Wednesday, October 27, 2010

$$$$$ OUT OF LINE $$$$$

Jackie Bueno Sosa published a piece in today's Herald asking the question: Are County Salaries Our of Line?

The same can be said about the City of Miami. 
Overall, our local public employees -- particularly when factoring in overtime pay, pensions and other benefits -- are paid wages that are grossly out of line with the pay of the community that supports them.

In 2009, the mean annual wage of a police officer in the metro Miami area was $62,500, more than 50 percent higher than the mean annual wage of all occupations in our area ($41,070), according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

By comparison, the same figure for a police officer in metro Atlanta, $43,670, was 4 percent less than the overall mean annual wage earned by residents there. In New Orleans, police wages outpaced the income of the rest of the population, but only by about 6 percent. 

In Miami-Dade, the gap is made worse when you consider that about 1,300 Miami-Dade police officers this year will gross more than $100,000, according to a Miami Herald compensation analysis earlier this year; or when you factor in pensions and other benefits that most private-sector workers lost years ago.
Ms. Bueno Sosa left out the car and phone allowances and the very generous vacation and sick days.

Our good friend Billboard Pieter Bockweg is the poster boy for this excess.

Remember that:

"Under terms of the agreement written by Bockweg, he would get a 9 percent annual raise. His base salary would be $135,000 a year, but he would also be allowed to cash in unused vacation, sick and holiday time. With six weeks' vacation, six weeks' sick time and 11 holidays a year, that could total another $36,400 a year. Bockweg would also collect almost $27,000 in deferred compensation and an $800 monthly car allowance."

Over $210,000 in total.

But look at a highlight of these other BASE SALARIES who are higher than Bockweg's:
Julie Bru ----- City Attorney ----- $228,238
Maurice Kemp ----- Fire Chief ----- $223,329
Maria Chiaro ----- Deputy City Attorney ----- $211,155
Warrwn Bittner ----- Deputy City Attorney ----- $210,268
Reginald Duren ----- Deputy Fire Chief ----- $203,704
Miguel Exposito ----- Chief of Police ----- $196,000
Seven Assistant Fire Chiefs ----- $194,004
Priscilla Tompson ----- City Clerk ----- $192,270
Henry Hunnefeld ----- Assistant City Attorney ----- $182.716
Victor Igwe ----- Auditor General ----- $182,512
Larry Spring ----- CFO ----- $171,431
Johnny Martinez ---- Chief of Infrastructure ----- $170,000
Ilene Temchin ----- Assistant City Attorney ----- $166,333
Luis Cabrera ----- Deputy Chief of Police ----- $163,343
Pedro Gomez ----- Exec. Asst. to the Fire Chief ----- $161,728
Tomas Pupo ----- Exec. Asst. to the Fire Chief ----- $161,714
Roy Brown ----- Assistant Chief of Police ----- $160,611
Edward Piedermann ----- Chief Fire Officer ----- $157,506
Rafael Suarez Rivas ----- Assistant City Attorney ----- $157,055
Peter Korinis ----- CIO ----- $155,493
Hugo Rodriguez ----- Chief Fire Officer ----- $150,006
Iliana Forte ----- Assistant City Attorney ----- $149,576
William Juliachs ----- Assistant City Attorney ----- $149,576
Richard Blom ----- Assistant Chief of Police ----- $147,525
Gail Dotson ----- Assistant City Attorney ----- $146,379
Jose Siegle ----- Police Major ----- $146,010
Alfredo Alvarez ----- Police Major ----- $146,010
Roman Martinez ----- Police Major ----- $146,010
Mimi Turin ----- Assistant City Attorney ----- $145,248
Diana Gomez ----- Director of Finance ----- $145,120
David Magnusson ---- Police Major ----- $145,058
Craig McQueen ----- Police Major ----- $145,058
Manuel Orosa ----- Police Major ----- $145,058
Gamaliel Souffrant ----- Fire Captain ----- $142,654
Craig Radelman ----- Fire Captain ----- $142,653
Thomas Klimoski Jr. ----- Fire Captain ----- $142,653
Keith Cunningham ----- Police Major ----- $140,394
Orestes Chavez ----- Police Major ----- $140,394
Jorge Martin ----- Police Major ----- $140,394
Raul Herbello ----- Police Major ----- $140,394
Christopher Green ----- Assistant City Attorney ----- $140,206
Steven Caceres ----- Police Major ----- $140,169
Tony Crapp, Jr. ----- Chief of Operations ----- $140,000
Alice Bravo ----- Director of CIP ----- $140,000
Orlando Toledo ----- Dir. Building and Zoning ----- $139,645
Ernest Burkeen ----- Director of Parks ----- $135,776
Robin Jackson ----- Assistant City Attorney ----- $135,058
Cynthia Torres ----- Director of ERP ----- $135,000
Lourdes Slazyk ----- Zoning Administrator ----- $134,355
Jorge Castro ----- NET Commander ----- $132,736
David Patino ----- NET Commander ----- $132,736
Ricardo Roque ----- NET Commander ----- $132,736
Gary Eugene ----- NET Commander ----- $132,735
Jose Fernandez ----- NET Commander ----- $132,735
David Sanchez ----- NET Commander ----- $132,735
Add in the car allowance, phone allowance, vacation, sick time, annual raises, health benefits, defined benefit pensions, and all the other perks...

