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City retiree calls partial check distribution unfair, urges adjustment and better system stewardship
Summary
William M. Davis, speaking during public comment, said a proposed partial payment to retirees is inequitable because general-fund retirees face deeper pension cuts and fewer benefits than police and fire retirees; he also raised concerns about city services such as frequent street flooding and malfunctioning traffic lights.
William M. Davis, who identified himself as a City of Detroit retiree, used his public-comment time to criticize proposed partial payments to retirees and to call attention to what he described as uneven treatment of different retiree groups. He said general-fund retirees would receive about $466 while police and fire retirees would receive about $653, and described that difference as unfair because general-fund retirees previously experienced deeper pension reductions and a retroactive cost-of-living loss.
“You know? So I I I think it would be better if y'all gave an adjustment for this fiscal year and the next fiscal year as it relates to a partial check, because this stuff is totally unfair,” Davis said.
Davis also tied his remarks to city service quality, saying that in District 7 there are more frequent flooded streets and traffic lights out than when he ran the city's wastewater treatment plant. He urged the council to “act like better stewards of the system.” The transcript shows these comments were part of the public comment period; no council vote or formal response is recorded in the provided excerpt.
