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Renee Renzi, Waverly Place, urged the Board to support the Amtrak Project . She <br /> maintained that it would be economically beneficial and a great transportation option for County <br /> residents and out-of-County tourists . <br /> The Chairman CALLED THE QUESTION, and by a 2 - 3 <br /> vote (Commissioners Davis , Flescher, O ' Bryan opposed) <br /> the Motion FAILED . <br /> Commissioner Davis invited Chairman Solari to bring up this matter at a future MPO <br /> meeting . <br /> 14.A. 2. PENSIONS FOR ELECTED OFFIMLS <br /> With the goal of reducing the amount of taxpayer dollars going into the Florida <br /> Retirement System (FRS ) , Chairman Solari suggested that elected officials be required to <br /> contribute to their individual investment plans . He stated another means of achieving this would <br /> be to put elected officials in the 1 . 6% (percentage of salary guaranteed per year of service) <br /> general employee category, rather than in the current 3 % special risk category . <br /> Commissioner O ' Bryan mentioned that the State currently has two proposals that would <br /> affect all County employees , including elected officials : ( 1 ) the "Governor ' s Recommendation <br /> on Pension Reform" would require all FRS participants to contribute 5 % of their salary towards <br /> their pension plans ; and (2) Senate Bill 1130 would require all employees to contribute 2 % <br /> towards their pension plans . <br /> Discussion ensued as individual Board members voiced support for Chairman Solari ' s <br /> suggestion for the employee contributions . <br /> Commissioner O ' Bryan opined that the State Legislators might agree to remove from the <br /> special risk category "local elected officials" , but might not want to remove themselves . <br /> March 8 , 2011 20 <br />