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Supervisors continue debate on pension reforms; amendments, tabling and continuances set next steps
Summary
Board members debated competing charter amendments on pension changes, including 2-year versus 3-year final compensation averaging to limit so-called "spiking." The Board amended and continued measures and tabled a separate swap proposal; supervisors emphasized equity and budget impacts.
The Board held extended debate over proposed charter amendments to reduce employer retirement costs and change the calculation of final compensation for new hires. The discussion centered on two competing approaches: a two-year final-compensation average (advocated as a compromise by some supervisors and unions) versus a three-year average (advocated by others as producing substantially larger long-term savings).
Supervisor Marr (sponsor of an amendment) proposed deleting language that would have barred pickups of employee contributions for police, fire, and sheriff employees, to preserve equity across departments. That amendment…
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