You get the idea.

So here's a suggestion:

Why don't the Fire and Police brass give up some of their salaries to help shore up the "modest salaries and pensions" of those men and women in uniform down the line?

Or does the loyalty to the brother/sisterhood only run so deep???

51 comments:

Chairman Marc Sarnoff said...

Trimming city salaries the responsible thing to do
.Years of prosperity lulled our city into a false sense of security. As property values increased across South Florida, money flowed into city coffers and we saw an unprecedented increase in employee compensation citywide with some employees seeing increases ranging from 10 percent to almost 40 percent.

When we looked at the budgets for 2010 and 2011, personnel costs came close to matching the amount of money the city was taking in and were going to outstrip revenue unless we took action to bring down costs.

As painful as the budget cuts have been to some city employees, the alternatives for both employees and the city as a whole would have been far worse and, I think, would have negatively affected Miami's recovery from this painful recession.

Imagine life in Miami without 1,300 of the city's 4,000 police officers, sanitation workers, parks staff, firefighters and other employees whom we all depend on to keep us safe and to maintain the quality of life.

Instead, our approach to the budget crisis was straightforward: City services should remain intact, and where department budgets could be trimmed, we looked for ways for city employees, who benefitted in the good times, to help shoulder the burden without unduly imposing on all the residents of Miami. That meant cutting everyone's benefits -- those who earned more received a bigger cut, and those who earned less took a smaller, though no less painful, cut.

For example, managers and top department heads earning $120,000 or more saw their salaries slashed 12 percent, while those earning between $40,000 and $54,999 saw a 5-percent reduction. And in recognition of the disproportionate difficulties that city employees who earned less than $39,999 could face during these hard times, the decision was made to not cut their salaries.

To put those percentage reductions into perspective, industries across Miami-Dade County have been hit far worse. Nearly half the construction jobs available in 2006 are gone now, and more than 20 percent of manufacturing jobs have disappeared, according to a recent Florida International University labor study.

The federal government's most recent figures show unemployment inching up in Miami-Dade, with the jobless rate at 12.8 percent in September -- almost a full percentage point higher than the state average and far higher than the 9.6 percent national average.

The signs of recovery are faint but fragile.

The city handled the budget crisis in a fair, equitable and responsible way. We asked every city of Miami employee to perform with less, and I'm proud to say that most, if not all, have stepped up to the challenge.

But sadly, some among our ranks continue to battle over what was lost, and a major casualty of that struggle has been civility, even in the face of a common cause.

We cannot let our disagreements about the past impede our march into the future. We all love Miami and want to see the city live up to its potential. We should all pause in our daily routines and thank a city of Miami police officer, firefighter, park worker, for doing more with less.

It's time to move forward.

