Dwane Milnes, who was Stockton's city manager from 1991 to 2001, has been widely criticized for giving retirees full retirement healthcare in return for agreements from unions not to seek raises. The unfunded liability for those benefits is $417 million.
Date: Jul 11, 2012
Category: U.S.
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How Stockton went broke: A 15-year spending binge - Today's Most Interesting News!
It was a balancing act, said Dwane Milnes, Stocktons city manager at the time. The unions wanted retiree medical We said if you want to continue your medical for current employees and retirees, youll have to do it through wage containment.
Date: Jul 04, 2012
Category: Business
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Stockton, Calif., tests legalities of city bankruptcies
Former Stockton city manager Dwane Milnes, now president of the Association of Retired Employees of the City of Stockton, says Vallejo shows that bankruptcy isn't a good path for financially troubled cities. "You somehow have to find millions of dollars within that broke budget to finance bankruptcy
Date: Jun 27, 2012
Category: U.S.
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Analysis: Grim prospects for Stockton as bankruptcy looms
Stockton appears to have already thrown in the towel on the mediation process by announcing its contingency plan, said Dwane Milnes, a former Stockton city manager who represents retired city employees in mediation with the city.