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Residents urge Detroit council to address pension clawbacks, retiree pay and senior home-access funding
Summary
Multiple callers during public comment pressed the Detroit City Council to ease pension clawback rules, increase support for low-income retirees and fund home-accessibility programs for seniors and people with disabilities.
Several Detroit residents used the city council public-comment period to press elected officials for additional support for retirees and to change policies that affect pension clawbacks and senior home-access programs.
William M. Davis, a resident caller, said the city should do more to help retirees and asked the council to add funding to a potential “partial 13th check” for retirees. “I think an additional million dollars should be added for the general fund retirees,” Davis said. He said many…
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