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ROCKSTAR PHOTO!  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ County's chief manager: Service cuts are unavoidablePosted: 05/06/2009 01:30:21 AM PDT The county's top administrator, Susan Mauriello, in her first public statements on next year's budget, called plans for drastic cuts the best way to "preserve public services with diminished resources." The $367 million budget released by Mauriello's office last week seeks to patch a $25 million shortfall through across-the-board spending reductions -- averaging 20 percent -- for county departments like public works and public health. The cuts would extend to some 60 nonprofits that contract with the county. Mauriello, speaking Tuesday before the Board of Supervisors, acknowledged services to the public would be compromised under the proposal, but said the cost-cutting moves were selected strategically to ensure the most vital operations would not be disrupted. "There are particular areas where reductions are not as great," she said, referring particularly to public safety services in the Sheriff's Office and District Attorney's Office. Mauriello was vague Tuesday on how many of the county's roughly 2,400 employees would lose their jobs under the budget proposal. Others in her office, though, have suggested it could be as many as 140. She said last year's efforts to reshuffle employees who lost their jobs into vacant positions could not be duplicated because most of those vacancies no longer exist. Officials with the county's largest labor union, Service Employees International Union, representing roughly 2,000 employees, appealed to the SEIU is in negotiations with the county over possible salary concessions, which administrators say would reduce the number of required layoffs. The budget, which takes effect July 1 and will be finalized in coming weeks, is short money because of the sluggish economy and its toll on property taxes and other revenue. The Public Works Department, which oversees the county's unincorporated communities, is just one of the programs slated for cuts. The proposed budget calls for the elimination of 23 of 290 Public Works positions, which county officials say could have an impact on road repairs and landfill services. "Our response time might not be as quick," said incoming Public Works Director John Presleigh, though he said the department was actively pursuing outside funds to make up for the county shortfall. The department is expecting $3 million from the federal government and applied this week for another $6 million, supplementing its proposed $44.3 million total budget. Presleigh said federal stimulus money would come close to making his department whole, and could actually advance sewer and water projects. Other departments are not expecting any benefit. Among the hardest hit, under the proposed budget, are the 530-person Health Services Agency, which would lose 60 positions, and the 467-person Human Services Department, which would lose 24 positions. Public hearings on the proposed budget have been set for June 15 through June 25. Santa Cruz County execs see hefty pay raises in 2008By Kurtis Alexander Posted: 04/05/2009 01:30:22 AM PDT http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_12075918?appSession=14388291036104&RecordID=&PageID=2&PrevPageID=1&cpipage=11&CPISortType=&CPIorderBySANTA CRUZ -- While the down economy has left a chill over the job market, the top jobs in Santa Cruz County government have remained a safe and increasingly lucrative haven. The county's 10 highest-paid administrators saw their wages rise an average of 12.3 percent last year, and the number of county executives making more than $200,000 grew from one to six, according to a review of 2008 payroll records by the Sentinel. The review did not include city governments. The county's chief executive, Susan Mauriello, topped the list, making $27,200 more last year, pushing her earnings to $239,338, the records show. Her two deputies received over $25,000 more, respectively, and with overtime, each made just above $225,000 in 2008. The increases, says the County Administrative Office, are simply the cost of doing business. The wage hikes reflect not just the normal year-to-year jump in labor expenses but a periodic effort to make sure pay in this county is on par with pay elsewhere. "You have to look at where these employees were starting from," said Dinah Phillips, spokeswoman for the County Administrative Office. Before the pay adjustments, the salaries of top administrators lagged behind salaries of administrators in eight nearby counties by more than 10 percent, on average, according to surveys by the County Administrative Office. Mauriello's pay was 18 percent below the norm, the surveys show. "We have to be competitive in the market. It's Santa Clara County, for example, boasts some executive salaries above $250,000. The latest pay increase intended to give Santa Cruz County managers a fair shake was initiated by the Board of Supervisors in May 2007 and kicked in incrementally through 2008. The bumps contributed to wage increases of between 7 and 18 percent last year for top administrators, with the sheriff's pay, for example, rising $28,379 to $203,508 and the pay of the county's ranking attorney increasing $23,778 to $209,362. The salaries do not include retirement and health benefits provided to employees, which can be worth 20 percent of base pay. County supervisors, who are elected to oversee county managers, saw their salaries rise 9 percent to just above $105,000 in 2008. Critics call the increases bad policy, regardless of the intent to achieve parity. The more money spent at the top, say officials with the county's biggest labor union, means less for everybody else, and with budgets as tight as they are amid the economic downturn, front-line employees will be the ones to lose out, and so will the public