The Police Pension Board just approved retired Pittsburgh Police Chief Larry Scirotto’s nearly $100,000 yearly pension.
By returning to the force as the chief with a higher salary, and serving at least one year, Scirotto nearly doubled his pension.
Retired Pittsburgh Police Chief Larry Scirotto will get a pension of more than $8,100 a month, or slightly more than $97,000 a year.
Scirotto, who’s originally from Monessen, spent more than 20 years with Pittsburgh Police, retiring in 2018 as an assistant Chief.
His pension at the time was approximately $55,000 per year.
The long-time college basketball official retired for the first time in 2018 to continue officiating.
But when he was hired as chief last year at a $180,000 salary, he only needed to work at least one year to nearly double his pension.
He did just that, leaving after 18 months at the helm.
That drew the ire of some Pittsburgh city council members, who questioned if Scirotto only planned to stay a year to pad his pension.