MARC SARNOFF, chairman, Miami City Commission, Miami



Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/27/1893684/trimming-city-salaries-the-responsible.html#ixzz13Ze0nAgp

Chairman Marc Sarnoff said...

Trimming city salaries the responsible thing to do
.Years of prosperity lulled our city into a false sense of security. As property values increased across South Florida, money flowed into city coffers and we saw an unprecedented increase in employee compensation citywide with some employees seeing increases ranging from 10 percent to almost 40 percent.

When we looked at the budgets for 2010 and 2011, personnel costs came close to matching the amount of money the city was taking in and were going to outstrip revenue unless we took action to bring down costs.

As painful as the budget cuts have been to some city employees, the alternatives for both employees and the city as a whole would have been far worse and, I think, would have negatively affected Miami's recovery from this painful recession.

Imagine life in Miami without 1,300 of the city's 4,000 police officers, sanitation workers, parks staff, firefighters and other employees whom we all depend on to keep us safe and to maintain the quality of life.

Instead, our approach to the budget crisis was straightforward: City services should remain intact, and where department budgets could be trimmed, we looked for ways for city employees, who benefitted in the good times, to help shoulder the burden without unduly imposing on all the residents of Miami. That meant cutting everyone's benefits -- those who earned more received a bigger cut, and those who earned less took a smaller, though no less painful, cut.

For example, managers and top department heads earning $120,000 or more saw their salaries slashed 12 percent, while those earning between $40,000 and $54,999 saw a 5-percent reduction. And in recognition of the disproportionate difficulties that city employees who earned less than $39,999 could face during these hard times, the decision was made to not cut their salaries.

To put those percentage reductions into perspective, industries across Miami-Dade County have been hit far worse. Nearly half the construction jobs available in 2006 are gone now, and more than 20 percent of manufacturing jobs have disappeared, according to a recent Florida International University labor study.

The federal government's most recent figures show unemployment inching up in Miami-Dade, with the jobless rate at 12.8 percent in September -- almost a full percentage point higher than the state average and far higher than the 9.6 percent national average.

The signs of recovery are faint but fragile.

The city handled the budget crisis in a fair, equitable and responsible way. We asked every city of Miami employee to perform with less, and I'm proud to say that most, if not all, have stepped up to the challenge.

But sadly, some among our ranks continue to battle over what was lost, and a major casualty of that struggle has been civility, even in the face of a common cause.

We cannot let our disagreements about the past impede our march into the future. We all love Miami and want to see the city live up to its potential. We should all pause in our daily routines and thank a city of Miami police officer, firefighter, park worker, for doing more with less.

It's time to move forward.

MARC SARNOFF, chairman, Miami City Commission, Miami



Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/27/1893684/trimming-city-salaries-the-responsible.html#ixzz13Ze0nAgp

Lt. Elvis Cruz said...

"...it will be most difficult for me to support a candidate that does not have the endorsement of the FF union. I have sent an email to the Union heirarchy urging them to set up a candidate screening/endorsement process ASAP..."

Lt. Elvis Cruz

Anonymous said...

The base salary is just a starting point. There are dozens or hundreds of perks. Add 45% to 75% to the base salary to get a more realistic look at compensation.

For example, in order for a fireman to retire with a $250,000 per year pension the taxpayers must add $150,000 per year or more into his pension account. That is on top of his base salary.

Anonymous said...

These high wages are again going to cause the City of Miami to be in red ink again next budget cycle. Remember nobody held a gun to the commissioners who year after year rewarded them for their help in getting them elected with nice big wage increases. I was unaware that the City of Miami was incorporated for the purpose of providing high paying jobs with nice yearly increases. Remember most citizens in the City and County dont make anything close to 100 Thousand Dollars a year. What happened to providing good services at a resonable fair labor rate as most local governments do for their citizens.

this guy is a joke said...

Victor Igwe ----- Auditor General ----- $182,512

Anonymous said...

Over $8 million dollars of salaries herein and the majority of the folks herein are highly incompetent individuals. Most of them would not be hired by another organization.

