City Agrees to let Retiree’s Medicare Reimbursement Remain.
Thank You to all retirees for helping us put an end to this Resolution
On Tuesday, May 27th 2008, the Mayor and City Council agreed during a “study session” which followed the City Council Meeting, to continue to fund the Federal Medicare reimbursement for the city retirees who are currently eligible.
After much discussion and dialogue from both Mayor and City Council and many of you, it was decided to let the Medicare reimbursements remain. There was talk of the need to balance the budget and make necessary spending cuts. But after all was said and done, there seemed to be more questions than answers. There seemed to be some question of the actual cost of funding the Medicare reimbursement, and even the uncertainty of the original history and intent of the City’s decision to fund the reimbursement. In the end, it was agreed that there would be no changes made to this funding.
We would like to once again thank all of you for help, your phone calls, and most of all your support.
The Lincoln Park Firefighters
Local 1292
