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San Mateo County, CA June 8, 2010 Election
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REDUCE Spending

By Matt Grocott

Candidate for Supervisor; County of San Mateo; District 3

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In 2009, the San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury delivered a report titled, "Reversing the Upward Trajectory of Employee Costs in the Cities of San Mateo County." Even though the Grand Jury's report was aimed at cities, I believe the county should take action also. In fact, I believe the county should lead on the issue, not follow.

The report cited various examples of how to reign in costs; some were actions already taken by the Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department and the City of San Carlos.

  • As chair of the Belmont-San Carlos Fire board, I helped to negotiate a two-tier retirement system for new hires, bringing significant savings to the department; it was the first 2-tiered program in the county. The City of San Carlos followed with police and general employees

Per the Grand Jury's report, as your supervisor, I pledge to:
  • Advocate for pension reform, just as I succesfully did with the Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department, the San Carlos Police Department and general city employees

  • Negotiate benefit packages for current and new employees to a more sustainable level of cost

  • Watch for new technologies to streamline process; work with cities to centralize or consolidate; contract out to the private or public sector for the most affordable and efficient service

Making government more affordable is not an option; it is something we must do.

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