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Friday, October 26, 2007

Portland Measure 26-93: Fair and spendy

Finally, an answer to one of the questions we asked on Monday about how much the ballot measure on Portland police and firefighters' medical coverage is going to cost. From Maxine Bernstein in yesterday's O:

Annual medical costs for the fund total about $3 million a year for disabled police and firefighters. The city has estimated that the fund's medical costs could double to $6 million under the proposed measure.
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So is the theory here that getting folks back to work reduces the disability wage cost, and that dollar amount saves more than the added cost of the lifetime medical insurance?

Posted by PG | October 26, 2007 9:26 AM

My working theory is that the police and firefighters' unions want it, and that's all you need on this city council.

But yes, the official version must be as you say. Amanda's been writing about this.

Posted by Jack Bog | October 26, 2007 9:34 AM




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