With regard to firefighter pensions, the city is required by law to pay the required contribution certified by the Board of Trustees. The certified contribution was $21.1 million and is in the minutes to thier meeting which is public record. By law, that is what the city must contribute, not the $31.4 million Slay was projecting nor the $29 million Rainford is now stating. Since this is a very easily verified number why do you not hold Mr. Rainford’s feet to the fire when he makes up highly inflated numbers just to inrage taxpayers. Yes, city pension costs for firefighters actually went down last year!