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ACTUARIAL. COST OF THE PENSIONS PURCHASED. FURTHER, NO INCREASE IN BENEFITS TO PERA POLICE AND FIRE MEMBERS SHOULD BE GRANTED SINCE PERA BENEFITS ARE OBVIOUSLY MORE ATTRACTIVE: THAN THOSE OF THE LOCAL RELIEF ASSOCIATION. T-14 PERA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD PROHIBIT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM RECEIVING AN ADDITIONAL SALARY FROM A PERA CONBRIBUTING ORGANIZATION TO PREVENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST. II-U TORT LIABILITY LIMITS During the 1983 legislative session, Tort liability limits for local governments were increased from $100,000/$300,000 to $200,000/$6CO,000 as of August 1, 1984. Limits for Hazardous Waste disposal claims are $300,000/$600,000 and will be $400,000/$1,200,000 effective August 1, 1984. During these discussions, the Governors office expressed a desire to remove Tort liability limits altogether. If done, this could have a critical and disasterous effect on city financing and property taxes. The cost of providing insurance for unlimited liability would be prohibitive and cause a long term unnecessary major property tax increase. Also, if a major claim were to be filed and supported through the judicial system for a sum far in excess of what might be considered reasonable, a local jurisdiction could literally be driv• , to financial ruin with the taxpayers becoming liable for huge property tax payments. Unlike a private sector business, a city cannot merely declare bankruptcy and cease to exist. THE AMM CONSIDERS THE CURRENT TORT LIABILITY LIMITS ADEQJATE TO SATISFY ANY REASONABLE CLAIM AND THEREFORE URGES THE LEGISLATURE TO RETAIN THE LIMITS IN CURRENT LAW AND NOT CONSIDER UNLIMITED LIABILITY. II-V EMPLOYEE TIME/DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS Ti,e 1984 Legislature eliminated the authority of outstate cities, as it previously had done f r metropolitan area cities to be able to require employees to reside within the city boundary. Howe'ver, in allowing outstate cities the authority to establish job related time or distance requirements the legislature riemoved that authority in the metropolitan area, Therefore; THE AMM URGES THE LEGISLATURE TO RESTORE THE AUTHORITY FOR METROPOLITAN AREA CITIES TO SET JOB RELATED TIME OR DISTANCE RESIDENCY REQ"uIREMENTS FOR CI'PY EMPLOYEES.