City Pension Millionaires: The $100,000 Club PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ron Kaye   
Saturday, 25 July 2009

For years, the cost of public employee pension funds has loomed as a grave danger to the financial stability of the City of Los Angeles -- the crisis is now at hand with massive investment losses and even larger unfunded liabilities.

LA taxpayers are on the hook to pay $1 billion next year and more than twice that in four years to keep the city's pension funds solvent. 

With pensions of up to 90 percent of the highest pay, the cost for Fire and Police pensions could be 80 cents on the dollar of current payroll for those services within a few years.

Using the California Public Records Act, OurLA obtained the list of 286 Fire and Police Pension Fund recipients who are members of the $100,000 Club, with former Police Bernard Parks at $265.000 topping the list down to No. 286 Lt. Joseph Owens at just 56 cents over the six-figure mark.

Apart from losing 35 percent of its assets in the market, two members of the pension fund's board, appointed by the mayor and the union, were forced to resign as an outgrowth of a nationwide scandal over public employee pension funds and their links to investment advisers and private equity firms.

Here's the list of the LAFPP's 286 members of the  $100,000 Pension Club:

  LAST NAME FIRST NAME RANK ANNUAL PENSION AMT DEPT
1 PARKS BERNARD CHIEF OF POLICE $265,090.44 POLICE
2 GASCON DAVID DEPUTY CHIEF $206,779.68 POLICE
3 DAVIS JULIUS DEPUTY CHIEF $203,359.80 POLICE
4 BAMATTRE WILLIAM CHIEF ENGINEER $189,582.36 FIRE
5 NEAMY ROBERT DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF $187,752.36 FIRE
6 YORK MARGARET DEPUTY CHIEF $174,881.52 POLICE
7 PANNELL WILLIE DEPUTY CHIEF $174,708.60 POLICE
8 MANNING DONALD CHIEF ENGINEER $174,339.96 FIRE
9 POMEROY MARTIN DEPUTY CHIEF $174,238.44 POLICE
10 SPORRER LOUIS DEPUTY CHIEF $169,736.52 POLICE
11 MOORE MAURICE DEPUTY CHIEF $169,413.36 POLICE
12 BOSTIC MICHAEL DEPUTY CHIEF $168,649.92 POLICE
13 COLLINS JACK DEPUTY CHIEF $167,293.20 POLICE
14 LA CHASSE ROYAL DEPUTY CHIEF $164,722.44 POLICE
15 BERGMANN RONALD DEPUTY CHIEF $163,975.68 POLICE
16 GIL ROBERT DEPUTY CHIEF $161,996.04 POLICE
17 ROCK ROBERT DEPUTY CHIEF $160,804.92 POLICE
18 KOENIG DANIEL COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $159,583.80 POLICE
19 VERNON ROBERT DEPUTY CHIEF $158,654.04 POLICE
20 LEAP JOHN COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $157,261.08 POLICE
21 MC MURRAY JAMES COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $157,261.08 POLICE
22 PARKER JUNIOR DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF $156,397.20 FIRE
23 PARSONS DAVIS DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF $155,624.88 FIRE
24 DRUMMOND CRAIG DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF $155,263.92 FIRE
25 GIORDANO ANTHONY DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF $155,047.56 FIRE
26 CARTER CAYLER DEPUTY CHIEF $153,783.96 POLICE
27 IANNONE MARVIN DEPUTY CHIEF $153,483.60 POLICE
28 CATHEY DEAN ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $153,232.92 FIRE
29 BISSON WILFRED ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $152,385.48 FIRE
30 LORENZEN THOMAS COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $150,667.20 POLICE
31 PANICCIA VALENTINO COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $150,611.04 POLICE
32 EVANSEN ALLEN DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF $148,572.36 FIRE
33 HILLMANN MICHAEL DEPUTY CHIEF $148,304.40 POLICE
34 BANKS RONALD DEPUTY CHIEF $147,298.08 POLICE
35 BERG GREGORY DEPUTY CHIEF $146,579.88 POLICE
36 DE FEO ROBERT ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $146,573.64 FIRE
