029-2009 Memos Re Total Compensation Amounts for Union Employees & Pension Amounts for Union Employeesm MIAMIBEACH
Office of the City Manager
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and City Commissioners
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez
DATE: May 19, 2009
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MEMORANDUM
no.029-2009
SUBJECT: Memorandums Regarding Total Compensation Amounts for Union Employees and
Pension Amounts for Union Employees
As requested at the City Commission Retreat, attached are copies of the two memorandums
sent on April 13, 2009 to the Mayor and City Commission regarding the total compensation
amounts for union employees and the pension amounts for union employees.
If you have any questions or need any additional information, please feel free to contact me.
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Office of the City Manager MEMO~~I~~puM
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and City Commissioners
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: April 13, 2009
SUBJECT: Request Regarding Total Compensation Amounts For Union Employees
This memorandum is in response to the request for a revised version of the memorandum
sent on January 27, 2009 listing the top ten (10) salaried employees for each of the City's
five (5) unions. As requested, this revised information includes all gross income (total
compensation) considered in the calculation for the individual employees' Wage and Tax
Statement (W-2 Form). The sums below are the amounts earned in the 2008 payroll year.
The numbers reported include all allowance/premium pays and off-duty pay the employees
may have received during this time period. A number of examples of types of premium
pays/allowances contained in each union's collective bargaining agreement (contract) have
been outlined for each union (on pages 2 and 3 of this memorandum below the information
for each respective union). This is not meant to say that each of the employees on the list
received each of those premium pays or allowances, but rather that those are possible
premium pays or allowances the employee may have received. Some of the premium pays
or allowances may be pensionable, depending on employee group and date of hire.
Off-duty work is completely voluntary. A private business, entity or an event sponsor
identifies a need or desire to have City employees work for them in the same capacity as
their City employment. Members of the Fire Department, Police Department and select
other classifications may be hired to work for the private business, entity or event.
Examples of off-duty work include working as law enforcement at a nightclub, serving as a
police escort for a bank delivery or jewelry vendor, or having a rescue unit available at a
special event. Other examples include having trained City employees' direct traffic during a
major special event such as the Boat Show, or if an event sponsor, like Art Basel, wants to
have a dedicated telephone complaint line staffed by a City Dispatcher. Off-duty pay is paid
to the City by the private business, entity or event sponsor and then the employee who
works off-duty is reimbursed directly by the City. Off-duty pay is taxable and is part of the
employee's total compensation (gross income). Off-duty pay is not pensionable however.
Overtime, or a portion of, may be pensionable, with a cap, depending on the employee
group and date of hire. For general employees hired prior to the respective bifurcation date
for their employee group, overtime up to 10% of their salary is pensionable. For general
employees hired after the respective bifurcation date for their employee group, overtime is
not pensionable. Additional details regarding overtime for Fire and Police Pension Plan
members is included in this memorandum on page 3.
The top ten employees are listed below by the respective union in which their classification
is represented:
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Memorandum Request Regarding Union Salaries
Page 2 of 4
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Employee Name Classification Department Salary Overtime Premium Off Total
Pa Duty Wages
1 HENRY, EVERTON STREET SUPERVISOR PUBLIC 58,984.36 21,166.68 1,008.22 0.00 81,159.26
WORKS
2 PITTMAN, ALPHONSO PUMPING MECHANIC PUBLIC 60,332.73 18,593.05 224.00 0.00 79,149.78
WORKS
3 COLLADO, JESUS SEWER SUPERVISOR PUBLIC 59,658.63 17,783.46 140.47 0.00 77,582.56
WORKS
4 FLORES, ALEXIS WATER SUPERVISOR PUBLIC 59,026.88 17,970.85 229.82 0.00 77,227.55
WORKS
5 ALFONSO, JOSE WATER SUPERVISOR PUBLIC 58,967.67 17,269.53 165.00 0.00 76,402.20
WORKS
6 LAMONS, LEE HEAVY EQUIPMENT PUBLIC 55,471.90 20,401.04 8.00 0.00 75,880.94
OPERATORI WORKS
7 BROWN, WINSTON HEAVY EQUIPMENT PUBLIC 60,016.08 14,738.02 40.00 0.00 74,794.10
OPERATOR II WORKS
8 COLDROS, GERALD HEAVY EQUIPMENT PUBLIC 60,332.47 14,077.86 16.00 0.00 74,426.33
OPERATOR II WORKS
9 DE LA FUENTE, MANUEL FIRE EQUIPMENT FIRE 65,554.71 6,198.44 1,649.92 0.00 73,403.07
MECHANIC
10 ADVINCULA, ANDRES PUMPING MECHANIC PUBLIC 60,136.61 12,347.90 462.50 0.00 72,947.01
WORKS
Premium pay/allowances for members of the AFSCME may include: Chemical spraying, diving,
working out of class, and tool allowance.
