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Supervisors send pension and health-care charter amendment to November ballot after lengthy public hearing
Summary
After hours of public testimony, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to submit a comprehensive charter amendment addressing retirement and retiree health benefits to the November ballot, despite strong opposition to governance changes for the Health Service System.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 11-0 to submit a charter amendment to the November ballot that would change city retirement and retiree health care provisions, after a lengthy public hearing with dozens of speakers.
The measure is a broad package negotiated over months among the mayor's office, labor and other stakeholders. Proponents, including members of the public employee labor coalition and some supervisors, said the package produces substantial projected savings and is the result of compromise after intensive bargaining.
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