By Samuel Hardiman, includes “Chief Financial Officer Shirley Ford told the council Tuesday that the city's mandatory pension contribution — known as the actuarially determined contribution, or ADC  — will climb by $7.8 million in the coming fiscal year. That means it will be about $61.5 million. … McGowen praised the city's fiscal restraint over the past few years, saying the city is like a ‘solid middle-class family’ that can afford to pay its bills but can't buy a new car every year. …”