Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Perks For Public Authorities Are Illegal

The Rochester blogosphere has been abuzz lately with outrage over the salaries and benefits doled out to Monroe County Water Authority Board members. Such perks have included lifetime health insurance for board members and their families.

Today, through the expression of a formal judgement and letter to two New York state Public Authorities, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has determined that the payment of such benefits is illegal and those receiving such incentives are not eligible for them:

". . . we conclude that the Agencies lack legal authority to pay for health insurance for current and retired board members . . . we conclude that (1) the Agencies may not pay for health insurance benefits for their current or former board members and (2) the contracts the Agencies signed with board members to provide post-retirement health insurance benefits are void."

Basically, Cuomo has agreed with points many in the Rochester community have been making since the break of the Water Board scandal. Does this judgement apply to Monroe County? Cuomo's aides say the statement applies to ALL public authorities.

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