Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 30, 2017, 10:35 AM
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City budget holds big payday for employees
Original post made on Jun 30, 2017
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 30, 2017, 10:35 AM
Comments (16)
Posted by Big bucks for bigwigs
a resident of Bailey Park
on Jun 30, 2017 at 11:56 am
a resident of Bailey Park
on Jun 30, 2017 at 11:56 am
Be sure to report the increases and totals for the top dogs: the city manager, the city attorney and department heads. The city attorney should get more money to help her repay tenants rippied off for $15 million by the temporary restraining order to which she agreed in the landlords' lawsuit against the rent control initiative filed just before Christmas.
Posted by MP
a resident of another community
on Jun 30, 2017 at 2:55 pm
a resident of another community
on Jun 30, 2017 at 2:55 pm
Posted by MP
a resident of another community
on Jun 30, 2017 at 2:56 pm
a resident of another community
on Jun 30, 2017 at 2:56 pm
the link above is 2016 salaries for Mountain View
Posted by Mary e
a resident of Shoreline West
on Jun 30, 2017 at 4:39 pm
a resident of Shoreline West
on Jun 30, 2017 at 4:39 pm
Holy smokes! I no longer wonder why there is so much growth! All of these city employees make more than Doctors with 26 years of education. No wonder the city is motivated to continue with the growth. They make more money!!!!
Posted by AjHomeowner
a resident of Waverly Park
on Jun 30, 2017 at 8:42 pm
a resident of Waverly Park
on Jun 30, 2017 at 8:42 pm
I opened the Web Link above. Yikes!! Overtime for Vieyra $120,085 (yes, overtime!)... And there are plenty of additional examples. Isn't hiring additional bodies more economical?
Posted by Bob
a resident of Slater
on Jul 1, 2017 at 1:44 am
a resident of Slater
on Jul 1, 2017 at 1:44 am
Congress = 535 & MV= 585, something to think about.
Posted by Nick
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Jul 1, 2017 at 8:29 am
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Jul 1, 2017 at 8:29 am
City Manager should be fired with such significant overtime pay going out.
Is that pension spiking perhaps?
Posted by Diablo
a resident of Monta Loma
on Jul 1, 2017 at 2:30 pm
a resident of Monta Loma
on Jul 1, 2017 at 2:30 pm
Yeah, let's spend ALL the new money coming in so we'll have big future obligations regardless of how the economy's doing. And let's not forget about future pension growth we're locking in. I honestly can not believe these overtime numbers!
Posted by other ways to use 3mil
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Jul 1, 2017 at 7:28 pm
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Jul 1, 2017 at 7:28 pm
If the city has $3 million extra, why not invest in extra community services and infrastructure?
Palo Alto is investing $9 million in bike lanes. Local parks can alway use extra improvements.
Certain streets can be made safer, like around Graham Middle School.
There must be many things that more directly benefit residents than direct staff salary increases.
Posted by Beate
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Jul 3, 2017 at 3:22 pm
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Jul 3, 2017 at 3:22 pm
Most of the police and Fireman get 70% of their last few years of pay in retirement too. Big pension liability for years!
Posted by Jon
a resident of Rex Manor
on Jul 4, 2017 at 12:35 am
a resident of Rex Manor
on Jul 4, 2017 at 12:35 am
Good!!
9.8M of 125M is totally appropriate.
People who serve those making 300k and up shouldn't be asked to live on 100k
This is fair, I wish more people could see that.
Posted by Dan
a resident of Rex Manor
on Jul 6, 2017 at 3:55 pm
a resident of Rex Manor
on Jul 6, 2017 at 3:55 pm
These salaries and benefits are greater than most tech workers in the area. Why the voters in Mountain View are not angry about this naked greed is beyond me. We deserve people that want to serve the public interest in Government. Now it is all about greed, money for pensions and self-interest. I am very sorry to see this happen.
Posted by SukwinderDixit
a resident of Rex Manor
on Jul 6, 2017 at 4:24 pm
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a resident of Rex Manor
on Jul 6, 2017 at 4:24 pm
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Do the fire stations get 'alarm' bonuses? In some cities, there is be a bonus for each alarm that they goes to. sometimes this means they get 25 firefighters to put out a dumpster fire
Posted by Robyn
a resident of another community
on Jul 7, 2017 at 5:40 pm
a resident of another community
on Jul 7, 2017 at 5:40 pm
When your employees make more money than you and drive a nicer car, something is wrong. What do they do to earn more than their individual employers, ie., tax and rate payers? These government employees are overpaid in all aspects.
How about paying off bonds, reducing fees?
Posted by reader
a resident of Waverly Park
on Jul 7, 2017 at 8:22 pm
a resident of Waverly Park
on Jul 7, 2017 at 8:22 pm
I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around $233,686 in overtime. How does an employee's overtime pay equal TWICE their regular pay??!!
Posted by Steve
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jul 10, 2017 at 4:34 pm
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Jul 10, 2017 at 4:34 pm
the problem with California at the local, county, and state levels is that there is no effective opposition party. The Democrats have a super majority and can do basically whatevee they wish to do without any fear of losing power. This is completely unhealthy (and would be equally so if it were the republicans who dominated)
One party systems never end well
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