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Thanks for posting the link transparentcalifornia.c…
Well worth a look
-its quite an eye opener when you have to click thru the list (listed in order of highest to lowest earner) for many pages till you even reach folks making "down in the" in the $300K range-quite extraordinary.
The most striking takeaway for me is the amount of people making well over $600K!
Thanks for posting the link https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/2023/oakland/
Well worth a look
-its quite an eye opener when you have to click thru the list (listed in order of highest to lowest earner) for many pages till you even reach folks making "down in the" in the $300K range-quite extraordinary.
The most striking takeaway for me is the amount of people making well over $600K!
Yes. I have read that because of the inability to fully staff positions, that a few people end up getting overtime, etc. I am sympathetic to that point of view. I think if there were 1,000 or 1,200 officers (dare to dream!) you'd see a dramatic decrease in O/T and overall compensation numbers. Someone gets shot at 2am, skeleton crew on duty, you need someone - you pay overtime for it. Just another way that poor cities get more impoverished.
As pointed out in the article as well as in this link, the benefit costs are astounding. The Mayor's total comp, $215K. Benefits another $103K.