Mecklenburg County paid its managers 18.8 percent above market rate, according to a 2005 salary study released last week.
Additionally, the study found: "There were 23 jobs that were found to be significantly above the market. Most of these jobs were found in the upper management and executive categories."
Click here for the first page of the summary, and here for the second page.
County officials released the study Friday after it came under scrutiny earlier in the week. County Commission Chairman Jennifer Roberts has asked the county attorney to look into allegations that county staff improperly influenced the study authors as they prepared their findings.
Fox Lawson & Associates, the firm that conducted the study, said it found no evidence that any government officials pressured it to change information in the report.
- Doug Miller
Monday, August 17, 2009
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WHY?
Why were they overpaid? simply because it's Charlotte and we can afford to overpay the dedicated public servants who have gotten us into the mess in this county!What a joke. Cut them all by 20% ans save the taxpayers money. So, Harry Jones, what say you???
What an incredible waste of money... Don't ask Harry. He's so arrogant, he probably actually believes they deserve it.
They are government jobs, you sacrifice pay for security. I found it especially reprehensible that they took the part about themselves being overpaid out of the report (did not want to look like the leaches they are). They make at least 18% to much relative to their peers - they need a pay cut NOW!
ala New Orleans and any African regime in power
The gubment exists only to perpetuate itself. This is just one more example of gubment authorities abusing the system.
Is the term "gubment" supposed to represent a particular dialect or set of linguistic mannerisms?
Hold on. This report was done in 2005, when Charlotte had a very tight job market. In tight job markets, the salary is higher than normal. When you compare a tight job market (Charlotte) to an average job market, the tight job market will ALWAYS be higher.
Does this "study" take into account such things as years of service and experience? So, someone who has dedicated themselves to a life of service in the public sector will now become the sacrificial lamb on the altar of public indignation while those fatcats at the banks with their million dollar bonuses skate? Swell.
I can't wait to move from this place - one school year and counting.....
A guy can get real well off schmoozing these dumb suckaz with those nice big oversized paychecks plus DSS cash bonuses under the table to boot...yum yum ... eat em up...
Hey nimrods dont change the subject to banks ... they are private and dont get theirs off the govt via taxpayers ... big difference ...
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