Aurora Fire Department, Illinois, 2011-2012
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Aurora Fire Department salaries are public record under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
Salaries
No employee of the Aurora Fire Department draws more than $150,000 annually.[1]
| Position | Name | Salary |
| Fire Chief | Hal Carlson | $146,140.80 |
| Fire Lieutenant | Jason Demas | $92,556.75 |
| Fire Lieutenant | Javan Cross | $92,556.75 |
| Deputy Fire Chief | John Lehman Jr. | $135,158.41 |
| Battalion Chief | Donald Davis | $124,556.79 |
| Battalion Chief | Michael McCue | $124,556.79 |
| Battalion Chief | Edward Oros | $124,556.79 |
| Battalion Chief | Donald Jackson | $124,556.79 |
| Battalion Chief | Timothy Pogue | $124,556.79 |
| Battalion Chief | Mark Robinson | $124,556.79 |
| Battalion Chief | David Rygh | $124,556.79 |
| Battalion Chief | Robert Wirtz | $124,556.79 |
| Battalion Chief | Tim Warren | $124,556.79 |
| Battalion Chief | Stephen Weatherly | $124,556.79 |
| Fire Captain Peter Doyle | $115,314.06 | |
| Fire Captain | John Gilbert | $115,314.06 |
| Fire Captain | Gregory Mewmaw | $115,314.06 |
| Senior Paramedic | Aaron Garcia | $92,556.75 |
| Assistant Chief | Thomas Greiner | $134,524.44 |
| Fire Marshal | Matthew Perez | $134,524.44 |
Representation
The interests of the employees of the Aurora Fire Department were represented from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012 by the Local 1290, the union for Aurora Fire Fighters. The city makes agreements with the union in order to set the guidelines under which Fire Department employees are compensated.
Benefits
According to the city website, Aurora offers the following benefits for full-time and eligible part-time employees:[2]
- Paid holiday, vacation and sick Leave
- Medical, dental and life insurance
- Section 125/Flexible Spending Plan
- Deferred compensation Ppograms
- Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (general employment)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Credit union
- Tuition assistance program
- Uniform allowance (as determined by policy)
- Translation pay
Salary records project
In 2011, Sunshine Review chose 152 local governments as the focus of research on public employee salaries. The editors of Sunshine Review selected eight states with relevant political contexts (listed alphabetically):
1. California
2. Florida
3. Illinois
4. Michigan
5. New Jersey
6. Pennsylvania
7. Texas
8. Wisconsin
Within these states, the editors of Sunshine Review focused on the most populous cities, counties and school districts, as well as the emergency services entities within these governments. The purpose of this selection method was to develop articles on governments affecting the most citizens.
The salary information garnered from these states were a combination of existing online resources and state Freedom of Information Act requests sent out to the governments.
A study published by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia said the city of Philadelphia faced challenges owing to the cost of public employee pensions.[3] The report claimed the amount that Philadelphia paid to pension recipients limited the city’s ability to use its budget effectively.
The report said there were more individuals receiving pension benefits—33,907 claimants in 2006—than workers in the city—28,701.[3] The authors recommended three steps towards addressing the problem of high costs in pensions: improved data collection, expanded transparency initiatives, and reductions to the city's overall budget.[3]
Salary schedules can be published as ranges, not as specific compensation figures, and may leave out compensation received through health and retirement benefits, as well as benefits such as commuter allowances and cell phone reimbursements. This project aimed to close the gap and provide a more accurate picture of public employee salaries for the sake of public education and transparency.
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