Do you know what it costs Bloomfield Township residents to have employees retire at age 50? Many can do this if they have been in the BT workforce for 25 years. If that retiree lives to 90, that is 40 years in retirement. A conservative estimate is $2.4M. Average patrol man/fireman pension – $60K x […]
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Under the Township’s health care plan in 2020, a Township employee with a family of four pays $16.68/month in total for medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage. Supervisor Savoie has argued that this isn’t too generous because they have a high deductible plan ($5,000/employee/year). What he doesn’t tell you is that we, the taxpayers, pay
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Since 2012, the Bloomfield Township Supervisor, Leo Savoie has led with policy and Board votes to benefit employees with very low cost healthcare premiums for a gold star plan, annual pay raises, longevity pay, up to 7 weeks vacation, a 4 day work week and for many a $30K car all paid for by the
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Since 2011, Bloomfield Township has opted out of PA 152 requiring that all municipal employees pay 20% of their healthcare premiums. This opt-out has cost residents at least $1.2M per year. With a whopping deficit due to the indulgent benefits already provided to employees and retirees, our elected official must stop opting out of this
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