tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724930802169463212.post5057731234609632311..comments2022-07-04T09:03:16.720-07:00Comments on Bill Fulton, former Mayor of Ventura: The Realities of Ventura's CompensationBill Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833863247431014699noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724930802169463212.post-53740858267192244302011-11-05T12:21:54.379-07:002011-11-05T12:21:54.379-07:00I don't disagee with your facts, Rellis. And a...I don't disagee with your facts, Rellis. And as I said above, I respect anybody who thinks that public employee managers generally make too much money. My point was that we actually pay considerably less than our peer cities and counties around us, and often lose employees because of it. Also, Rellis, what you've listed here are the ranges, not the actual salaries. So Rick Cole actually makes about $50,000 less than the top of the range. <br /><br />I'd also challenge your statement that we're the hole. We are required by law to balance our budget and we've done that every year. People may not like how we've balanced it, but that's different than being in the hole.Bill Fultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10833863247431014699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724930802169463212.post-9892056231315018672011-11-02T07:19:30.907-07:002011-11-02T07:19:30.907-07:00I wholeheartedly agree that pensions all though a ...I wholeheartedly agree that pensions all though a small cause of our economic woes the real cause is here:<br />. No wonder the city is so far in the hole. It has absolutely nothing to do with retirement or health cost, On the cities Job Class Salary Table it lists 39 employment positions that make well over $150,000/yr and a few over $200,000/yr and that’s before the additional 20% benefit package which includes, vacation, health, insurance, transportation, etc. <br />For instance: <br />City Manager $213,890.52/Yr<br />City Attorney $203,620.32/Yr<br />City Clerk $120,187.56/Yr this is one of the lowest in the over $100,000/Yr bracket<br />Fire Chief $189,048.12/Yr<br />Ventura Water General Manager $171,268.20/Yr<br />Now this is only 39 city employees that take up over $6,000,000 per year of the budget of the City of San Buenaventura.Rellis Smithhttp://www.californiachile.comnoreply@blogger.com