Arizona Tax Research Association
The Arizona Republic
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/28/just…
Longtime legislator Ken Cheuvront, a Democrat vying for justice of the peace in Phoenix, said he’s not running for office because of the money.
Cheuvront, who served in the state Legislature for 16 years and now works in the private sector, said he will take a pay cut if elected.
Longtime legislator Ken Cheuvront, a Democrat vying for justice of the peace in Phoenix, said he’s not running for office because of the money.
Cheuvront, who served in the state Legislature for 16 years and now works in the private sector, said he will take a pay cut if elected.
The Arizona Republic
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2017/06/15/phoenix-pe…
Soaring pension costs are strangling Phoenix’s city budget, but city officials are weighing a plan to ease the near-term misery: Punt on paying pension debt, and spend big later.
The maneuver could cost the city up to an additional $2.3 billion in police and fire pension costs over the next 30 years — and possibly much more if investments don’t perform as assumed.
Soaring pension costs are strangling Phoenix’s city budget, but city officials are weighing a plan to ease the near-term misery: Punt on paying pension debt, and spend big later.
The maneuver could cost the city up to an additional $2.3 billion in police and fire pension costs over the next 30 years — and possibly much more if investments don’t perform as assumed.
Associated Press
PHOENIX
Legislation enacting a major overhaul of the state's badly underfunded public safety worker pension plan was unanimously approved Wednesday by a Senate committee and will likely come to a vote Thursday by the full Senate.
The overhaul is backed by firefighter and police unions as well as cities, towns and other public agencies that pay into the system. They worked with Sen. Debbie Lesko for the past year to come up with a plan to fix the trouble system.
Legislation enacting a major overhaul of the state's badly underfunded public safety worker pension plan was unanimously approved Wednesday by a Senate committee and will likely come to a vote Thursday by the full Senate.
The overhaul is backed by firefighter and police unions as well as cities, towns and other public agencies that pay into the system. They worked with Sen. Debbie Lesko for the past year to come up with a plan to fix the trouble system.
The New York Times
PHOENIX — Bryan Jeffries, the chief of Arizona’s firefighters’ association, has been arguing to anyone who will listen that his members — and the state’s police officers, too — should volunteer to cut their own pension benefits.
Arizona Republic
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/2014/06/03/police-firefigh…
Police and firefighters who largely have opposed changes to their pension benefits now are urging Gov. Jan Brewer to call a special legislative session this summer to reform the financially troubled Public Safety Personnel Retirement System.
Andrew Wilder, a spokesman for Brewer, said the governor is open to having a special session on pension reform.
Police and firefighters who largely have opposed changes to their pension benefits now are urging Gov. Jan Brewer to call a special legislative session this summer to reform the financially troubled Public Safety Personnel Retirement System.
Andrew Wilder, a spokesman for Brewer, said the governor is open to having a special session on pension reform.
The Arizona Republic
Nearly all Glendale employees had their wages frozen the last four years, but the city's human-resources director received a nearly $14,000 bonus last year, and a nearly 8.6 percent salary increase to $151,111 this July.
A month later, Alma Carmicle began telecommuting from her new home in Mississippi, working by phone and e-mail when she isn't on a return visit to Glendale.
A month later, Alma Carmicle began telecommuting from her new home in Mississippi, working by phone and e-mail when she isn't on a return visit to Glendale.