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B-245144 1 (1991-10-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnyt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroflur General of the United States Wuhlngton, D,C, 20648 Decision Matter of: File: Date; Thomas J. Galvin B-245144 October 9, 1991 DECISION The United States Customs Service requests an advance decision on whether Mr. Thomas J. Galvin may be paid certain relocation costs incident to his erroneous retirement from and subsequent reinstatement to his position with the agency. For the reasons stated below, we conclude that he may not. Mr. Galvin retired from the agency in June 1985 and chose to relocate from Los Angeles, California, which had been his official duty station, to Clarkston, Washington. Althoug began receiving retirement checks almost immediately, in February 1986 the Office of Personnel Managemont determin that the agency had erred in calculating Mr. Galvin's ser computation date and that, in fact, he needed to work nin more months to be eligible to retire. As a result of the error, the agency reinstated Mr. Galvin effective June 1, 1986, with full backpay and without a break in service1i/ last h he ed vice e The agency and Mr. Galvin mutually agreed to have Mr. Galvin assigned to the agency's office in Blaine, Washington, which is approximately 400 miles from Clarkston.2/ The agency told Mr. Galvin that he would be entitled to reimbursement for all expenses associated with this relocation. Mr. Galvin has submitted a voucher for the actual expenses he incurred in his move from Clarkston to Blaine and a reconstructed voucher for the expenses he incurred in his move from Los Angeles to Clarkston. I/ Mr. Galvin received backpay for the was erroneously retired in a net amount had restored to his credit 100 hours of 200 hours of annual leave that he would worked during that period. nearly 1 year that he of over $27,000, and sick leave and have earned had he 2/ At Mr. station to Blaine. Galvin' s request, Sumas, Washington, the agency later which is in the changed his duty same area as 14EO'-I

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