JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — However, the plan won't go into effect until the money is found to fund the plan.
JSO Undersheriff Dwain Senterfitt is usually in uniform at city council meetings, but not Tuesday.
"I'm talking to you as someone who has lived here every day of my 55 years," Senterfitt said.
Senterfitt stood up as a taxpayer to voice his displeasure over some of the things he's heard. He named officer after officer who was shot in the line of duty since the last pension agreement 13 years ago.
"Don't tell me they haven't sacrificed," Senterfitt said.
Even with a vote of approval Tuesday, council members still say reform means nothing if they don't find $400 million to help fund it over the next 10 years.
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"We need leadership right now," Councilman Bill Gulliford said.
"I've made sure I provided leadership on the issue," Mayor Alvin Brown said. "Everyone has worked hard to come up with a solution."
There are several ideas on how to find the money to fill that gap, including a sales tax and a new plan where JEA gives the city $120 million. But there are no proposals on the table.
The undersheriff did have a message for council members. He asked them to take a hard look at who's affected by their decision.
"Police make less than you do as a part-time employee with a pension, I might add," Senterfitt said.
The pension board still has to approve the new plan. There is no word yet on when that will happen.
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