The people of Tacoma must do what they did in Bell, CA. You can get rid of these extortionists. Misappropriation of funds is good for some hefty jail time.
Ridiculous that they would pay him that much when they had the option of not renewing his contract. Like someone said, you would get at least a 1000 qualified people willing to do that job for around $50k per year plus benefits in this economy.