Claim: Says "I am happy to decline PERS so that the County can save over $68,000 over a four year term that would have been paid on my behalf."
Fact-check: Will Clackamas County taxpayers save $68,000 over four years if candidate declines PERS? 
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Janie Har
Date published: 2012-05-11T00:00:00