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2012-04-19 / Editorial
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According to one report, the countys payroll for CSEA members is currently $120 million, so even a small increase will take a toll on the countys bottom line. The plan to remove only 50 county jobs through attrition should also cause taxpayers to pause. The main concern is that pension and health insurance costs surpass $83 million a year. Erie County is one of the areas largest employers, and maintaining an excessive workforce is a large burden on all taxpayers who not only pay public employees salaries but benefits as well. Reducing the county workforce by only 50 employees over four years, while being mindful of the jobs added back into the 2012 budget, leaves the county workforce larger then it was at the end of 2011. In addition, the county executives plan assumes every retiree is a position that does not need to be replaced. That is flawed thinking. Some positions in government are mandatory, and the county executive cant control who files for retirement and when. The plan needs a real solution that will decrease the taxpayers responsibility for paying public sector pensions. The 2012 pension cost for Erie County is $34,052,515; which amounts to 19 percent of the county payroll. In 2008, the cost of medical insurance was $46,499,000. Health insurance costs in 2012 are $53,486,881 a 15 percent increase substantially more than the 5 percent projection in the county executives plan. Health insurance should not be projected to decrease. To best reflect the needs of taxpayers, aspects of the four-year plan should be altered and explained in greater detail.
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