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Commission approves up to $525,000 settlement to resolve retired officers’ health insurance claims
Summary
The commission approved a settlement agreement that resolves past claims related to retiree health insurance for municipal police officers who became Broward Sheriff's Office deputies, paying an aggregate amount not to exceed $525,000 and establishing procedures for prospective claims.
The Deerfield Beach City Commission voted April 22 to approve a settlement with the Deerfield Beach Municipal Police Officers Retirement Trust Fund that resolves disputed claims over retiree health insurance payments for former city police officers who transferred to the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO).
City Attorney and pension counsel said the matter stems from memoranda of understanding tied to an interlocal agreement when the city transferred police services to BSO in the 1990s. The city and the retirement trust entered mediation after a…
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