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Cost Of Living Adjustments are supposed to "adjust" up OR down as the economy does. There should never be a guaranteed Cost-Of-Living-INCREASE". That is not the intent of the 40 year old law. As far as the taxpayers getting their money's worth, Warwick Firefighters are paid twice what their counterparts in New York City are paid and 3 times what Jacksonville Florida pays their firefighters.
When we hire the next firefighter, do we need to offer so much? Can we save the taxpayer some of their hard-earned money and still get quality candidates? Would it hurt to try? The firefighters deserve a quality compensation plan but if there is so much "extra" in that they aren't even using ...
Maybe we should protect our present team by not spending so much on the next one. The money saved can go half to the present firefighters and half to the taxpayers. That is a win-win for all.
Richard Corrente
Democrat for mayor
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