PATRIOT-NEWS Editorial: …Commonwealth Court had stated council should have been involved in the decision and the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of the case.
If Harrisburg had lost the case, it would have paid an estimated $2.6 million, which as acting city Solicitor Jason Hess aptly summed up on the case, “It’s a big savings for the city.”
Reed should never have negotiated a deal on the pension with the Capital City Lodge 12 of the Fraternal Order of Police without City Council approval… (more)
EDITOR: Despite Gov. Tom Corbett’s efforts to prevent Harrisburg from seeking bankruptcy court protection, the above is all the more reason why this should take place. Of course the governor and his predecessors have a lot to fear from any federal court inquiry.
