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Representative Thomas proposes statewide ban on public pension pickups to increase taxpayer transparency
Summary
Representative Thomas told the committee HB 473 would prohibit public pension pickups for all public employees in new contracts after enactment, arguing pickups hide total compensation and create unequal treatment; members probed fiscal impacts and 'pickup on pickup' gross‑ups were explained as an added taxpayer cost.
Representative Thomas presented House Bill 473 as a transparency and equity measure that would ban public pension pickups for all Ohio public employees for any new contract signed after enactment. "I firmly believe public pension pick ups are bad," Thomas said, arguing that the practice boosts compensation without clear disclosure to taxpayers and can create unequal compensation and bidding‑war incentives among local employers.
Thomas noted that the Legislature earlier…
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