County Employees Say Lackluster Retirement Plan Shafts Longtime Staff, Deters New Ones

Employees say the county’s lackluster retirement plan is costing Bulloch County valuable members of the workforce, driving up healthcare costs, and subjecting the county to avoidable liabilities. That’s what commissioners heard during a report on retirement plan proposals during Tuesday’s meeting.  “I’ve been here for 20 years. I’ve been with the Sheriff’s department since I was 20-years-old. In my 20 years, I’ve never seen an employee leave the Sheriff’s Office and go back to the police department. Never…When the city changed their retirement to a 60% pension, for the first time ever, I saw people leave the Sheriff’s Office to … Continue reading County Employees Say Lackluster Retirement Plan Shafts Longtime Staff, Deters New Ones