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Cooper City Commission offers retired directors reduced health subsidy, sets 30-day settlement window
Summary
After months of debate over long-standing retiree health benefits, the Cooper City Commission voted to offer affected former department directors a settlement equivalent to the city's general-employee pension health credit and to return to the commission after 30 days with results.
The Cooper City Commission voted on a settlement approach Oct. 14 to limit continuing city-paid health coverage for a small group of retired department directors and to report back after a 30-day offer period. The commission directed staff to tender the offer to eligible retirees and preserve existing coverage while retirees consider it.
The move followed more than two hours of debate about benefits that were established through the city's personnel manual decades ago and later relied on by some senior employees. Commissioner Schroeder moved to offer an amount equivalent to the city's general-employee pension plan (the amount previously described in staff materials as roughly $10 per month per year of service), with retirees given 30 days to accept; the motion passed 4-1. Commissioner Mallozzi voted no.
Why it matters: The city's current outlay for the group is roughly $75,000 per…
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