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Municipal Lawyers

Dec. 7, 2011

Municipalities push benefits envelope

In a down economy, local officials say they've been forced to choose between reining in retirement costs and scaling back vital services. Many are pursuing plans that face uncertainty in court.


By Ben Adlin


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Ask a municipal lawyer to name the most daunting challenge of California's cities and counties, and you're likely to hear one word: pensions.


Facing a relentlessly weak economy, many local officials say they've been forced to choose between reining in public employee pay and scaling back vital services. And increasingly, they're pushing the legal envelope to find the savings they're a...

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