Matt Giacobbe
Matt Giacobbe
absolutely area benefits contracts health pays rates
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.
accidental disability duty gets health law line officer police shot
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.
area bills disability foresee limited medical passage past paying people problem relatively saying
In your passage of this ordinance, we're not saying that we're paying the medical bills of people who in the past didn't qualify. I don't foresee that being a problem whatsoever. ... It's relatively limited to the area of disability retirement.
agreement bargain collective longer member problem
The problem with retirees is once you're a retiree, you're no longer a member of a collective bargain agreement.
act ordinance problem state
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.