Ball introduces legislation to strip convicted lawmakers of their pensions
BREWSTER – Following a number of state legislators being brought up on corruption charges, State Senator Gregory Ball (R-Patterson) Friday announced he has introduced legislation that would strip retirement benefits from convicted lawmakers.
Surrounded by a number of local and state officials, Ball said pensions should be cut from any lawmaker convicted of a crime.
“It is almost mind boggling that we allow those who break and violate the public trust in the greatest sense to continue to collect at taxpayer expense a public pension,” he said.
Assemblyman Robert Castelli will support the bill in the Assembly.
“Those of us who have been granted the privilege of serving the public trust are given a higher level of authority, but that level of authority begets both the higher level of responsibility and accountability,” he said. “Heretofore, all of that accountability was not there. This bill will make that accountability a real thing.”
Ball predicted his legislation will be approved in both the Senate and Assembly.
No comments:
Post a Comment