Miami commissioners voted Tuesday to give themselves lifetime pensions.
Miami commissioners voted Tuesday to give themselves lifetime pensions.
The 3-2 vote by commissioners revives a pension program that was ended in 2009 amid the financial crisis.
Commissioners and the city's mayor would become eligible for a pension after serving seven years in office.
The proposal was brought forward by Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela, who argued that the commissioner's job is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and that the pensions are fair.
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Commissioners had considered allowing city voters to decide the issue before ultimately deciding to vote on it themselves.
