Michael McDaniel November 2008
Orange County Taxpayers Vote to Help Curb Future Pay Raises
Kudos to Jon Ortiz of the Sacramento Bee for covering the successful protest of Orange County taxpayers who recently voted to make all future pension plan raises to public employees subject to voter approval. The voters of Orange County voted overwhelmingly (75% voted in favor of the proposition) to take the power to provide lucrative pension pay raises to public employees out of the hands of future board of supervisors. From here on out the taxpayers will decide if the public employees should be awarded pension plan increases.
It is noteworthy to mention that Orange County Board of Supervisor's themselves were in favor of the proposition.
It is expected that this vote will provide the push needed for other communities to use similar solutions to the current unfunded liability crisis across the country.
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