And you thought there was corruption in Washington D.C. ? Check this shit out !!!

[Lumi]

Is a city manager worth $800,000?

Bell isn't a big town, or a wealthy one. But some of its top officials are paid double or triple the salaries of their counterparts elsewhere.


By Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times

July 15, 2010

Bell, one of the poorest cities in Los Angeles County, pays its top officials some of the highest salaries in the nation, including nearly $800,000 annually for its city manager, according to documents reviewed by The Times.

In addition to the $787,637 salary of Chief Administrative Officer Robert Rizzo, Bell pays Police Chief Randy Adams $457,000 a year, about 50% more than Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck or Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and more than double New York City's police commissioner. Assistant City Manager Angela Spaccia makes $376,288 annually, more than most city managers.

Top officials have routinely received hefty annual raises in recent years. Rizzo's contract calls for 12% raises each July, the same as his top deputy, according to documents obtained under the California Public Records Act.


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[Lumi]

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[Lumi]

I have been following this on the radio, www.kfi640.com John and Ken http://www.johnandkenshow.com/

Attack dogs !

 

[Lumi]

Bell city manager received alcohol counseling after March DUI arrest

Bell city manager received alcohol counseling after March DUI arrest

Bell city manager received alcohol counseling after March DUI arrest

The city manager of Bell, under fire for being perhaps the highest-paid city administrator in the state, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving near his home in Huntington Beach earlier this year.

Robert Rizzo, 56, was arrested in March with a blood-alcohol level of 0.28, more than three times the legal limit, in the 1900 block of Pine Street in Huntington Beach at 9:50 p.m. March 6, said Huntington Beach Police Lt. Russell Reinhart.

A resident called police after a man, alleged to be Rizzo, crashed into their mailbox and then drove into an alley, Reinhart said. Rizzo, who was charged with misdemeanor drunk driving, faces a maximum sentence of six months in jail, said Farrah Emami, a spokeswoman for the Orange County district attorney?s office. Rizzo pleaded not guilty to both charges June 8 and is expected back in court Aug. 5 at the West Justice Center in Westminster.

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Kind of sounds like Chicago Politics :shrug:

 

[Lumi]

If forced out, Bell city manager would be highest-paid retiree in state's pension sys

If forced out, Bell city manager would be highest-paid retiree in state's pension sys

If forced out, Bell city manager would be highest-paid retiree in state's pension system July 21, 2010 | 11:41 am


He may have become reviled in working-class Bell for his nearly $800,000-a-year salary, but Chief Administrative Officer Robert Rizzo could have the last laugh.

Should he be forced from his job, he would immediately gain a new title: highest-paid retiree in the state?s CalPERS retirement system.
Rizzo, 55, would be entitled to at least $600,000-a-year pension for the rest of his life, according to retirement calculations made by The Times that were reviewed by pensions experts.

That would make him the highest-paid retiree in the CalPERS system, outstripping the $509,664 paid each year to Bruce Malkenhorst, former city manager of Vernon.

Not far behind would be Randy Adams, the man Rizzo brought in to be the city?s police chief last July. If Adams, 59, steps down, his pension would be worth an estimated $411,300, placing him just behind Malkenhorst on the list of top CalPERS retirement earners.

Taking the Bell job was a good career move for Adams. By moving to Bell, in just one year, the police chief more than doubled his retirement.


As debate over public-sector pensions takes center stage in this election year, with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and other leaders pushing for reductions at the state and local levels, the projected pension checks waiting for Rizzo and Adams have taken even veteran pension watchers by surprise.

"It?s outrageous and unsustainable," said pension reform advocate Marcia Fritz, noting that Rizzo would receive $26 million if he lived a normal lifespan. "High salary lasts just a few years ? high pensions last for a lifetime."

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[Turfgrass]

And he's not even a CEO? Interesting...

I wonder how many overpaid politicians there are?

(Hint- all of them)

 

[Lumi]

And he's not even a CEO? Interesting...

I wonder how many overpaid politicians there are?

(Hint- all of them)

Maybe ? There are probably some Polis are making 40-50K and doing an exceptional job of keeping their town afloat.

Read the story about the "Special Election"

You will throw a fuck fit for sure ! :142smilie

 

[Turfgrass]

Yeah they may make 40 or 50k like you say...but they get other perks not worth mentioning. Take my former Governor Mike Easley, he should be in prison for what he took in free travel and who knows what else.

Not to mention all the lobbyist trowing money at them to vote this way or that...

Gurrr....

 

[Lumi]

When I talk about Revolution,

I mean a VOTERS REVOLUTION !

Get these shit birds out !

That's what the Ron Paul Revolution is all about, house cleaning.