[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].

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.

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 to the area of disability retirement.

We're proud to say that we're moving ahead per discretion of law and making the right choices for the building of our recreation centers,

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

In effect, we have a bye game also, which I'm happy about. It's one of those deals that's got its pros and cons. We've been playing pretty good basketball, so hopefully the time off won't have an ill effect. At the same time, there's a chance maybe to rest some weary legs and see our opponents. I like that idea also.