Anonymous said...

Fire all of these folks and there will be another list of highly incompetent individuals that will follow. And so on, and so on...
Unfortunately for the taxpayer it will never end, only get worse.

Brent Cutler said...

Elvis Cruz:

At this time I am taking a pause in my daily routine and thanking you, a Lt. in the City of Miami's Fire Department. Elvis thank you for doing more with less.

Thank you Elvis,

Brent

PS: You get a chance thank your man Sarnoff for his nice job of putting people in the CRA where they can do less and get more!




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But sadly, some among our ranks continue to battle over what was lost, and a major casualty of that struggle has been civility, even in the face of a common cause.

We cannot let our disagreements about the past impede our march into the future. We all love Miami and want to see the city live up to its potential. We should all pause in our daily routines and thank a city of Miami police officer, firefighter, park worker, for doing more with less.

It's time to move forward.

MARC SARNOFF, chairman, Miami City Commission, Miami

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/27/1893684/trimming-city-salaries-the-responsible.html#disqus_thread#ixzz13aYuhn3u

Anonymous said...

The way you determine what a job is worth is to look at the same job in the area and or similar type job in other areas of the country. People who do the same or similar work comparisons has long been the hallmark of anyone looking to get a degree to see how much you can expect to earn if you complete that education process. You don't go to college and say, I want to be a doctor but I won't practice in Miami because the average worker in that city makes 35,000 a year. You don't compare a doctors salary at JMH to the community around it. The way you determine the "worth" of a job is to see what is normal and fair for the same or similar job done by others with the same education and training and see what other cities are paying.
If a City worker annual salary has too much overtime, then the administrators should be spanked because there are not enough people to do the job. Obviously the demand for the work the job is doing is out of proportion to the people who are there to do it. Tell the paramedic, police officer; hey go home, no overtime. And when the citizen calls for a burglary in progress, or you have a citizen with a heart attack, hey, there is not enough people to come to your emergency because they already had 40 hours of work this week.
You have your cross hairs on the wrong people. Find out what a fair and comparable wage is for the people doing the job, pay them the fair wage and you will good qualified people who can come to you in emergencies. The 81 million the City just saved by cutting the City employees’ salaries by 30 to 50%. That is right, 30 to 50%! Not the 12% the Herald reported. The result is you will be losing police, fire, rescue and other city workers to communities around us in Broward, Palm Beach, and locally where they can do the same job for a fair wage for the job they do.

Anonymous said...

It is not a matter of if the area can support these wages. The politicians waste more money that the paltry 81 million in salary cuts. Look at the new Marlins stadium? Look at the Port of Miami Tunnel Project, Look at Miami 21, Look at the countless no bid contracts Mayor Regalado and Commissioner Sarnoff award their friends and supporters. HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of dollars in waste. There is money there to get the basic needs of the community met and pay fair wages. Are there some excess wages in City government? Absolutely! Look at Pieter Bockweg! He is a perfect example of politicians wasting taxpayers money. Commissioner Sarnoff took care of a supporter and friend of his. Mr. Bockweg was on the Staff of Commissioner Sarnoff and when Villacourt did not want to let Sarnoff use the CRA as his private piggybank, he replaced him with Bockweg who would do the bidding of Sarnoff. Bockweg’s reward was to have his salary by doubled from the year before. This also saved Sarnoff the over expenditures he was having on his own budget for salaries of his personal staff.
So who is the hypocrite and what is the real problem? Not the average city worker! You need a City manager who is not a pawn to the crooks on the commission dais. . You need good politicians who are not there to make money for big companies and supporters. The manager needs to look at fair salaries in all positions and if you need cuts in salaries to make them fair then that should happen. However, I put to you that the salaries that are out of line are with the managers and commissioners executive staffers and supporters in the executive team. Look there for the real goldmine of waster!!
Oh and by the way, the executive staff of both the Police and Fire did not get pay cuts as did the average police officer and fire rescue worker this past October 1. The pay cuts of the people who do the work and service the citizens was where the cuts took place. Wow, what an example of leadership was that? The cuts were excessive and out of line and absolutely gutting what use to be a good police department and what was rated as one of the best Fire Departments in the country.
When you call 911, you will get what you pay for. If you are having a heart attack, do you want to pay for the doctor who works in a third world European township or do you want a highly educated professional who gets what is normal and fair for someone who does the same or similar work in LA or New York or Chicago. It may be your life or emergency that hangs in the balance.