37 JOHNSON GERALD DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF $145,675.08 FIRE
38 WARD WILLIAM ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $144,292.44 FIRE
39 WEMMER RICARD CAPTAIN II $143,263.80 POLICE
40 MERRITT BRADLEY CAPTAIN II $142,726.92 POLICE
41 WILLIAMS GARY CAPTAIN II $142,726.92 POLICE
42 HOWE MERTON DEPUTY CHIEF $140,808.48 POLICE
43 DINSE CHARLES DEPUTY CHIEF $140,563.80 POLICE
44 BADGETT JOHN ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $140,472.84 FIRE
45 KROEKER MARK DEPUTY CHIEF $140,366.28 POLICE
46 WHITE JOHN DEPUTY CHIEF $140,366.28 POLICE
47 WADE BARRY DEPUTY CHIEF $139,997.64 POLICE
48 BONNEAU RICHARD CAPTAIN II $138,960.84 POLICE
49 HANSOHN ROBERT COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $138,621.72 POLICE
50 CUDIO CARLO DEPUTY CHIEF $138,534.00 POLICE
51 GATES DARYL CHIEF OF POLICE $137,534.40 POLICE
52 CALLAHAN JOHN DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF $137,057.88 FIRE
53 PESQUEIRA PAUL CAPTAIN II $137,009.52 POLICE
54 BRENNAN GARY DEPUTY CHIEF $136,434.84 POLICE
55 LEWIS BAYAN DEPUTY CHIEF $136,361.52 POLICE
56 KROKES LAWRENCE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $135,930.84 FIRE
57 BECK GEORGE DEPUTY CHIEF $135,116.40 POLICE
58 ZIMMON GARRETT COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $131,867.04 POLICE
59 JAMES CURTIS ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $131,594.76 FIRE
60 SZYMANSKI JERRY CAPTAIN II $131,581.44 POLICE
61 FRANKLE RONALD DEPUTY CHIEF $131,091.12 POLICE
62 OLSEN RAYMOND BATALLION  CHIEF $130,999.92 FIRE
63 LILLO ERIC COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $130,544.52 POLICE
64 HUNT MATTHEW DEPUTY CHIEF $130,439.88 POLICE
65 LEVANT GLENN DEPUTY CHIEF $130,057.68 POLICE
66 LITTLETON MICHAEL BATALLION  CHIEF $129,952.80 FIRE
67 KALISH DAVID DEPUTY CHIEF $129,946.80 POLICE
68 LEMBKE ELDRED DEPUTY CHIEF $129,412.68 POLICE
69 MONROE JACK ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $129,315.36 FIRE
70 DOTSON DAVID DEPUTY CHIEF $129,303.00 POLICE
71 CHAMBERS WILLIAM CAPTAIN II $128,827.44 POLICE
72 BOOTH WILLIAM DEPUTY CHIEF $128,478.72 POLICE
73 KIM PAUL COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $128,057.40 POLICE
74 COWEN ALAN DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF $126,830.88 FIRE
75 RITTER LLEWELLIS DEPUTY CHIEF $126,354.36 POLICE
76 MC BRIDE JAMES COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $126,276.12 POLICE
77 MORAN JOHN COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $126,276.12 POLICE
78 SPECK DALE DEPUTY CHIEF $125,739.12 POLICE
79 LEGARRA RICHARD COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $125,295.84 POLICE
80 OLSEN RICHARD ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $125,275.92 FIRE
81 CURRY THOMAS ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $125,275.92 FIRE
82 SMITH MORRIS CAPTAIN II $124,700.16 POLICE
83 BOWIE GARY BATALLION  CHIEF $124,261.44 FIRE
84 REAGAN MICHAEL BATALLION  CHIEF $124,261.44 FIRE
85 VOGE JAMES CAPTAIN II $124,090.92 POLICE
86 NELSON STEWART DEPUTY CHIEF $123,831.84 POLICE
87 ROJO REYNALDO BATALLION  CHIEF $123,784.08 FIRE
88 DIANNITTO SAM ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $123,759.96 FIRE
89 CROSLEY BRUCE CAPTAIN II $123,120.24 POLICE
90 HARDIN JAMES DEPUTY CHIEF $123,011.76 POLICE
91 SCHATZ DANIEL COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $122,178.84 POLICE
92 GRAVES WALLACE CAPTAIN II $121,866.36 POLICE
93 GILLIS ROGER BATALLION  CHIEF $121,372.32 FIRE
94 TEACHENOR ROBERT ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $121,327.80 FIRE
95 WILMOT RODNEY BATALLION  CHIEF $121,239.72 FIRE
