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East Bethel council to consider raising firefighter pension to $8,400 a year beginning 2026
Summary
City staff and a fire department representative told the council the volunteer firefighter relief fund is 109% funded and that a $400 increase per year of service (to $8,400) could be paid from investment earnings; the item will appear on the regular meeting consent agenda.
Troy, a representative of the East Buffalo Fire Department, told the City Council on Dec. 22 that the department is asking the city to approve a $400 increase per year of service in the volunteer firefighters’ pension. The change would raise the annual benefit to $8,400 per year of service beginning Jan. 2026.
The requested increase was presented as affordable because the relief association’s investment earnings and fund balance would cover…
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