Anonymous said...

It is not a matter of if the area can support these wages. The politicians waste more money that the paltry 81 million in salary cuts. Look at the new Marlins stadium? Look at the Port of Miami Tunnel Project, Look at Miami 21, Look at the countless no bid contracts Mayor Regalado and Commissioner Sarnoff award their friends and supporters. HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of dollars in waste. There is money there to get the basic needs of the community met and pay fair wages. Are there some excess wages in City government? Absolutely! Look at Pieter Bockweg! He is a perfect example of politicians wasting taxpayers money. Commissioner Sarnoff took care of a supporter and friend of his. Mr. Bockweg was on the Staff of Commissioner Sarnoff and when Villacourt did not want to let Sarnoff use the CRA as his private piggybank, he replaced him with Bockweg who would do the bidding of Sarnoff. Bockweg’s reward was to have his salary by doubled from the year before. This also saved Sarnoff the over expenditures he was having on his own budget for salaries of his personal staff.
So who is the hypocrite and what is the real problem? Not the average city worker! You need a City manager who is not a pawn to the crooks on the commission dais. . You need good politicians who are not there to make money for big companies and supporters. The manager needs to look at fair salaries in all positions and if you need cuts in salaries to make them fair then that should happen. However, I put to you that the salaries that are out of line are with the managers and commissioners executive staffers and supporters in the executive team. Look there for the real goldmine of waster!!
Oh and by the way, the executive staff of both the Police and Fire did not get pay cuts as did the average police officer and fire rescue worker this past October 1. The pay cuts of the people who do the work and service the citizens was where the cuts took place. Wow, what an example of leadership was that? The cuts were excessive and out of line and absolutely gutting what use to be a good police department and what was rated as one of the best Fire Departments in the country.
When you call 911, you will get what you pay for. If you are having a heart attack, do you want to pay for the doctor who works in a third world European township or do you want a highly educated professional who gets what is normal and fair for someone who does the same or similar work in LA or New York or Chicago. It may be your life or emergency that hangs in the balance.

Anonymous said...

FIRE THEM ALL!!!!!!!

Let them look for jobs in the 14% unemployment county they all helped create.

I want another job... said...

Let us remember that there was a time when working for the government was considered to be a career where you made LESS money, but you got good benefits and civil service job security. You took a pay hit, but the perks were good.
Now we have folks being paid market rate -and over - plus given huge benefits. A win-win.
Had I known, that would have been my career choice for sure.
We don't want third world paramedics, or dumb city attorneys. But it still should conform to the original principle.
If you want to make a fortune, they should go work in the private sector - unless, of course, politicians continue throwing money at them. Wouldn't you take it?

Anonymous said...

Public service should mean "public service". Weak and stupid elected officials have voted to make firemen and other public sector workers wealthy beyond their wildest dreams.

Firemen retiring at age 55 with $8 Mil pensions and free health care for life?

Nobody turns down free money. Elected officials are dumb and lazy. They gave away the tax money.
Public sector employees just took what was offered.

Chairman Sarnoff said...

"We cannot let our disagreements about the past impede our march into the future. We all love Miami and want to see the city live up to its potential. We should all pause in our daily routines and thank a city of Miami police officer, firefighter, park worker, for doing more with less". Chairman Sarnoff

Anonymous said...

There is no doubt that many of the salaries and benefits listed here appear excessive. However, in the free enterprise society that we live in, prices including salaries should be determined by variables such as demand, supply, salaries paid by other comparable municipalities for the same responsibilities, qualifications, experience, and others. Therefore, any discussion about reasonableness of salaries should consider these variables. In socialist societies prices including salaries are arbitrarily set by government. Advocating that salaries be based or tied to the median income earned by those served by these officials is contrary to the spirit of free enterprise and will result in unintended consequences. There is already a mass exodus (retirement) of employees with lots of institutional knowledge.