Communication Workers of America (CWA)
Employee Name Classification Department Salary Overtime Premium Off Duty Total
Pay Wa es
1 JIMENEZ, MADELINE COMMUNICATIONS POLICE 58,120.04 48,402.94 368.25 0.00 106,891.23
OPERATOR
2 DEL SOL, ORLANDO AIR CONDITIONING PUBLIC 70,418.18 12,017.73 23,334.84 0.00 105,770.75
MECHANIC WORKS
3 ALBERTO, JOSE CODE COMPLIANCE CODE 67,831.78 31,901.42 642.41 0.00 100,375.61
ADMINISTRATOR COMPLIANCE
4 VILLAR, MANUEL CODE COMPLIANCE CODE 64,514.75 31,174.78 778.68 0.00 96,468.21
OFFICER II COMPLIANCE
5 PEREYRA, JESSICA DISPATCHER POLICE 60,281.29 31,039.33 2,472.90 1,470.00 95,263.52
6 MONTENEGRO, PARKING METER PARKING 53,781.50 41,001.68 380.00 0.00 95,163.18
VICTOR TECHNICIAN 1
7 REYNOLDS, SCOTT LIFEGUARD OCEAN 67,258.64 14,348.95 11,555.76 0.00 93,163.35
LIEUTENANT RESCUE
8 BUCACCI, ANTONIA LIFEGUARD OCEAN 67,258.64 14,845.59 11,039.64 0.00 93,143.87
LIEUTENANT RESCUE
9 BECERRA, PATRICIA CODE COMPLIANCE CODE 65,726.08 25,161.88 1,758.31 0.00 92,646.27
OFFICE II COMPLIANCE
10 MACDONALD, WILLIAM LIFEGUARD OCEAN 67,258.64 11,276.26 13,779.01 0.00 92,313.91
LIEUTENANT RESCUE
Premium pay/allowances for members of the CWA may include: Lead Worker, Emergency Medical
Technician (EMT) certification, longevity, working out of class, and tool allowance.
Memorandum Request Regarding Union Salaries
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International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
Employee Name Classification Department Salary Overtime Premium
Pa Off Duty Total Wages
1 PHILLIPS, STEVEN FIRE LIEUTENANT FIRE 94,353.52 36,030.40 44,418.78 3,346.00 178,148.70
2 DE GRANGE, DAVID FIRE CAPTAIN FIRE 109,226.08 18,942.79 40,639.80 2,314.00 171,122.67
3 MORRIS, RAYMOND FIRE CAPTAIN FIRE 94,353.52 26,486.86 46,556.70 2,922.00 170,319.08
4 GORDON, LONNIE FIRE CAPTAIN FIRE 109,226.08 10,915.08 40,946.89 720.00 161,808.05
5 BEHRENS, CHRISTIAN FIRE LIEUTENANT FIRE 94,353.52 22,198.72 44,820.01 0.00 161,372.25
6 YUHR, KEITH FIRE CAPTAIN FIRE 109,226.08 5,731.37 40,487.12 0.00 155,444.57
7 DEHNE JR., DERRIL FIRE CAPTAIN FIRE 109,226.08 10,226.98 34,909.64 0.00 154,362.70
8 HOFMANN, STEPHAN FIRE LIEUTENANT FIRE 94,353.52 28,703.47 28,182.00 1,936.00 153,174.99
9 BOUCHARD, DONALD FIRE LIEUTENANT FIRE 94,353.52 25,341.91 30,485.42 2,342.00 152,522.85
10 RYAN, EDWARD FIRE CAPTAIN FIRE 106,847.44 15,917.41 28,564.35 0.00 151,329.20
Premium pays for members of the IAFF may include: Accreditation, air room technician, on-call, EMT
certification, inspector, instructor, longevity, working out of class, paramedic certification, prevention,
prevention certification, rescue, rescue out of class, training, and training certification.
