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[Bill Jones <billj AT harborside.com>]

This is the story of Armando Ruiz, who will now receive ten times the 
pension as he normally would from his position as California community 
college trustee, a job that only pays a minor stipend of $5000 a year.  
The full story can be found at the Orange County Register website.

"The Register on Thursday reported on the case of Coast Community 
College trustee Armando Ruiz who, through a legal loophole, is allowed 
to spike his pension tenfold if he retires from two different agencies 
on the same day. He set his official retirement date as Oct. 31 from his 
job with Irvine Valley College and the South Orange County Community 
College District. When asked at a public meeting if he would take 
advantage of the loophole and retire as a Coast trustee on the same 
date, he replied: 'None of your business.' "

http://passport.ocregister.com/register/common/intercept.jsp?duri=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2eocregister%2ecom%2focr%2f2004%2f09%2f20%2fsections%2fcommentary%2farticle%5f244722%2ephp

Bill
S. Oregon coast