96 KOZAKI ROY ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $121,184.04 FIRE
97 PRINCE ROY BATALLION  CHIEF $121,018.68 FIRE
98 YOUNG JAMES ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $120,841.08 FIRE
99 HALE KENNETH CAPTAIN II $120,825.96 POLICE
100 ENNIS THOMAS ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $120,697.44 FIRE
101 HOWARD DALBERT ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $120,697.44 FIRE
102 IBARRA GEORGE COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $120,188.40 POLICE
103 FETTERS LAWRENCE DEPUTY CHIEF $119,956.08 POLICE
104 KERSTEIN ALAN COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $119,570.04 POLICE
105 ENGEL PATRICK BATALLION  CHIEF $119,550.96 FIRE
106 GRAY LOUIS COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $119,513.28 POLICE
107 ROPER CHARLES CAPTAIN II $119,140.92 POLICE
108 ALLEN HENRY ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $118,643.04 FIRE
109 O CONNELL JOHN CAPTAIN II $118,505.04 POLICE
110 CRONKHITE CLYDE DEPUTY CHIEF $118,196.64 POLICE
111 ZARDENETA ALBERT LIEUTENANT $118,188.12 POLICE
112 DEVIN ROBERT COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $118,078.56 POLICE
113 SORENSON DUDLEY ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $118,063.80 FIRE
114 COMERFORD JOHN BATALLION  CHIEF $117,778.80 FIRE
115 RUNYEN THOMAS CAPTAIN II $117,432.24 POLICE
116 SCHROEDER ALAN ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $117,104.52 FIRE
117 SANCHEZ RONALD CAPTAIN II $116,607.96 POLICE
118 GROSS CHARLES DEPUTY CHIEF $116,491.32 POLICE
119 DE COUDRES MICHAEL LIEUTENANT $116,401.32 POLICE
120 WEDGEWORTH BILLY COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $116,287.44 POLICE
121 EVANS LESTER ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $116,217.24 FIRE
122 MC COWN CHARLES ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $116,202.84 FIRE
123 SPENCER CHESTER COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $116,201.40 POLICE
124 HARVEY WESLEY DEPUTY CHIEF $115,992.48 POLICE
125 MICHELENA ALLAN CAPTAIN II $115,976.76 POLICE
126 MAEWEATHER THOMAS CAPTAIN II $115,893.84 POLICE
127 ANDERSON M DEPUTY CHIEF $115,819.56 POLICE
128 MORSCH W ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $115,797.60 FIRE
129 SCHNITKER JERRY ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $115,797.60 FIRE
130 COOMBS RODGER CAPTAIN II $115,795.56 POLICE
131 PURSELL LON ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $115,410.96 FIRE
132 SANDERS JAMES ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $115,057.92 FIRE
133 HICKMAN DONALD ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $114,549.12 FIRE
134 BURAU THOMAS BATALLION  CHIEF $114,390.12 FIRE
135 HERNANDEZ ALFRED ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $113,830.44 FIRE
136 BUTLER CARL BATALLION  CHIEF $113,738.04 FIRE
137 MOSELLE THOMAS CAPTAIN II $113,335.80 POLICE
138 CULLY DOUGLAS ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $113,333.88 FIRE
139 MC CULLOM NEIL ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $113,333.88 FIRE
140 NELSON JULIE CAPTAIN II $113,310.60 POLICE
141 BENNETT JACK ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $113,256.36 FIRE
142 VEGA ALFREDO ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $113,203.92 FIRE
143 LOPEZ ARTHUR COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $113,187.96 POLICE
144 LOCKWOOD JOSEPH ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $112,925.76 FIRE
145 SHANLEY PATRICK BATALLION  CHIEF $112,867.20 FIRE
146 GARTLAND WILLIAM CAPTAIN II $112,452.72 POLICE
147 RUCHHOFT ROBERT CAPTAIN II $112,452.72 POLICE
148 SCHNEIDER LAWRENCE BATALLION  CHIEF $112,300.20 FIRE
149 NOWELL JOHN BATALLION  CHIEF $112,299.00 FIRE