Anonymous said...

I HEART Sarnoff!

Sergeant Javier Ortiz, Miami FOP said...

I wonder after reading many of these comments, if we live in a third world or communist country. The last time I checked, the first amendment gives us the right to freely express ourselves. And, for those that are so ignorant about the law, under the Florida Constitution, everyone has the right to collectively bargain.

Why is this such an important right? It gives our Police Officers some protection when serving the public. Imagine making a lawful arrest, only to get wrongfully disciplined or terminated because he/she was friends with a public official. That is why our Police Officers stand strong with the Miami Fraternal Order of Police.

If your elected officials in City Hall would have bargained in good faith with the unions, we wouldn't be in this mess. We didn't give away millions of dollars in taxes to the Miami Marlins when they gave them the Orange Bowl land. We weren't the ones that allowed the amount of wasteful spending that goes on in their pet projects. YOUR COMMISSIONERS DID THAT.

As far as our wages, I don't make $100,000 a year. Not even close. And, when you compare my salary to an Atalnta Police Officer, think about this: I paid $250,000 for my 900 square foot apartment in Kendall. In Atlanta, I could purchase a 3,500 square foot house with that type of money. You also need to take into account the cost of living in Miami. Florida is also #3 in Officers killed in the line of duty. The City of Miami ranks 38 out of 50 police municipalities in pay within South Florida. Yet, we are #1 in the amount of calls for service and have the most dangerous communities in Florida.

I will be standing proud with my fellow brothers and sisters in our City. I look forward in seeing all of you there. We aren't looking to become millionaires, just compensated reasonably. Ask your commissioners: When the City loses in litigation for their illegal decisions, WHAT IS THEIR PLAN B?
Sergeant Javier Ortiz, Vice President
Miami Fraternal Order of Police

Anonymous said...

Sgt Javier Ortiz is another police union member who does not live or vote in Miami. He lives in Kendall.

Many police make well over $140,000 to $200,000 especially when overtime, off-duty, pensions and many other benefits are included.

Ever see a 5'9" 260 lb police officer? Think that guy is going to catch a purse snatcher? A mugger?

Anonymous said...

To the ignorant and ridiculously stupid person who said a fireman retires with an 8 million dollar pension... I'll keep it simple.... YOU ARE AN IDIOT just like Mark Sarnoff. In fact, you must be Mark Sarnoff or one of his ass kissers.

Anonymous said...

Police union members and others are correct. Commissioners and the last few Mayors have made terrible decisions. Voting to spend billions on the Marlins? Voting to give the Marlins 100% of all revenues? Paying the taxes for soon to file for bankruptcy Jungle Island? $60 mil for a tunnel to nowhere? Voting to give former mayor Manny Diaz up to $200,000 per year for life? Fire Fee scam that cost over $20 mil... Voting to approve union contracts that made Miami's firemen the best paid in the world. So many stupid decisions.

Flirting with bankruptcy.

Anonymous said...

Fireman. Retire age 55 with $250,000 pension tied to CPI. Supplemental pension cash out $400,000 to $800,000. Cash out unused sick pay and unused vacation pay at then current rate of pay. $200,000+. Moves to North Carolina. Health care for life. Value? Die age 85. Value $10 mil.

Average City of Miami resident. Income at age 55 $29,000. No unused anything. No pension. No health insurance. Stays in Miami.
Value 0.

Anonymous said...

Sgt Ortiz is cute, and isn't a 5'9 260 pound policeman. i see him on channel 77 all the time. hes like 6'3! we love you ortiz!

Anonymous said...

Yeah I guess I can't wait to retire with my $80,000,000,000.00 pension in North Carolina. Do you want to come with me? Idiot.

Anonymous said...

I agree... Javie Ortiz makes a compelling argument.
All you people who think it's so friggin easy to do the firemen's and polices jobs, please have at it. Why don't you attempt it.

