At Tuesday’s county commissioner meeting, Mitrecic said he would wait two weeks until the county’s actuarial study is presented before taking up the issue again.
“I still believe we need to look at spouses and dependents,” Mitrecic said. “I don’t know how the numbers are so small when we have 900 spouses. Retirement benefits have been the downfall of municipalities.”
By removing all benefits to spouses and dependents of retirees, the savings would amount to about $260,000 in 2030, County Human Resources Director Stacey Norton said. In 2040, she continued, the savings would nearly double to more than $700,000. This assumes, however, that health care costs and other variables remain predictable in the interim.
“That could be one claim,” Norton said.
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5 comments:
Joe Mitrecic needs to be thrown out of office. Citizens work for the County Government for the benefits, not the low pay they receive. There are a lot of County employees with spouses and dependents who vote. They obviously made a mistake electing Joe Mitrecic, but there are enough to make a difference. Sign a petition to recall Joe Mitrecic while you can.
Exactly right 10:23. They are horrible pay but the benefits in this day and age are worth it. Buying insurance as a single payer is out reach for most.
In this day in age you need to pick one. Either great pay or great benefits. I agree with the low pay the benefits are all the rage with teaching.
I agree 1023 & 1228. What a hard nosed jerk. Find something else to cut!
I can see paying for the employee, but not the family. Remember, you are a public sector worker, which is a grade below a fry cook at McDonalds.
Become efficient and work in the real world, maybe you would get more. From my dealings with County and City workers here, there are 5-6 people doing one job, and none have a clue what they're doing.
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