150 SLOAN DAVID ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $112,034.04 FIRE
151 CORREA GREGORY LIEUTENANT $111,750.72 POLICE
152 ALBANESE MICHAEL LIEUTENANT $111,603.60 POLICE
153 KAY RICHARD BATALLION  CHIEF $111,520.32 FIRE
154 WALLACE RANDY ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $111,065.16 FIRE
155 MARKOTA RICHARD BATALLION  CHIEF $110,674.68 FIRE
156 KAMPFF RICHARD BATALLION  CHIEF $110,557.56 FIRE
157 WASSON MYRON CAPTAIN II $110,056.44 POLICE
158 AVILA MANUEL LIEUTENANT $109,971.12 POLICE
159 FREIA JOSEPH LIEUTENANT $109,706.04 POLICE
160 GRAYSON JIMMY LIEUTENANT $109,706.04 POLICE
161 HALL HAROLD LIEUTENANT $109,706.04 POLICE
162 KNECHT RITA LIEUTENANT $109,706.04 POLICE
163 VEGA RAUL LIEUTENANT $109,706.04 POLICE
164 WALKER RICHARD LIEUTENANT $109,706.04 POLICE
165 YOUNG DOUGLAS LIEUTENANT $109,706.04 POLICE
166 CARTER DONALD FIREMAN (I & II) $109,465.08 FIRE
167 LANZARONE MICHAEL DEPUTY CHIEF $109,375.32 POLICE
168 SQUIRE JOHN BATALLION  CHIEF $108,896.40 FIRE
169 RUDD MERLIN ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $108,874.44 FIRE
170 BRUNETTI DOFEL DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF $108,731.28 FIRE
171 LUTZ LESLIE LIEUTENANT $108,480.72 POLICE
172 SULLIVAN DANIEL DEPUTY CHIEF $108,479.40 POLICE
173 PRATT TERRY LIEUTENANT $108,462.48 POLICE
174 RUBERT JAMES CAPTAIN II $108,144.12 POLICE
175 MARTIN JOE BATALLION  CHIEF $108,053.40 FIRE
176 YARBROUGH WILLIAM LIEUTENANT $108,046.08 POLICE
177 DOSTER LYMAN CAPTAIN I $108,038.28 POLICE
178 WARKENTIN MARLIN CAPTAIN II $107,986.44 POLICE
179 ENOX PAUL CAPTAIN II $107,979.72 POLICE
180 COOPER SAM FIREMAN - HELICOPTER $107,977.80 FIRE
181 MC CALL RONALD LIEUTENANT $107,461.80 POLICE
182 WAHLER RICHARD CAPTAIN II $107,284.44 POLICE
183 MC VEY ROBERT CAPTAIN II $107,279.76 POLICE
184 WILSON SAMUEL CAPTAIN II $107,220.96 POLICE
185 SAMPSON JOHNNY ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $107,181.48 FIRE
186 DELEON RUDOLPH CAPTAIN II $107,059.20 POLICE
187 SCHERREI JOHN ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $106,653.12 FIRE
188 PATCHETT FRANK CAPTAIN III $106,496.16 POLICE
189 WHITLEY JIM CAPTAIN II $106,463.28 POLICE
190 POWERS DAVID CAPTAIN II $106,332.84 POLICE
191 BOWERS MIKE BATALLION  CHIEF $106,297.32 FIRE
192 AARON ROBERT BATALLION  CHIEF $106,297.32 FIRE
193 MELTON MICHAEL CAPTAIN II $106,274.76 POLICE
194 FRANCK THOMAS BATALLION  CHIEF $106,072.32 FIRE
195 HOLLOWAY JOHN CAPTAIN $105,925.32 FIRE
196 TAYLOR ROBERT COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $105,855.36 POLICE
197 KRAMER LORNE COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $105,830.28 POLICE
198 HURST CRAIG CAPTAIN $105,740.64 FIRE
199 HARRIS DONALD SERGEANT - HELICOPTER $105,676.80 POLICE
200 KEEFE DANIEL LIEUTENANT $105,545.28 POLICE
201 LEAVITT FRANKLYN ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $105,349.80 FIRE
202 ARGUELLES MICHAEL BATALLION  CHIEF $105,265.20 FIRE
203 LEWALLEN FORREST CAPTAIN II $105,124.44 POLICE
204 BURNS HOLBERT CAPTAIN II $105,111.60 POLICE
205 NICHOLSON JERRY LIEUTENANT $104,789.04 POLICE
206 SULLIVAN HAROLD DEPUTY CHIEF $104,688.60 POLICE
207 SMITH DAVID CAPTAIN II $104,592.60 POLICE
208 SAYLOR WILLIAM CAPTAIN $104,375.88 FIRE
209 PEREZ MICHAEL BATALLION  CHIEF $104,352.72 FIRE
210 STUKEY DONALD BATALLION  CHIEF $104,352.72 FIRE
211 GATES STEPHEN CAPTAIN III $104,303.64 POLICE
212 GREENWOOD RICHARD SERGEANT $104,234.28 POLICE
213 LENZ SCOTT ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $104,183.04 FIRE
214 MULLEN JAMES ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $104,167.92 FIRE
215 WILBANKS LESLIE SERGEANT $104,137.92 POLICE
216 CASPER CHARLES CAPTAIN $104,006.76 FIRE
