OT: Want a high salary…work for san diego government….

[Jim Jones]

[quote=Eugene]Dumanis is a lawyer with 34 years of experience. Gore manages a department with 4,000 employees. Care to guess how much people with similar skills/experience make in the private sector?[/quote]

Experience can be a reasonable argument, but show me the metrics such as effect on reducing criminal conduct, increased prosecutions and a reduced cost and increased public satisfaction with their leadership then I would possibly vote for a raise. It seems like they all want to put various issues on a public ballot, why not do it with their raises.

[all]

They are suckers for not working for Bell government…
Is A City Manager Worth $800,000?

[all]

They are suckers for not working for Bell government…
Is A City Manager Worth $800,000?

[all]

They are suckers for not working for Bell government…
Is A City Manager Worth $800,000?

[all]

They are suckers for not working for Bell government…
Is A City Manager Worth $800,000?

[all]

They are suckers for not working for Bell government…
Is A City Manager Worth $800,000?

[briansd1]

[quote=ocrenter]if they base the pay increase on increase in cost of living and inflation, that would be reasonable and acceptable.

but 36% is a far cry from 9% inflation over the last 4-5 years. and I know cost of living has stayed about the same if not decreased.[/quote]

I agree.

All else being equal, overall public sector spending should only grow at population growth + inflation.

Anything more is not sustainable, unless there are tax rate increases.

[briansd1]

[quote=ocrenter]if they base the pay increase on increase in cost of living and inflation, that would be reasonable and acceptable.

but 36% is a far cry from 9% inflation over the last 4-5 years. and I know cost of living has stayed about the same if not decreased.[/quote]

I agree.

All else being equal, overall public sector spending should only grow at population growth + inflation.

Anything more is not sustainable, unless there are tax rate increases.

[briansd1]

[quote=ocrenter]if they base the pay increase on increase in cost of living and inflation, that would be reasonable and acceptable.

but 36% is a far cry from 9% inflation over the last 4-5 years. and I know cost of living has stayed about the same if not decreased.[/quote]

I agree.

All else being equal, overall public sector spending should only grow at population growth + inflation.

Anything more is not sustainable, unless there are tax rate increases.

[briansd1]

[quote=ocrenter]if they base the pay increase on increase in cost of living and inflation, that would be reasonable and acceptable.

but 36% is a far cry from 9% inflation over the last 4-5 years. and I know cost of living has stayed about the same if not decreased.[/quote]

I agree.

All else being equal, overall public sector spending should only grow at population growth + inflation.

Anything more is not sustainable, unless there are tax rate increases.

[briansd1]

[quote=ocrenter]if they base the pay increase on increase in cost of living and inflation, that would be reasonable and acceptable.

but 36% is a far cry from 9% inflation over the last 4-5 years. and I know cost of living has stayed about the same if not decreased.[/quote]

I agree.

All else being equal, overall public sector spending should only grow at population growth + inflation.

Anything more is not sustainable, unless there are tax rate increases.

[UCGal]

[quote=SD Realtor]
The problem is if they worked in the private sector they would be working for organizations that generated revenue and the compensation would be on par with the revenues of the organization.

Looking at the city of San Diegos obligations clearly the numbers do not add up. Nor do they for the state.[/quote]

I work for a large, private sector, company – the CEO’s compensation is NOT tied to the revenues (losses). The bonus structure for the corporate execs is obscene. Yes, the worker bees have taken a hit to pay and bonuses (and headcount) but the corporate officers continue to bring in the big bucks despite several years of negative earnings. Perhaps, in an ideal world the exec’s compensation would be directly tied to earnings… but the real world does not work that way.

And just to nitpick – Gore and Dumanis are county employees, not city employees. Not saying that the county has lots of extra money – but the county’s budget isn’t hurting as much as the city’s budget.

[UCGal]

[quote=SD Realtor]
The problem is if they worked in the private sector they would be working for organizations that generated revenue and the compensation would be on par with the revenues of the organization.

Looking at the city of San Diegos obligations clearly the numbers do not add up. Nor do they for the state.[/quote]

I work for a large, private sector, company – the CEO’s compensation is NOT tied to the revenues (losses). The bonus structure for the corporate execs is obscene. Yes, the worker bees have taken a hit to pay and bonuses (and headcount) but the corporate officers continue to bring in the big bucks despite several years of negative earnings. Perhaps, in an ideal world the exec’s compensation would be directly tied to earnings… but the real world does not work that way.

And just to nitpick – Gore and Dumanis are county employees, not city employees. Not saying that the county has lots of extra money – but the county’s budget isn’t hurting as much as the city’s budget.

[UCGal]

[quote=SD Realtor]
The problem is if they worked in the private sector they would be working for organizations that generated revenue and the compensation would be on par with the revenues of the organization.

Looking at the city of San Diegos obligations clearly the numbers do not add up. Nor do they for the state.[/quote]

I work for a large, private sector, company – the CEO’s compensation is NOT tied to the revenues (losses). The bonus structure for the corporate execs is obscene. Yes, the worker bees have taken a hit to pay and bonuses (and headcount) but the corporate officers continue to bring in the big bucks despite several years of negative earnings. Perhaps, in an ideal world the exec’s compensation would be directly tied to earnings… but the real world does not work that way.

And just to nitpick – Gore and Dumanis are county employees, not city employees. Not saying that the county has lots of extra money – but the county’s budget isn’t hurting as much as the city’s budget.

[UCGal]

[quote=SD Realtor]
The problem is if they worked in the private sector they would be working for organizations that generated revenue and the compensation would be on par with the revenues of the organization.

Looking at the city of San Diegos obligations clearly the numbers do not add up. Nor do they for the state.[/quote]

I work for a large, private sector, company – the CEO’s compensation is NOT tied to the revenues (losses). The bonus structure for the corporate execs is obscene. Yes, the worker bees have taken a hit to pay and bonuses (and headcount) but the corporate officers continue to bring in the big bucks despite several years of negative earnings. Perhaps, in an ideal world the exec’s compensation would be directly tied to earnings… but the real world does not work that way.

And just to nitpick – Gore and Dumanis are county employees, not city employees. Not saying that the county has lots of extra money – but the county’s budget isn’t hurting as much as the city’s budget.

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