Pension Reform Makes June Ballot in San Jose

The San Jose City Council on Tuesday evening voted to place a pension reform measure on the June 2012 ballot.

The council voted 6-5 to move forward with Mayor Chuck Reed’s controversial proposal. In addition to Reed, Vice Mayor Madison Nguyen and council members Pete Constant, Sam Liccardo, Pierluigi Oliverio, and Rose Herrera voted in favor of moving forward with the ballot measure.

“We know that if left unchecked, we’ll continue to see rising pension costs,” Constant said. “We have the opportunity to make structural changes, make savings we can count on going into the future.”