One component in analyzing City of Woodland Expenditures is how much we are paying Woodland Officials.
According the Business Journal and the City of Woodland Web-Site, the following are the top paid positions, comparing those of Woodland with Sacramento.
According to the U.S Census bureau, as of July 1, 2008, the population of Woodland was estimated at 54,567 in Woodland and 463,794 in Sacramento
(W) (S)
POSITION
CITY MANAGER
$185,400(W) $187,357-$281,035(S)
POLICE CHIEF
$113,687-$148,296(W) $142,446-$213,668(S)
ASST. CITY MANAGER
$113,184- $145,308(W)$136,021-$204,031(S)
FIRE CHIEF
$110,616- $142,008(W)$ 113,532-$153,324(S)
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1 comments:
Hi Bill,
Thank you for the work you do in providing this venue for communication! Exchange of ideas is essential to education, and I believe that education of concerned citizens is the only hope we have to solve our problems!
I do not condemn public servants for negotiating higher take home salaries than I earn. I DO condemn those who agree to pay beyond our means for the services rendered. The government services we receive are all probably a good idea. They may even be WORTH the prices demanded for them. But, an indicator of wisdom should be to recognize that we cannot always afford to pay for something just because it is a good idea!
Government employees (local, state and federal) now outnumber private sector employees. Taxes on production by Americans in the private sector can no longer pay for the cost of top heavy government.
As Margaret Thatcher once pointed out, "The problem of 'socialism' [our apparent destination as a "progressive" country] is that eventually you run out of other people's money."
Something has to give! Will it be the taxpayers? Or the government?
Personally, I believe that the system outlined by the Founders in the U.S. Constitution is not the cause of our race toward failure. Instead, I believe that our failure to respect and follow the guidelines of the Constitution is responsible for the problems we face.
Bert Brooks, Woodland
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