The problem with retirees is once you're a retiree, you're no longer a member of a collective bargain agreement.
Right now, the way your law is written, if a police officer gets shot in the line of duty, he gets accidental disability retirement. ... He gets no health benefits.
[Right now] you have different choices for different classes of people. No one's challenging that. The law ... just deals with uniformity for retiree benefits, not uniformity among [current employees].
The problem you have is if you don't act on it, your ordinance ... does not comport with state law. I don't want you to get sued.
You're absolutely right. Contracts can vary. Rates can vary. Pays can vary. ... Only in the area of retiree health benefits has the Legislature spoken.
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