Pittsburgh City Council members were livid Tuesday after learning that three top aides to Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey knew about a secret deal to allow police Chief Larry Scirotto to return to refereeing college basketball after a year on the job but said nothing.
The chief last week announced his resignation amid controversy over his return to officiating Big Ten basketball games, a side gig he had promised to give up while serving as chief.
Council approved Scirotto as chief in May 2023 “under the explicit understanding that he would not officiate college basketball,” Councilwoman Erika Strassburger, D-Squirrel Hill, said…