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Lake County auditor urges ban on government 'pension pickups' in support of House Bill 473
Summary
Lake County Auditor Christopher Galloway testified before the Public Insurance Committee in favor of House Bill 473, which would prohibit government employers from picking up employees' pension contributions; members questioned whether the change would shift costs, affect bargaining, or simply improve pay transparency.
Christopher Galloway, Lake County auditor, told the Public Insurance Committee that House Bill 473 would remove a common but often-hidden practice in local government contracts: employers picking up employees' pension contributions. Galloway said the change would make "true compensation" visible to taxpayers and discourage what he described as concentrated benefits for top administrators.
Galloway identified himself as the Lake County Auditor and second vice president of the County Auditors Association of Ohio and said the association had not yet taken an organizational position on HB 473. "House Bill 473 seeks to correct that by eliminating the ability of a government agency from picking up the employee…
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