Hi Chad,
I was wondering what your view was on Resolution NO. 6926: as costs continue to go up and other departmental services are reduced, they still get perks even after leaving the city.
I't a resolution regarding health insurance coverage for retired, former and current city council members for Folsom.
Passed and adopted on Aug. 27th 2002 signed by Steve Miklos with ayes: by Dow, Miklos, Howell and Starsky.
The resolution gave insurance to past members back to January 1st 1981. Please look it up and reply.
Thank you
Wolf, we got Ord. 6926 yesterday. Yes, it is retroactive and probably very generous. There are several questions about it however.
1. Resolutions are TEMPORARY pieces of law. This should be an Ordinance, not a Resolution. Even the enabling CA legislation makes it clear it requires an Ordinance adoption. What gives with this?
2. The city is PUBLIC, and we are entitled to see the RECORDS of all payments made by PAST council who are NOT sitting any longer. Yes, it pays for the likes of those sitting -- like those who have no substantial employer to cover their insurance payments. But we need to see the financial records showing all past members PAID their premiums. If they did not pay, this could be a benefit costing us as much as $13 million up to now.
3. How much are current long-seated council costing us for their health insurance -- when our Public Safety employees are being cut to LESS than bare-bone coverage. Sac County records show the city is unwilling to maintain proper ambulance coverage for the mutual-aid pact -- so you know there are problems with city council's reasoning.
4. Little fact: I believe J. Starsky is the only person with minor children, so there are no large "family premiums" on our back. Ernie would probably never take the benefit at all. Ernie seems to be the only one who cares about children at all.
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