Morris calls special council meeting to discuss retirement system and other budgetary items

Friday afternoon, Slidell Mayor Ben Morris called for a special City Council meeting for Monday at 5 p.m.

The letter to the council calling the meeting said the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the increase in the city’s contribution to the police and municipal employees retirement system, the policies on take home cars and cellular telephones, travel budgets and to introduce the fiscal year 2011 budget ordinance.