The numbers just came out this afternoon, so I have yet to fully review them. But after a quick look I was surprised to see that a lot of the mid-management got around $7,000 raises. I guess what surprises me is that sales taxes only went up about 3.5% from the year before (still waiting on final numbers).
Funny how the building permit numbers and raises come out almost instantly after January 1st, but we are still waiting on sales tax returns.
One surprise that stuck out was the City Clerk’s raise of $7,446. When Tom Greco was hired after retiring from the military, he was put at the top of the pay scale immediately, even though he doesn’t have a city clerk certification. In fact, after promising to get that certification, he still doesn’t have it. I guess I don’t understand that large of a pay raise when he still has to receive certification after 3 years. Also, his two assistant city clerks actually have more tenure, experience and certifications than their boss, go figure.
Here are the past three years of salary records;
Six Asst City Attorneys with unrealistic salaries. There was one during Munson. Where’s the justification? The city rarely goes into court and when they do they hire private council. The city attorney’s office is one place where half a million could be shaved from the budget.
How many lawyers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
I am not surprised by the number of last names that are the same.