registration: 11 a.m. – noon; buffet luncheon and general membership meeting: noon – 2 p.m.
Local 913 Syracuse July 14 at the Seneca Hill Health Campus, 10 County Route 45A, Oswego. RSVP by July 7; Oct. 13 at Lasca’s Restaurant, 252 Grant Ave., Auburn. RSVP by Oct 7. Meetings begin at 11:30 a.m. Cost for members is $12. Please refer to your 2020 meeting flyer for guest costs and RSVP information. Please bring extra toiletries to meetings to donate to homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters and food banks.
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Local 915 Jefferson-Lewis June 24
at noon at the Ramada Inn in Watertown. Tentative speaker will be State Sen. Patty Ritchie. The meeting date is tentative due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please watch for updates. Contact Fred Gerloff at (315) 782- 0882 or fgerloff@twcny.rr.com.
Local 917 Orange-Ulster-Sullivan. The May 12 meeting is CANCELED! June 9, July 14 and Aug. 11 at 12:30 p.m., Orange County Local 836 office, Middletown. A light lunch will be served.
Local 918 Rockland June 10 (RSVP no later than May 26); September 9 (RSVP no later than Aug. 26 and December 9 (RSVP no later than Nov. 25). All membership meetings begin at noon, Lynch’s, Route 9W, Stony Point. For all meetings, RSVP to Ron at (845) 406-3724 and leave a message.
Local 919 Nassau All meetings through September 2020 are canceled.
Local 920 Suffolk. The May 6 meeting is CANCELED, and the June meeting may also be canceled. Please watch for updates.
Local 925 Fulton-Montgomery.
The May 19 and June 23 meetings
are CANCELED! July 28 (picnic) at
the American Legion Pavillion, Route 29, Broadalbin; Aug. 25 at Lanzi’s on the Lake, Rt. 20, Mayfield; Sept. 22 at Winner’s Circle, State Highway 5, Fonda; Oct. 27 at Harold’s, 176 West Fulton St., Gloversville; Nov. 16 at the Holiday Inn, Route 30A, Johnstown and Dec. 14 at Perthshire (Bridge Walk), Route 30, Perth. All meetings start at noon. Please refer to your 2020 meeting flyer for RSVP and menu information.
Local 999 Capital District June 11
Summer Meeting and Picnic, noon, at the at the Shaker Road Firehouse, Old Niskayuna Road, Latham from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. To RSVP, contact Jay Ingoldsby at 518-436-1769. For information on our annual scholarship, contact Deb Villa at 518-489-1212.
signed into law a $2 trillion stimulus package to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is a summary of some provisions of the law, including how it would affect New Yorkers.
State and Local Governments
A $150 billion fund is created for state and local governments. The funding is based on population, but no state will receive a payment that is less than $1.25 billion. States must use 45 percent of their funds for local governments with populations over 500,000.
New York is expected to receive $5.1 billion for these provisions. Additionally, there is $425 billion available to cities and states (along with businesses) through the Federal Reserve.
Direct Payments to Taxpayers
The federal government will
make direct cash payments to taxpayers who fall within certain income ranges. The income amounts are based on your adjusted gross income (line 8b of your most recently filed federal 1040 tax
form) New Yorkers are projected
to receive $15 billion under this program.
Single Tax Filers
Income Range: Up to $99,000 Cash Payment: $1,200, plus $500
for any child that you claimed on your most recent federal tax return.
If your adjusted gross income
is $75,000 or less, you will receive $1,200, plus $500 for every child who you claimed on your most recently filed federal income tax form. For single tax filers who make between $75,001-$99,000, your
cash payment will be reduced by
5 percent of your adjusted gross income that is more than $75,000.
For example, a single-income filer with no kids who makes $42,000
Single-income filer with no kids who makes $85,000
Cash Payment: $700 ($10,000 of income is above $75,000. 5 percent of $10,000 is $500. $1,200 minus $500 = $700)
Married Couples
Income Range: Up to $198,000
Cash Payment: $2,400, plus $500 for any child who you claimed on your most recent federal tax return.
If your adjusted gross income is $150,000 or below, you will receive $2,400, plus $500 for every child who you claimed on your most recently filed federal income tax form. For married couples who make between $150,001-$197,999, your cash payment will be reduced by 5 percent of your adjusted gross income that is in excess of $150,000.
For example, a married couple with two kids who make $135,000
Cash Payment: $3,400 ($2,400 plus $500 per child)
Married couple with two kids who make $185,000
Cash Payment: $1,650 ($35,000
of their income is in excess of $150,000. 5 percent of $35,000 is $1,750, which reduces their payment from $2,400 to $650, plus $500 per child).
Qualifying incomes will be based on your 2019 income tax return, if you have already filed, or your 2018 return if you have not yet filed.
The federal stimulus package also includes grants for hospitals and other health care entities; child care and other human services; education, including school districts and higher education; expanded unemployment insurance and assistance for businesses affected by the pandemic. To learn more, visit cseany.org.
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