Do the citizens have any power to weigh-in on this in a way that would have results?
Isn’t it a conflict of interest that the people voting to reduce the years of service required for a pension are the same people who would benefit from said reduction? Something is wrong with the way our system works if we can’t overturn this.
These same people voted that police need to work 25 years, rather than 20, in order to qualify for a pension. The reason for this was to reduce financial burden on the city. Now they vote for a lifetime of pension after only 8 years of service!? That will create huge financial burden for the city. Additionally, if politicians were motivated by serving the people and their communities, rather than a payout, wouldn’t we have people in these positions for the right reasons and see better results?
Do we have any power here? This is a serious question. How can we stand up and not let this fly?
Kooky_Deal9566 t1_ixyzh0j wrote
You realize that, with the term limits measure voters approved, council members can only serve for 8 years. So, either they get no pension or they get one after two terms.
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