And we’re here to provide it.San José Spotlight is the city’s first nonprofit, community-supported digital news organization. What were the performance measures of the detective bureau back then when they were staffed differently? Who audits this? His observations were very astute and anyone who has worked at San Jose PD would agree. And not much has changed: San Jose in 2017 topped aPensions for fire and police personnel in California allow some to retire in their 50s, where most private companies don’t offer pensions at all.“We already have a crisis,” Joe Nation, a professor of public policy at Stanford University, told the newspaper. It’s like you all have workshops on “working the system.” Outrageous.This isn’t news, and has been an issue for a long time — a long, long time. Just like those who collect fat pensions, then get rehired in another CA city to collect additional $$ from the public.
Pre-Mayor Reed, how many detectives were in San Jose PD? I can’t do the same with this online attempt at “reporting.” I was truly hoping for a better media outlet, actually I was desperate for a better media outlet in the Silicon Valley, but this is truly weak. Salary, Benefits and Retirement.
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Incompetence at Santa Clara or Fremont does not justify or rationalize incompetence at the City of San Jose.Eugene.
But you didn’t. If you showed that the cost of policing in San Jose was disproportionately higher than similarly situated agencies in Santa Clara County or their staffing ratios were disproportionately lower, or the wages and benefits were disproportionally higher, then that would have been worth reporting on the greed of the individual police officer or the mismanagement of the agency. That won’t make San Jose a better place to live and work. I had hoped Spotlight was going to be better than the Mercury News. And that will thin the county resources even more in the bigger picture. With your editor accepting reporting this poor, and headlines this divisive, I’ll vote with my time and my pocket book and say NO!She explained that adding more employees increase pension cost as the regular income counts towards the pension while the overtime pay does not, and therefore does not increase the city’s long term liabilities.On the other hand, allowing cops to work so much overtime is nearsighted. of VTA not called out here? Working overtime with the city saving a boatload of money by not paying multiple officers and thehir benefits is working the system? The man has some insight. If you ever go to a POA meeting, you would think cops are totally screwed with pay/benefits/pension — and it’s far from the truth. The City created this system, and it’s disgusting. We’re partnering with you – the readers – to make it happen. Including myself.To compare San Jose’s situation with neighboring cities is fair. And some receive a pension that was approved by both the voters and the City Council that is not disproportionally out of step with their community. Police Officer San Jose, 2019: $129,417.60: $110,153.28: $63,939.17: $303,510.05: $61,401.35: $110,641.67: $475,553.07: Brian Shab: Police Lieutenant San Jose, 2019: $170,981.60: $63,463.01: $36,371.63: $270,816.24: $58,501.69: $146,214.30: $475,532.23: Heather Randol: Deputy Chief of Police San Jose, 2019: $189,258.40: $27,438.82: $31,990.85: $248,688.07: $64,619.63: $161,924.55: … He sat down and negotiated in good faith with the police and fire unions. It puts officers and community at risk.Your argument about comparative costs in the surrounding communities is flawed. Let it be known as fact that the city of San Jose is the lowest staffed fire department in our nation of this size.
After working at City Hall for a few hours, I was completely frustrated with the lack of competency in that building, and very high pay… so many just sitting in swivel chairs “waiting for 4-years to go by to retire” but not being productive. I had many different opportunities to expand my interests and desires. I do feel that working for the City of San Jose is the closest thing to a universal income you can find. Get a free, personalized salary estimate based on today's job market. Salaries estimates are based on 12 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by Police Officer employees in San Jose, CA. There was no leaving the Department depleted and overwhelmed.If these officers work overtime, it is because the San Jose Police Department has a legal obligation to answer 911 calls. What are the proportional overtime costs across the street at the Sheriff’s Office, Santa Clara, Los Gatos, Milpitas or Morgan Hill? “There’s a larger increase in crimes and demanding more services.”While crime is important to address, Khamis said, it’s also important to staff appropriately to prevent such high overtime wages.“It’s unfortunate, but the fact that we have so much overtime means that we’re having problems recruiting police officers,” added Khamis.Nine of the top 10 earners within the City Council offices are from Liccardo’s office, including the top earner, Khanh Russo, director of strategic partnerships, who earned $167,062, and Liccardo’s Chief of Staff Jim Reed, who earned $165,553 last year.Liccardo himself ranked sixth place, earning $137,232.San José Spotlight is a 501(c)3 nonprofit news organization that’s 100% funded by your support.
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