I didn't think so.

Anonymous said...

The last time the Fire Department called for new hires over 1,000 people showed up. Applicants showed up 24 hours before the doors opened.

If they ever open the doors again I bet 5,000 people would show up, all willing to start at $30,000 per year.

Anonymous said...

I bet if 300 fire union workers retired ( or left to take 75% pay cuts by working in the private sector) that 10,000 City of Miami residents would apply for the positions AND that they would work for $40,000 to $60,000 per year. The City would save $25 Mil a year AND the new salaries would go to Miami residents/voters. Win/Win.

Anonymous said...

Fire Dept budget is $90 Mil. Let fire union members join private sector. Replace with new employees. City saves $50 Mil.

Trauma/emergency room nurses have more education and experience than high school graduate firemen. Work for less money too.

Anonymous said...

Police Department. Shouldn't the Police Department have physical fitness standards? Why are so many policemen fat and out of shape? A mugger would have to be in a wheelchair to fear being caught by some of these lugs.

Are the police just fat because they are overpaid?

Why do so many policemen look like they are one Big Mac away from a heart attack?

Anonymous said...

I think well over 1000 persons turned out for the last firefighter recruitment.It was a media charade to give hope to those persons who never stood a chance at employment.
I think the City actually had to contiue to take applications throught that week because even though there were so many applicants, very few met the qualification criteria.

Anonymous said...

The reason 1,000+ people applied was everyone wants a cushy 3 day a week job that can pay $350,000 per year.

The reason few were hired was because the Fire Department hires by referral from insiders. Who needs to retire? It is a country club.

Who wouldn't want a job that lets you get paid to exercise and where the only requirement is a HS diploma?

Anonymous said...

How many employees on the list get "take home vehicles"? How many get vehicle allowances? How many live in Miami? 10%? Maybe? Ever see the employee parking lot at Miami Riverside Center? Looks like the parking lot at a fancy country club right? It is a recession for the private sector but a party for City of Miami employees.

Anonymous said...

Guess the Miami Herald educated half of the people who respond so ignorantly in these comments. Great the talking points and envy created leads to such in-fighting about employee salaries. I am a trauma emergency room RN and also a fire officer. I have had to spend twice as much time being educated in my firefighting rescue carreer than my RN and it has been 100X more dangerous. I am proud of my RN education and background and annually have to continue to earn continuing education credits to keep up my license. So do paramedics and fire rescue. However, the diversity and training to learn how to do high angle rescue, the complexity to deal with hazardous chemicals, and be able to rescue people in critcal and unpredictable situations requires weekly schooling, drilling and training to the degree no citizen can imagine. It is apparent when some dodo head says, "duh, firemen only have high school educations" that they have put no effort into knowing what firefighting education is about nor do they have any concept of what it takes. That is like me saying, "gee, a marine only get 6 weeks of boot camp and can go shoot a gun". That would be stupid and idotic. So if you want to comment, try to get a little information before you parrot someone else's stupidity.

Anonymous said...

To Anonymous 8:13.
You never mentioned if you are a full-time nurse or full-time fireman? I bet you choose the money and lifestyle of being a firemen?

You never mentioned what trauma nurses get paid? $50,000 per year for 8-12 hour shifts working non-stop?

You never discussed a combination of well trained experienced nurses handling the EMT calls. Or working with trained fire fighters? Working within a budget?

Can you explain firemen getting paid $300,000 per year doing desk jobs? 100% pensions? Take home vehicles going to Broward?

Are you aware tax revenues are off substantially? Recession?

Anonymous said...

In 2008 the 96th highest paid employee at the City of Miami, before all his benefits, was Fire Captain Hugo Gort who made $201,153. There were 88 firemen who were better paid than Hugo.

The City of Atlanta has 115,000 MORE residents than Miami and Atlanta runs a serious Airport. In Atlanta only 6 employees made over $200,000 including 2 who run the Airport.

Anonymous said...

Obviously, City of Miami employees are overpaid.

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