Broward County employee salaries, 2009
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Broward County employee salaries are a matter of public record under the Florida Sunshine Law.
Salaries
Salary information for the year 2009 is provided in an online database by The Sun Sentinel. The information shows a total of 48 employees earned over $150,000 in yearly salary in 2009. The highest paid employee for the year was County Administrator Bertha W. Henry, who earned $301,154.00.[1] The following is a full list of all Broward County employees earning over $150,000 for the year 2009:[1]
| Name | Position | 2009 salary |
| Bertha W. Henry | County Administrator | $301,154.00 |
| Joshua Perper | Chief Medical Examiner | $270,191.00 |
| Phillip C. Allen | Director, Port Everglades | $259,633.00 |
| Kent G. George | Director, Aviation | $259,615.00 |
| Jeffrey J. Newton | County Attorney | $253,689.00 |
| Dale E. Fahie | Human Services Medical Director | $241,286.00 |
| Noel M. Pfeffer | Deputy County Attorney | $215,362.00 |
| Evan A. Lukic | County Auditor | $209,122.00 |
| Richard H. Brossard | Deputy County Administrator | $208,847.00 |
| Stephen J. Cina | Deputy Chief Medical Examiner | $203,052.00 |
| Michael J. Kerr | Chief Trial Counsel | $202,151.00 |
| Andrew J. Meyers | Chief Appellate Counsel | $197,559.00 |
| Cynthia S. Chambers | Director, Environmental Protection/Growth | $188,923.00 |
| Nicki E. Grossman | President, GFLCVB | $188,209.00 |
| Lance G. Davis | Associate Medical Examiner | $187,131.00 |
| Pamela L. Madison | Assistant County Administrator | $180,835.00 |
| Christopher K. Walton | Director, Transportation | $180,247.00 |
| Douglas P. Wolfe | Assistant Director AV Admin/Finance | $180,138.00 |
| Mary C. Olsen | Director, Management and Budget | $178,637.00 |
| Maite Azcoitia | Deputy County Attorney | $177,392.00 |
| Anthony M. Hui | Deputy Director, Public Works | $175,681.00 |
| Michael J. Geoghegan | Chief Financial Officer/Director Financial and Administrative Services | $173,688.00 |
| Elizabeth Chavez | Director, Community Services | $170,389.00 |
| Peter M. Ross | Deputy Director, Environmental Protection/Growth | $169,793.00 |
| Glenn Wiltshire | Deputy Director, Port Everglades | $168,821.00 |
| Norman E. Taylor | Director, Econ/Small Business Development | $168,005.00 |
| Alfred R. Simon | Director, Development/Environment/Regulation | $167,897.00 |
| Khalil S. Wardak | Associate Medical Examiner | $167,458.00 |
| Jihad El Eid | Director, Traffic Engineering | $166,479.00 |
| Robert L. Harbin | Director, Parks & Recreation | $165,949.00 |
| Iouri Boiko | Associate Medical Examiner | $165,092.00 |
| Brenda J. Billingsley | Director, Purchasing | $163,227.00 |
| Jack Lee | Aviation Director Business | $162,901.00 |
| Mary B. Busutil | Director, Waste & Recycling Services | $161,522.00 |
| Verna S. Baldwin | Director, Rec/Taxes/TRS | $161,015.00 |
| Joanne Greiser | ERP Project Administrator | $159,369.00 |
| Robert E. Cannon | Director, Libraries | $157,547.00 |
| Peter R. Corwin | Assistant County Administrator | $157,547.00 |
| Richard C. Tornese | Director, Highway/Construction/Engineering | $156,617.00 |
| Susan D. Myers | Director, Human Services | $156,519.00 |
| Monica M. Cepero | Assistant County Administrator | $155,769.00 |
| Alfred J. Smith II | Assistant Director, Public Works | $155,110.00 |
| John F. Webb | GFLCVB Vice-President | $154,987.00 |
| Charles V. Lanza | Director, Emergency Management | $154,177.00 |
| Leighton M. Elliott | Director, Highway/Bridge Maintenance | $153,396.00 |
| Thomas M. Durkin | GFLCVB Regional Director of Sales | $150,637.00 |
| Carroll A. Coleman | Evaluation/Plan Administrator | $150,406.00 |
| Elliot S. Auerhahn | Director, Permit Center | $150,261.00 |
Overtime
The same data set also provides information on employee overtime pay. In total, 90 employees earned more than $20,000 in overtime for the year. 56 of these employees were classified as Bus Operators. Three employees, in fact, earned more in overtime than their annual salaries. Those employees were:[1]
| Name | Title | 2009 salary | 2009 overtime |
| Thomas Van Strander | Storekeeper | $52,403.20 | $54,100.70 |
| Leroy Montgomery | Bus Operator | $50,440.00 | $51,357.80 |
| Jewan Jadoonanan | Bus Operator | $50,224.00 | $50,540.80 |
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.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2]
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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