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Committee advances firefighter retirement charter amendment after union testimony on cancer risk; amendments cut projected near‑term costs
Summary
The Rules Committee approved amendments to a firefighter pension measure that would allow eligible fire department members to reach higher age‑factor percentages earlier (including eligibility to reach 90% final compensation at age 55) and continued the item to July 15 after the Controller provided updated cost estimates and sponsors added cost‑saving edits.
Supervisor Stephanie (presented by Supervisor Steffey and staff) introduced a charter amendment to shorten the final compensation period for fire department retirement calculations and to allow some members to reach a higher age factor at an earlier age. Sponsors said the measure responds to elevated cancer and occupational health risks among firefighters and aims to reduce the length of exposure by permitting earlier, financially secure retirement.
Fire union representatives and the San Francisco Firefighters Cancer…
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