{"id":32001,"date":"2016-04-25T21:44:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T21:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acprimetime.wpengine.com\/?p=32001"},"modified":"2016-04-25T22:17:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T22:17:02","slug":"lifeguard-pension-mayor-guardian-sweeney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acprimetime.com\/lifeguard-pension-mayor-guardian-sweeney\/","title":{"rendered":"Pensions for Atlantic City Lifeguards Could Be Cut."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32003\" src=\"http:\/\/acprimetime.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/risk-lifeguard-IP-Dollarphotoclub_4022260.jpg\" alt=\"risk-lifeguard-IP-Dollarphotoclub_4022260\" width=\"770\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acprimetime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/risk-lifeguard-IP-Dollarphotoclub_4022260.jpg 770w, https:\/\/acprimetime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/risk-lifeguard-IP-Dollarphotoclub_4022260-400x156.jpg 400w, https:\/\/acprimetime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/risk-lifeguard-IP-Dollarphotoclub_4022260-768x299.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acprimetime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/risk-lifeguard-IP-Dollarphotoclub_4022260-20x8.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Could Atlantic City lifeguard pensions be over?\u00a0<\/strong>A new bill was introduced by\u00a0Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Sen. Kevin O\u2019Toole.\u00a0The bill would allow Atlantic City to prohibit new hires from enrolling in the pension system&#8230;. or&#8230;. it could terminate the pension fund all together.<\/p>\n<h2>The City of Atlantic City pays over $1 million to retired lifeguards every year.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"encrypted-content\">\n<p>Senate President Sweeney said this about the leadership of Atlantic City: \u201cThis is just one of the bad spending habits but it&#8217;s symbolic of the budget practices that have long plagued the city and led it to the verge of a financial disaster\u201d.\u00a0NJ Gov. Chris Christie see has the pension system of Atlantic City as an example of city government mis-management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"encrypted-content\">\n<p><strong>According to NJ.com:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"encrypted-content\">\n<h4><em>The governor has argued\u00a0that Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian and other city officials resisting the takeover have shown they&#8217;re unwilling or incapable of repairing\u00a0the city&#8217;s finances.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em>Often in this discussion, case in point are the lifeguard pensions, which cost the city more than $1 million a year.\u00a0<\/em><em>Christie said earlier this month: &#8220;This is something that could be worked on by the mayor. He&#8217;s refused to do so. He&#8217;s never come to the state. It&#8217;s something we could work on if we have takeover legislation.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/politics\/index.ssf\/2016\/04\/pensions_for_atlantic_city_lifeguards.html\">Read More in NJ.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"encrypted-content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"encrypted-content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"encrypted-content\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could Atlantic City lifeguard pensions be over?\u00a0A new bill was introduced by\u00a0Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Sen. Kevin O\u2019Toole.\u00a0The bill would allow Atlantic City to prohibit new hires from enrolling in the pension system&#8230;. or&#8230;. it could terminate the pension fund all together. 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