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Fountain Valley council declines to pursue health benefits for current members after debate
Summary
After a presentation from City Attorney Colin Burns on legal limits and comparable cities, Fountain Valley council members signaled insufficient support to restore medical benefits for sitting councilmembers and agreed to table further action for future consideration.
City Attorney Colin Burns presented historical context and legal constraints for restoring health and welfare benefits to Fountain Valley elected officials at the March 3 council meeting, saying council members were eligible for benefits from 1989 until a 2012 policy change during budget shortfalls removed that eligibility. Burns told the council a city may provide benefits to council members but that those benefits should not exceed what the city’s most…
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