Miami-Dade Police Department, Florida, 2008-2011
This article may not adhere to Ballotpedia's current article guidelines. Please email us at [email protected] to suggest an improvement.
Miami-Dade Police Department, Florida 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
2009
| Position | Total overtime pay | Executive benefits | Car allowance/lease | Total insurance contribution | TOTAL TAKE-HOME SALARY | Longevity, years |
| Police Lieutenant | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3,693.75 | $132,408.75 | 35 |
| Police Lieutenant | $294.29 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,151.24 | $113,643.74 | 14 |
| Police Lieutenant | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,151.24 | $106,239.63 | 34 |
| Police Officer | $5,457.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,055.43 | $104,615.94 | 18 |
| Police Captain | $17,461.31 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1,592.63 | $100,952.38 | 17 |
| Police Captain | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,573.35 | $129,367.43 | 27 |
| Police Officer | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,455.05 | $124,690.53 | 20 |
2008
According to The Miami Herald Data Sleuth, nine employees were paid over $150,000 in 2008.[4]
| Name | Department | Position | Annual salary |
| PARKER, ROBERT L | Miami-Dade Police Department | DR MDPD | $226,288.00 |
| ERCHED, NAIM R | Miami-Dade Police Department | AD MDPD | $175,091.00 |
| PATTERSON JR, J D | Miami-Dade Police Department | AD MDPD | $168,357.00 |
| HELLER, RANDY S | Miami-Dade Police Department | POL DV CF | $162,085.00 |
| VIGOA, OSCAR F | Miami-Dade Police Department | AD MDPD | $161,883.00 |
| LOFTUS, JAMES K | Miami-Dade Police Department | AD MDPD | $161,882.00 |
| MONTEJO, KARIN P | Miami-Dade Police Department | POL DV CF | $161,525.00 |
| MARSHALL, WILLIE B | Miami-Dade Police Department | POL DV CF | $159,485.00 |
| GISPERT, ANA T | Miami-Dade Police Department | CDRMDPD IS | $150,926.00 |
Vorteile
The Miami-Dade Police Department offers the following benefits:[5]
- Pension plan in the Florida Retirement System
- Dental
- Disability
- Medical
- Leben
- Deferred compensation
- Paid vacation
- Sick days
- Paid holidays
Vehicle use
In 2011, the Miami-Dade Police Department announced a ban on take-home cars outside of Miami-Dade and Broward, essentially taking away the take-home car benefit from an estimated 17 officers. Further, a new union contract required a $50 biweekly charge for take-home vehicles. It was estimated that 2,161 officers in Miami-Dade and 472 officers in Broward had take-home cars.[6]
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.[7] 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.[7] 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.[7]
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
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Miami Herald "Miami-Dade Employee Salaries (2008)"
- ↑ Job Benefits
- ↑ Miami Herald "Miami-Dade police ban take-home patrol cars outside Miami-Dade, Broward" (dead link)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 '’Philadelphia’s Quiet Crisis: The Rising Cost of Employee Benefits, Pew Charitable Trusts and the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, January 23, 2008
