San Diego city employees earn more overtime pay
The number of San Diego public city employees who are earning more than $100,000 is up 9 percent from last year, following a five-year trend that signals a problematic payroll budget.
In 2001, 1,359 city of San Diego employees earned $100,000 or more. Over the past five years, the portion of staff earning salaries above that amount have increased 55 percent. Yet, departments have not issued widespread raises that would have boosted wages, according to U-T San Diego. Most have actually taken pay cuts, the source reports.
"This raises a number of troubling issues the mayor and the council needs to resolve,” Coucilman Carl DeMaio told the source. “We’ve made some progress in terms of pay and benefits, and that’s commendable, but there’s a lot that still needs to get done."
DeMaio suggests that they could trim budgetary spending on labor costs. Overtime pay is expected to push the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department $4.8 million over their allowance this year, the councilman said in an annual report on the city's budget. To prevent unexpected overages, the city could implement stronger payroll policies. With improved monitoring and recordkeeping, the city could better enforce employee attendance to limit extra wages.
In 2001, 1,359 city of San Diego employees earned $100,000 or more. Over the past five years, the portion of staff earning salaries above that amount have increased 55 percent. Yet, departments have not issued widespread raises that would have boosted wages, according to U-T San Diego. Most have actually taken pay cuts, the source reports.
"This raises a number of troubling issues the mayor and the council needs to resolve,” Coucilman Carl DeMaio told the source. “We’ve made some progress in terms of pay and benefits, and that’s commendable, but there’s a lot that still needs to get done."
DeMaio suggests that they could trim budgetary spending on labor costs. Overtime pay is expected to push the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department $4.8 million over their allowance this year, the councilman said in an annual report on the city's budget. To prevent unexpected overages, the city could implement stronger payroll policies. With improved monitoring and recordkeeping, the city could better enforce employee attendance to limit extra wages.
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