BASE SALARY ..................................... $232,166.00
DEFERRED COMPENSATION 5,000.00 a year
DISABILITY PREMIUMS also paid by the taxpayer
LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS also paid by the taxpayer
PLUSan SUV also furnished by the taxpayer
PLUS gas and maintenance for his unrestricted use
PLUS cell phone for business and personal use
PLUS: VACATION, SICK TIME, CITY HEALTH, WELFARE, RETIREMENT, SAVINGS,
MISC FRINGE BENEFITS ON THE SAME BASIS AS OFFERED TO OTHER
NON-CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.
PLUS, Dollar's contract allows him to "accrue a maximum of 745 hours of annual vacation leave" to be paid at his present salary. In other words vacation time accrued years ago at a lower salary would be paid at his present rate of pay. In my opinion that's like putting money in the bank and earning mega interest on your investment. Great for the employee, a kick in the pants for the taxpayers. Council should urge the City Manager to make a city-wide change in policy whereby all accrued vacation time is paid out at the same rate in which that salary was earned.
If Council should choose not to renew this Contract, Dollar will be paid one full year's salary, plus health and dental coverage for a year.
So far this year, the City Manager's greatest contribution has been to change the City logo to something that resembles a "hickey" and reads "Texas Made Here." Apparently Dollar thinks somebodywill understand what this doubletalk means and bring their business our way.
Garland's biggest asset has always been GP&L, the city-owned public utility, aka Moo-Moo "the cash cow." Moo-Moo has been milked for years to supplement the General Fund. If Garland could offer the lowest utility rates around, I believe people would flock to relocate here, buy up old housing stock and rennovate which is being done in other cities. Instead our neighborhoods are looking more delapidated with each passing year and the rental stock is increasing as people move to more desirable neighborhoods. In this regard we give the City Manager a failing grade. As Donald Trump would say .... "YOU'RE FIRED."
Off Peak (Nov. 1 – May 31)
Customer Charge (monthly) $5.34
Energy Charge (first 600kWh used) $0.0528 per kWh
Energy Charge (each kWh above 600 kWh)
$0.0370 per kWh
Recovery Adjustment Factor*
$0.0544
On Peak (June 1 – Oct. 31)
Customer Charge (monthly) $5.34
Energy Charge (all kWh) $0.0561 per kWh
Recovery Adjustment Factor*
$0.0544
COMPARE GARLAND'S RATES TO OTHER CITIES AROUND? ARE THEY COMPETITIVE? YES.
ARE THEY LOWER? NO
CITY ATTORNEY - BRAD NEIGHBOR
Deferred Comp` 3,000 a year (also paid for by the taxpayer)
Car allowance 500 a month (also paid for by the taxpayer)
Disability Premiums paid for by the taxpayer
Life Insurance Premiums paid for by the taxpayer
PLUS ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OFFERED TO ALL EMPLOYEES (same as Dollar's contract)
Accrued vacation time of a maximum of 320 hours per year* at the present rate of pay, rather than the rate of pay in which the vacation time was earned. Should Council decide not to renew this contract, the City Attorney would get a severance package of one years salary plus free health and dental coverage for one year.
In addition to having a large staff, and a budget of well over $1 million bucks, the City pays huge sums of money to outside attorneys to represent Garland as needed. It would behoove Council to consider doing what other cities have done, namely keep an outside law firm on retainer and do away with the in-house legal department. That could save the City a pretty penny.
INTERNAL AUDITOR - CRAIG HAMETNER
Deferred Comp3,000.00 annually
Car allowance 300.00 a month (also paid for by the taxpayer)
Disability Premiums paid for by the taxpayer
Insurance Premiums paid for by the taxpayer
Plus additional benefits offered to all employees.
Plus accrued vacation time currently set at 320 hours maximum per year.*
If Hametner's contract is not renewed, he would be paid 6 months severance, plus health and dental coverage.
The internal audit is a management tool to ensure compliance with laid down financial procedures, Council decisions and regulations. It can also be used as an investigative tool to monitor whether resources are being prudently managed and to carry out value for money audits. What has Hametner uncovered since he came on board, and how much money has he saved the City? Enquiring minds want to know.
MARY KAYSER, CITY SECRETARY
Deferred Comp 3,000.00 annually
Car Allowance 450.00 per month plus mileage if on City business
Cell Phone (business and personal) also paid for by the taxpayer
Disability Premiums paid for by the taxpayers
Insurance Premiums paid for by the taxpayers
Plus all the other benefits offered to city employees. If Kayser's contract is not renewed she
gets 6 months severance, plus health and dental.
Plus accrued vacation time of a maximum of 320 hours per year* at the present rate of pay, rather than the rate of pay in which the vacation time was earned.
* After checking several sources it was not clear whether these four employees accrue stated
vacation hours each year, or whether this is the maximum number of hours they can accrue
PERIOD! The language sounds ambiguous to me. After a former City Manager caught the Council
with their pants down, it might be a good idea of clarify the language to reflect that stated hours are the maximum number of hours the employee can accrue during the course of their employment.
