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Bexar County Sheriff's Office, Texas, 2011
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Bexar County Sheriff's Office salaries are a matter of public record under the Texas Public Information Act.[1]
Salaries
According to The Texas Tribune, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office had a total of 1,736 employees in 2011.[2]
- The highest salary was $147,000 for Timothy Johnson, the Director of Judicial Sheriff - Support Services.
- The lowest salary was $16,566.
- There were no employees earning over $150,000 a year.
The following table outlines the top 15 salaries in 2011:[2]
| Name | Agency | Department | Title | Salary |
| Timothy Johnson | Bexar County | Planning & Resource Management | Director of Judicial Sheriff - Support Services | $147,000 |
| Amadeo Ortiz | Bexar County | Sheriff | Sheriff | $125,499 |
| Manuel Longoria | Bexar County | Sheriff | Chief Deputy Sheriff's Office | $116,280 |
| Roger Dovalina | Bexar County | Sheriff - Adult Detention Centers | Jail Administrator | $106,020 |
| Augustin Benson | Bexar County | Sheriff | Deputy Chief - Court Security | $97,428 |
| Ronald Bennett | Bexar County | Sheriff | Deputy Chief - Criminal Investigation | $97,428 |
| Raul Fernandez | Bexar County | Sheriff | Deputy Chief - Patrol | $97,428 |
| Daniel Gabehart | Bexar County | Sheriff | Deputy Chief-Intergovernmental Relation | $97,428 |
| Victor Perez | Bexar County | Sheriff | Director of Communications & Tech Serv | $97,428 |
| Linda Tomasini | Bexar County | Sheriff | Director of Grants & Public Information | $97,428 |
Benefits
Some Bexar County Sheriff's Office employee benefits include:[3]
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life insurance
- Disability
- Retirement
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.[4] 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.[4] 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.[4]
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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Footnotes
- ↑ Are city employees' salaries public information or are they protected for personal privacy?—Texas Center for Community Journalism
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Texas Tribune, "Bexar County Sheriff's Office Salaries"
- ↑ 2011 Employee Benefits Guide
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 '’Philadelphia’s Quiet Crisis: The Rising Cost of Employee Benefits, Pew Charitable Trusts and the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, January 23, 2008