Overtime for FOP and IAFF members is pensionable up to a cap equal to 70% of the
difference between the annualized pay rate at retirement and the highest annualized pay
rate for the next highest salary rank. The following is an example of how to calculate how
much overtime is pensionable (these numbers are for illustrative purposes only and work the
same for the FOP and IAFF). For a Police Officer, the maximum base salary of the pay
range is $72,568.86 per year. A retiring Police Officer's average extended wage (including
all premiums/allowances) for his two highest years may be $90,711.08 per year (assuming
25% for premiums/allowances). The maximum base salary of the next highest rank
(Sergeant) is $84,000 per year. The extended wage maximum, using the same percentage
of premiums and allowances, would be $105,000 ($84,000 Sergeant base salary maximum
plus the same 25% in premiums/allowances). The difference between the Police Officer's
maximum extended wage and the Sergeant's extended wage maximum is $14,288.92 -
70% of the $14,288.92 difference equates to $10,002.24, which is the maximum amount of
overtime this Police Officer can add to his extended wage for pension purposes.
If you need any additional information or have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
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TO: Commissioner Victor M. Diaz, Jr.
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This memorandum is in response to your request regarding the top ten pension
amounts paid to retirees of the City listed by each of the respective unions. As
requested, the names of the retirees are not listed. The information below includes the
retiree's position at the time of retirement, the number of years the retiree worked for
the City, the retiree's retirement date, and the annual pension paid to the retiree (this
amount is paid out monthly). The pension information was obtained from the offices of
the Miami Beach Employees' Retirement Plan and the City Pension Fund for
Firefighters and Police Officers.
Amnriran Fcrltaratinn of RtatP Cnunty and Municipal Employees (AFSCMEI
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Position
Department
Years of
Service
Retirement
Date
Annual
Pension
RETIREE SEWER SUPERVISOR PUBLIC WORKS 18.0 07/01/2007 $69,331.66
RETIREE HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR II PUBLIC WORKS 28.5 01/01/2008 $68,903.88
RETIREE CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR PUBLIC WORKS 26.2 01/01/2007 $62,679.08
RETIREE TREE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR PARKS & REC. 26.6 10/01/2007 $60,608.37
RETIREE SEWER SUPERVISOR PUBLIC WORKS 24.3 08/01/2005 $57,799.43
RETIREE STREET LIGHTING TECHNICIAN II PUBLIC WORKS 24.2 10/01/2005 $57,340.55
RETIREE WASTE DRIVER SUPERVISOR SANITATION 26.3 02/01/2008 $56,767.44
RETIREE WASTE DRIVER SUPERVISOR SANITATION 26.6 01/01/2007 $55,940.40
RETIREE RECREATION SUPERVISOR PARKS & REC. 24.0 09/01/2003 $53,595.77
RETIREE MUNICIPAL SERVICE WORK III SANITATION 25.1 03/01/2008 $49,571.64
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Position Department Years of
Service Retirement
Date Annual
Pension
RETIREE PLUMBING SUPERVISOR* PUBLIC WORKS 23.9 03/01/2008 $99,247.47
RETIREE CODE COMPLIANCE ADMINISTRATOR CODE COMPLIANCE 27.4 04/01/2006 $83,904.30
