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Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Florida, 2010-2011
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Jacksonville Sheriff's Office employee salaries are public records under the Florida Sunshine Law.
Gov. Rick Scott's office launched a website on March 17, 2011 that provides access to frequently requested public records and information, including a state employee salary database and a list of state pension benefits that exceed $100,000.[1]
The website, FloridaHasARightToKnow.com, also includes contract records, information on rule-making status and procedures and links to other open government resources.[2]
Salaries
2011
In 2011, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office had one employee who earned over $150,000 a year.[3]
- There were 3,140 employees listed in the database for the Sheriff's Office.
- The highest paid employee was John Rutherford, with a salary of $157,852.92.
- The lowest paid employee was Ronald Howard, with a salary of $19,843.20.
| Name | Annual salary |
| Rutherford, John | $157,852.92 |
| Mackesy, Francis | $148,624.56 |
| Bass, Gordon | $134,160.15 |
| Edwards, Micheal | $134,160.15 |
| Lewis Jr, Frederick | $134,160.15 |
| Hladki, Carol | $134,160.12 |
| Senterfitt, Dwain | $134,160.12 |
| Clark, Wayne | $118,486.85 |
| Sloan-Butler, Stephanie | $118,486.85 |
| Stevens, David | $118,486.85 |
2010
In early 2012, Jacksonville's The Florida Times-Union requested public salary data from more than 90 North Florida government agencies for 2010 to 2011.[4] Below are the city's 10 highest paid Sheriff's Office employees in 2010:[5]
| Name | Year | Employer | Base pay | Total pay |
| Joshi, Suhas | 2010 | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office | $166,400.04 | $166,400.04 |
| Rutherford, John | 2010 | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office | $157,757.04 | $157,757.04 |
| Lauer, Jeffrey | 2010 | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office | $149,760.00 | $149,760.00 |
| Senterfitt, Dwain | 2010 | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office | $148,624.56 | $148,624.56 |
| Edwards, Micheal | 2010 | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office | $143,551.32 | $143,551.32 |
| Barnes, Dana | 2010 | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office | $140,000.04 | $140,000.04 |
| Hartley, John | 2010 | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office | $134,160.12 | $134,160.12 |
| Hladki, Carol | 2010 | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office | $134,160.12 | $134,160.12 |
| Holderfield, Jimmy | 2010 | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office | $134,160.12 | $134,160.12 |
| Remolde, Michele | 2010 | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office | $134,160.12 | $134,160.12 |
Benefits
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office employees are given the following benefits:[6]
- Health insurance
- Life
- Dental and vision
- Flexible spending account
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vacation, sick, and holiday leave
- Uniforms and gear
- Retirement plan in the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund[7]
Vehicle use
As of 2011, there were 1600 Jacksonville Sheriff's Office employees with take-home vehicles. Sheriff John Rutherford was considering charging $25 to $30 a week for officers that drive outside of Duval County, which would have saved roughly $2 million a year.[8]
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.[9] 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.[9] 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.[9]
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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ "Gov. Scott posts state employees' salaries," Daytona Beach News-Journal, March 18, 2011
- ↑ Florida Has a Right to Know
- ↑ Jacksonville "Government Employee Salaries"
- ↑ Salary findings for North Florida government agencies
- ↑ Jacksonville Sheriff salary data
- ↑ Benefits
- ↑ Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund
- ↑ WOKV "Cops to payback taxpayers for take-home cars?"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 '’Philadelphia’s Quiet Crisis: The Rising Cost of Employee Benefits, Pew Charitable Trusts and the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, January 23, 2008
