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LEXINGTON, Ky. — A retired Lexington police officer and firefighter have filed a federal lawsuit against city officials, challenging changes to the police and fire pension fund that would affect retirees.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U. S. District Court by retired police officer Tommy Puckett and retired firefighter Roger Vance Jr., names several defendants, including Lexington Mayor Jim Gray, members of the Urban County Council and some members of the local board of trustees for the Policemen’s and Firefighters’ Retirement Fund. Puckett and Vance are members of Lexington police and fire pension board, but Puckett said the other board members were named in the lawsuit because they are the governing body of the pension.
Puckett and Vance contend in the lawsuit they are entitled to an injunction prohibiting officials from enforcing the changes to the cost-of-living provisions.
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