ms. howard. >> this slide highlights to you about what our best cost in the next 4 years. as i mentioned a few moments ago, we assumed, if you look at the first section of this slide you can see total cost on salaries and you can see that we are in the budget last year we included a number of new positions and that cost us about $14 million. we have close labor agreements with two of our employees groups and we are experiencing the annualization of wage increase for everyone else. that third line is showing you what is happening over labor agreement and what are we projecting for planning purposes. in the first year we are not assuming any cost increases there and as i mentioned to you before, i think that's appropriate for planning purposes, but there is some risk. we don't know what will happen with our negotiations. the second section really highlights for you what is happening on our benefit cost. the first two related to health and dental benefits continued growth there. we are as i mentione

ms. howard. for clarity, the police officers that have already retired and collecting a pension, they are coming back to the department and working and receiving a salary and a pension? >> the drop program was a program that the city implemented a number of years ago in 2005, i think which was to encourage police officers to stay in the police department for a longer period of time. >> so they didn't retire? >> they didn't retirement. they conferred their retired and that program is closed to new participants and most of the participants in that program are now actually retired. >> got it. thank you. >> so, san francisco general will have some significant new cost both for staffing as well as one time cost like furnishings, fixtures and equipment. this projection assumes those cost. then finally the annualization of the supplemental appropriation that the board adopted a week ago. i want to highlight for you some of the things i think where we have uncertainties and not accounted for in this proj

ms. howard. >> this slide highlights to you about what our best cost in the next 4 years. as i mentioned a few moments ago, we assumed, if you look at the first section of this slide you can see total cost on salaries and you can see that we are in the budget last year we included a number of new positions and that cost us about $14 million. we have close labor agreements with two of our employees groups and we are experiencing the annualization of wage increase for everyone else. that third line

the howard team, coached by s. amber buchanan, and ms. jilen scored a total of 68 points. for a lations to all job well done. this is the first time that howard elementary has ever won grand champion, and congratulations and keep on reading. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess >> during this month c-span is pleased to present our winning entries in this year's student cam video documentary competition. student cam is c-span's annual competition that encourages middle and high school students to think critically about issues. students were asked to create their video answering the question -- what's the most important issue the u.s. congress should consider in 2014? one of our second prize winners is mcclinly laird, a junior from oklahoma. she believes congress should consider the issue of illegal immigration. >> forehand, show the forehand. ok. >> since the age of 8 i have been passionate about tennis. i have a high national ranking and i won a sta

howard strassner. betty trainer is the next. >> good afternoon, ms. trainer. >>> hello. thank you very much. i'm betty trainer and i'm president of the board of senior disability action and i wanted to first thank you very much for the amendment to expand the free muni for youth up to 18 years old. we are very supportive of that and we'd like to -- if you would consider including in that amendment the expansion for seniors and persons with disabilities. i have, again, a number of post cards, over 500 again. and from our seniors and people with disabilities. and i'm good day to read again as i did at the last meeting a few of these. they speak for all of us. here is one, first one. i and other seniors have increased medical expenses, hospital, visits, pharmaceutical expense ells and repeated frequent doctor visits all over san francisco. for me, he mentions a few places. the third week of each month i cannot pay my transportation fare because my ssi benefits are used up. as a person with disability i have no income for lebanontionery such as short trips to visit friends to go to the bank. eve