217 CONWELL STEPHEN CAPTAIN $104,006.76 FIRE
218 ORTIZ ROBERT CAPTAIN $104,006.76 FIRE
219 FINCK STUART CAPTAIN II $103,995.00 POLICE
220 HARRISON GORDON CAPTAIN III $103,995.00 POLICE
221 PAPKE RICHARD LIEUTENANT $103,992.48 POLICE
222 GOLDING JERRY CAPTAIN $103,947.72 FIRE
223 FLOYD DONALD CAPTAIN II $103,832.16 POLICE
224 BLANKENSHIP RICHARD LIEUTENANT $103,722.36 POLICE
225 MERAZ RICHARD CAPTAIN II $103,702.20 POLICE
226 JACOBSEN ALVIN CAPTAIN $103,681.56 FIRE
227 WARE JOHN ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $103,567.08 FIRE
228 SEBAN RONALD CAPTAIN II $103,450.08 POLICE
229 FRIED ALBERT CAPT LABOR RELATIONS $103,264.56 POLICE
230 LOMBARDO RAYMOND LIEUTENANT $102,983.40 POLICE
231 CARTER WILLIAM CAPTAIN $102,972.84 FIRE
232 DURHAM PETER LIEUTENANT $102,941.16 POLICE
233 TURNER LORAN SERGEANT-MOTORCYCLE $102,924.84 POLICE
234 TINGLE RONALD LIEUTENANT $102,776.64 POLICE
235 HILLMAN KENNETH CAPTAIN II $102,759.12 POLICE
236 COTTERALL RICHARD CAPTAIN $102,718.68 FIRE
237 LUCARELLI PETER ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $102,649.80 FIRE
238 HEDBERG BARRY CAPTAIN $102,521.16 FIRE
239 WHITE JACK COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $102,398.76 POLICE
240 EVERETT DOUGLAS CAPTAIN $102,380.76 FIRE
241 GEORGE RICHARD CAPTAIN $102,377.40 FIRE
242 MEJIA JESUS CAPTAIN II $102,368.28 POLICE
243 COONEY JOHN LIEUTENANT $102,322.92 POLICE
244 RAMIREZ VICTOR LIEUTENANT $102,322.92 POLICE
245 ERNST WILLIAM CAPTAIN $102,302.04 FIRE
246 SCHULTZ ALBERT DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF $102,144.12 FIRE
247 FRASHURE BRUCE CAPTAIN $102,031.68 FIRE
248 KIRK THOMAS LIEUTENANT $102,012.72 POLICE
249 BROWN FRANCIS BATALLION  CHIEF $101,848.56 FIRE
250 GREENWOOD HAROLD BATALLION  CHIEF $101,632.80 FIRE
251 KEY HOY CAPTAIN II $101,626.92 POLICE
252 FINN WILLIAM CAPTAIN $101,576.88 FIRE
253 GALVIN JAMES CAPTAIN $101,576.88 FIRE
254 LAYTON GERALD CAPTAIN $101,576.88 FIRE
255 ALBRECHT DONALD BATALLION  CHIEF $101,572.32 FIRE
256 BLANCHARD ROBERT CAPTAIN II $101,565.36 POLICE
257 BOVA JEROLD COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $101,544.60 POLICE
258 NELSON JOHN CAPTAIN $101,528.04 FIRE
259 CRUZ JOSEPH LIEUTENANT $101,511.84 POLICE
260 ROSE ROBERT BATALLION  CHIEF $101,224.56 FIRE
261 PLACENCIA ARTHUR POLICE INVESTIGATOR $101,207.28 POLICE
262 EDDY JOSEPH LIEUTENANT $100,916.40 POLICE
263 ALIANO GEORGE CAPTAIN I $100,835.52 POLICE
264 JOHNSON KENNETH BATALLION  CHIEF $100,792.32 FIRE
265 MITCHELL WALTER COMMANDER (INSPECTOR) $100,783.56 POLICE
266 CALLAWAY CARLTON BATALLION  CHIEF $100,697.76 FIRE
267 RANSHAW MICHAEL LIEUTENANT $100,669.32 POLICE
268 THATCHER ALAN SERGEANT - HELICOPTER $100,635.84 POLICE
269 JONES THOMAS LIEUTENANT $100,594.68 POLICE
270 HEINTZMAN JAMES SERGEANT - HELICOPTER $100,577.28 POLICE
271 NORMANDY ROBERT LIEUTENANT $100,565.52 POLICE
272 ROBINSON CHARLES POLICE INVESTIGATOR $100,522.80 POLICE
273 HOOPER DONALD LIEUTENANT $100,363.68 POLICE
274 MEALEY CHARLES LIEUTENANT $100,363.68 POLICE
275 HARRIS LARRY FIREMAN - HELICOPTER $100,360.92 FIRE
276 SEIDEL GARY ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $100,350.96 FIRE
277 SEARCY TAYLOR CAPTAIN II $100,319.04 POLICE
278 ARREOLA JOSEPH LIEUTENANT $100,253.52 POLICE
279 HALL JAMES CAPTAIN $100,198.68 FIRE
280 CURTIS RONALD CAPTAIN $100,185.60 FIRE
281 HARTWELL DONALD LIEUTENANT $100,157.64 POLICE
282 MORRISON ROBERT ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF $100,055.88 FIRE
283 MASI VICTOR SERGEANT $100,034.04 POLICE
284 SPARKENBACH JOHN CAPTAIN III $100,023.84 POLICE
285 MC DONOUGH GARY CAPTAIN $100,016.64 FIRE
286 OWENS JOSEPH LIEUTENANT $100,000.56 POLICE


Readers have left 22 comments.
