February 5, 2008
Suit seeks to alter O.C. deputies' pension
pact
By Christian Berthelsen
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Orange County has filed a lawsuit seeking to
invalidate a portion of the terms of its
2001 labor pact with the union representing
its sheriff's deputies, saying that a deal
that gave deputies a retroactive increase in
their pensions violated the state
Constitution.
The county believes the move, if successful,
would shave $187 million off its retirement
payments over the next 30 years, reducing
the $2.3-billion deficit in its pension
fund.
The case was filed late Friday afternoon but
was not made public until Monday. No hearing
dates have been set.
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