Thanks friend!
Posted on 12/15/2004 10:35:47 PM PST by churchillbuff
Although a massive budget shortfall threatens the city's ability to provide even basic services, the number of city employees making more than $100,000 has risen nearly 60 percent since 2000. City officials blame lucrative, long-term labor contracts designed to keep the best and brightest city employees from jumping to a private company or another city for the skyrocketing pay packages. Many Oakland officials are among the best paid in the state.
According to documents released last week by the city, 785 city employees earned at least $100,000 in 2003-04.
(Excerpt) Read more at insidebayarea.com ...
For your ping list. I'll be adding you to the list of ping lists as well.
no mention of a rollback of wages or benefits.....
Is that enough money to buy a home and raise a small family in California?
Where have you been? That's enough to have a nice living ANYWHERE on the planet
The cops make about $28,000 year here....so sad.
I wonder what Mayor Moonbeam gets,
City officials blame lucrative, long-term labor contracts designed to keep the best and brightest city employees from jumping to a private company or another city for the skyrocketing pay packages.
Falling for the ole, "This job can't be done without me" ruse. Someone's departure very seldom has effected the business, except for Gray Davis's departure and that is a lesson in positiveness in people leaving.
Ping!
Don't forget education administration. Our city school superintendant makes 170,000 plus perks.
Despite Budget Shortfalls, Superintendents Continue to Receive Bonuses - Even superintendents earning salaries in the $150,000 range may receive an additional $40,000 or $50,000 in bonuses or other extras, such as a car or housing allowance.
Big City Superintendents Take Home Top Pay - Urban area superintendents earned double the daily pay of their country colleagues, $786 vs. $370.
Superintendents’ Salaries Out Pace Inflation - Unlike the private sector where salaries have not grown with the inflation rate, the average superintendent pay continued to climb. Highest salaries reported were in the $285,000 range, while the lowest salaries were $57,857.
I'm quite certain that many government workers are devious enough to make absolutely certain that their job can't be done without them.
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