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No Ex-councilman Left Behind

No Ex-Councilman Left Behind

Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005 | When former City Councilman Mike Gotch read in the newspaper in 2000 that the City Council had boosted the retirement benefits for elected officials, he called the retirement system to see how much his future pension would increase.

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No Ex-Councilman Left Behind

Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005 | When former City Councilman Mike Gotch read in the newspaper in 2000 that the City Council had boosted the retirement benefits for elected officials, he called the retirement system to see how much his future pension would increase.

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