Quote(22) Untitled
2009-09-12 11:21:32
What I find interesting is that during the mid-1980's when private sector employment was making "excessive" in comparison salaries and pension benefits. Public sector employees struggled and made megger wages and working conditions with the only carrot being the pension in 25-30 years if they survived to that age. Now that the tides have turned on private sector jobs and benefits have gone down and jobs have become less obtainable, you want to hammer public employees and blame them for your lot in life? We have progressed to being able to findly live among those we serve. We have taken the reduced income for the security of living on a public retirement for a job well done...like many successful private sector managers. Your $100,000 club isn't any different than mid-level and senior managers from successful companies. The titles of those listed were senior managers and some mid-level managers of large successful public entities that have done a commendable job. No different than their counterparts in the private sector...so please be fair when comparing pensions of public vs private...It wasn't always this way. It's about time that public safety whether police or fire, were able to enjoy a finacially sound retirement for they have endured.
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Quote(21) Happy city employee
2009-08-10 15:07:10
Great idea from "happy city employee"; we should all go to work for the City or some other public entity/employer. Then we wouldn't have anymore private sector employers paying the taxes to help pay for our pensions! Brilliant....
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Quote(20) Happy City Employee
2009-08-04 21:51:59
All I hear is bitterness and jealousy from those who are not City employees. No one forced you to take a job in the private sector. Anyone may work for the City. Just take a Civil Service exam, pass the exam, and rank high enough on the list to get hired. We put in our time just like the private sector. 30 years later we receive a nice pension that we paid into over the course of our careers.
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Quote(19) Happy City Employee
2009-08-04 21:51:42
All I hear is bitterness and jealousy from those who are not City employees. No one forced you to take a job in the private sector. Anyone may work for the City. Just take a Civil Service exam, pass the exam, and rank high enough on the list to get hired. We put in our time just like the private sector. 30 years later we receive a nice pension that we paid into over the course of our careers.
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Quote(18) Untitled
2009-08-04 15:49:38
To begin with all so called public servants should be limited to receiving only one pension eliminating double dipping this includes Police Chiefs Council members Mayors Governors etc. Firemen have been at the trough for longer than anyone the first boondogle was getting the rediculas work schedule where they are on call the majority of their shift and only have to go to the fire house which allows them the luxery of living out of the area. It alsoallows them to sleep, study for upcomming promotional exams, and manage their side businesses from the fire house while being very generosly paid by the city. The Police, Firemen and teachers have been able to wangle outragous pay and benefit packages by allowing the unions to sell their support to the politition who will best support them in the next round of contract barganing. Even LA's Mayor and City Council members should realize what a cherry job the y have when a thousand or more applicants show up for any oppening. Many cities throughout the country still have volunteer Fire Departments and do very well with very little cost and they have actual HERO'S not just highly paid mercenaries,but of course they are manned by citizens that live in the towns they service. As for life expectancy the police probably should get hazzard pay depending on the area they work but I know any number of old retired firemen living the good life at taxpayer expense and they contributed almost nothing when you compare what they receive.
Quote(17) Untitled
2009-07-31 08:56:44
Get off the public sector... who put 30 years of their lives on the line to serve and protect you....
Look to the private sector, the Savings and Loans, etc., who
took money from you... and put us in a recession.
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