Ravenstahl reveals plan to fix pension gap

Ravenstahl reveals plan to fix pension gap: Ravenstahl reveals plan to fix pension gap
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Faced with a worsening pension gap shared by other cities statewide, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl unveiled his fix to state senators yesterday, calling for fund consolidations, aid recalculations and defined contributions.

The first thing to do is to fire deadweight employees.

For example, Pat Ford is still being paid. He went most of the year without working but still got an income.

Luke Ravenstahl could fix that on his watch.