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...

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.

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.

The problem with retirees is once you’re a retiree, you’re no longer a member of a collective bargain agreement.

[Right now] you have different choices for different classes of people. No one’s challenging that. The law … just deals with uniformity for retiree benefits, not uniformity among [current employees].

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.