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City votes to not enforce recent action
Council has heated discussion of retirement provision
covington
COVINGTON- After an evening of plenty of heated debate, some legalese, a little political intrigue and much emotion, the Covington City Council decided to suspend enforcement on action it made at its previous council meeting. The topic discussed at Wednesday night’s work session was the controversial Provision 5.15, Section A of the city’s Defined Benefit Plan, which the council voted to remove at the June 15 council meeting. Councilwoman Ocie Franklin, who was one of four voters at the June 15 meeting to approve a motion to strike the section of provision 5.15, requested the work session to