RETIREE COMPLAINT OPERATOR II POLICE 24.0 10/01/2003 $80,001.04
RETIREE CODE COMPLIANCE ADMINISTRATOR CODE COMPLIANCE 26.6 12!01/2007 $79,139.04
RETIREE CRIME SCENE TECHNICIAN II POLICE 24.6 12/01/2007 $77,334.72
RETIREE LIFEGUARD LIEUTENANT OCEAN RESCUE 26.9 05/01/2006 $75,627.99
RETIREE LIFEGUARD LIEUTENANT OCEAN RESCUE 26.4 07/01/2006 $75,100.10
RETIREE CRIME SCENE TECHNICIAN II POLICE 21.5 10/01/2008 $70,146.36
RETIREE LIFEGUARD LIEUTENANT OCEAN RESCUE 34.0 08/01!2004 $70,066.07 ',
RETIREE AIR CONDITIONING MECHANIC PUBLIC WORKS 24.9 06/01/2006 $68,187.79
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Memorandum Request Regarding Pension Amounts For Union Employees
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Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
Position Department Years of
Service Retirement
Date Annual
Pension
RETIREE POLICE CHIEF POLICE 26.5 01/01/2006 $169,479.24
RETIREE POLICE CHIEF POLICE 31.1 10/01/1998 $125,197.44
RETIREE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE POLICE 29.5 05/01/2004 $124,086.24
RETIREE LIEUTENANT OF POLICE POLICE 24.3 05/01/2007 $121,154.64
RETIREE POLICE DIVISION MAJOR POLICE 29.3 03/01/2004 $120,597.84
RETIREE POLICE CHIEF POLICE 24.2 09/30/1994 $118,150.20
RETIREE POLICE CHIEF POLICE 27.0 08/26/1994 $117,132.00
RETIREE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE POLICE 26.3 04/01/2003 $115,929.12
RETIREE POLICE CAPTAIN POLICE 29.5 04/01/2004 $112,872.72
RETIREE POLICE CAPTAIN POLICE 25.0 08/16/2007 $112,436.04
Government Supervisors Association (GSA)
Position Department Years of
Service Retirement
Date Annual
Pension
RETIREE AIR CONDITIONING SUPERVISOR PUBLIC WORKS 25.7 11/01/2007 $95,918.76
RETIREE BEACH PATROL OPERATIONS
SUPERVISOR OCEAN RESCUE 23.0 08/01/2008 $90,697.44
RETIREE CRIME SCENE SUPERVISOR POLICE 24.5 10/01/2007 $85,686.72
RETIREE STREETS OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR PUBLIC WORKS 28.3 12/01/2007 $77,979.72
RETIREE CRIME SCENE SUPERVISOR POLICE 27.9 08/01/2000 $77,279.83
RETIREE CITY SURVEYOR PUBLIC WORKS 21.2 01/01/2007 $73,032.85
RETIREE WATER FIELD OPERATIONS
SUPERVISOR PUBLIC WORKS 27.2 01/01/2000 $72,848.21
RETIREE COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR POLICE 29.0 10/01/2002 $70,432.85
RETIREE PARK OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR PARKS & REC. 29.0 11/01/2003 $65,841.35
RETIREE PAINT SUPERVISOR PUBLIC WORKS 26.3 11/01/2006 $64,436.99
International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
Position Department Years of
Service Retirement
Date Annual
Pension
RETIREE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF FIRE 27.3 03/01/2005 $125,879.88
RETIREE FIRE DIVISION CHIEF FIRE 25.4 03/01/2005 $124,457.04
RETIREE FIRE DIVISION CHIEF FIRE 27.9 02/01/2005 $120,804.24
RETIREE FIRE CHIEF FIRE 28.4 02/05/1994 $120,775.56
RETIREE FIRE CAPTAIN FIRE 26.4 01/01/2006 $120,222.96
RETIREE FIRE DIVISION CHIEF FIRE 27.0 05/01/2008 $116,862.00
RETIREE FIRE CAPTAIN FIRE 26.2 10/01/2004 $113,299.68
RETIREE FIRE LIEUTENANT FIRE 27.4 02/01/2005 $108,905.28
RETIREE FIRE CHIEF FIRE 22.9 03/16/1996 $107,763.24
RETIREE FIRE CHIEF FIRE 33.1 03/27/1999 $107,641.08
If you need any additional information please feel free to contact me.
Copy: Mayor and City Commissioners
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