they serve. "If you take a couple of those executive pay raises and combine them, you could hire a tuberculosis prevention worker or an HIV prevention worker, or prevent some of these folks from being laid off," said Nancy Elliott, a county health employee and representative of Service Employees International Union Local 521. Elliott, who sits on the union's negotiating team, says management pay hikes have made it harder to justify concessions currently being asked of the rank and file. The County Administrative Office, in light of a projected $25 million budget deficit, has proposed pay freezes, beginning in July. Last year, most SEIU employees saw raises of 3 to 7 percent, depending on their job. In some years, though, union workers have seen steeper pay increases to keep their salaries, like their superiors, competitive with those in surrounding areas. SEIU members account for the majority of the county's nearly 2,500-person work force. Union representatives say their pay still lags behind some nearby counterparts'. County managers say the same of their pay, claiming that despite recent adjustments, their wages remain, on average, 5 percent behind those in the eight comparison counties. Government watchdogs note it's difficult to gauge how much county employees are worth, particularly in the upper echelons where responsibilities differ widely from job to job and place to place. Comparative studies used by counties to establish pay rates, warns Ana Maria Kilpatrick with the California Public Pay Institute, are often biased to serve certain interests. Her private institute, recognized for its independence, ranked Santa Cruz County's top executive as the 15th highest-paid of county managers across the state's 58 counties in 2008. Whether the money is justified or not, Bob Stern with the Center for Governmental Studies says pay in the public sector has risen dramatically everywhere over the past decade, part and parcel with rising pay in the private sector. "The increases are becoming standard, and the question is why are they becoming standard," Stern said. "Now that we're in a tough economic time it will be interesting to see if salaries will be reduced or the increases will continue." "My guess is that we will not be seeing massive raises anymore," he said. County's Best-Paid1. County administrative officer: $239,338 ($212,138) County's chief manager: Service cuts are unavoidableBy Kurtis Alexander Posted: 05/06/2009 01:30:21 AM PDT http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_12304309?IADID=Search-www.santacruzsentinel.com-www.santacruzsentinel.comThe county's top administrator, Susan Mauriello, in her first public statements on next year's budget, called plans for drastic cuts the best way to "preserve public services with diminished resources." The $367 million budget released by Mauriello's office last week seeks to patch a $25 million shortfall through across-the-board spending reductions -- averaging 20 percent -- for county departments like public works and public health. The cuts would extend to some 60 nonprofits that contract with the county. Mauriello, speaking Tuesday before the Board of Supervisors, acknowledged services to the public would be compromised under the proposal, but said the cost-cutting moves were selected strategically to ensure the most vital operations would not be disrupted. "There are particular areas where reductions are not as great," she said, referring particularly to public safety services in the Sheriff's Office and District Attorney's Office. Mauriello was vague Tuesday on how many of the county's roughly 2,400 employees would lose their jobs under the budget proposal. Others in her office, though, have suggested it could be as many as 140. She said last year's efforts to reshuffle employees who lost their jobs into vacant positions could not be duplicated because most of those vacancies no longer exist. Officials with the county's largest labor union, Service Employees International Union, representing roughly 2,000 employees, appealed to the SEIU is in negotiations with the county over possible salary concessions, which administrators say would reduce the number of required layoffs. The budget, which takes effect July 1 and will be finalized in coming weeks, is short money because of the sluggish economy and its toll on property taxes and other revenue. The Public Works Department, which oversees the county's unincorporated communities, is just one of the programs slated for cuts. The proposed budget calls for the elimination of 23 of 290 Public Works positions, which county officials say could have an impact on road repairs and landfill services. "Our response time might not be as quick," said incoming Public Works Director John Presleigh, though he said the department was actively pursuing outside funds to make up for the county shortfall. The department is expecting $3 million from the federal government and applied this week for another $6 million, supplementing its proposed $44.3 million total budget. Presleigh said federal stimulus money would come close to making his department whole, and could actually advance sewer and water projects. Other departments are not expecting any benefit. Among the hardest hit, under the proposed budget, are the 530-person Health Services Agency, which would lose 60 positions, and the 467-person Human Services Department, which would lose 24 positions. Public hearings on the proposed budget have been set for June 15 through June 25. What does Tom Burns Have on Susan Mauriello? It has long been known down at 701 Ocean Street that the dramatic increase in County Sheriff's funding was guaranteed when a Deputy Sheriff discovered Mauriello's child unattended- in a vehicle. Good Work Sheriffs Office saved a baby, saved your Boss a little embarrassment, and got guaranteed funding. We all win, RIGHT? ...and yes this is the baby that was cared for by County staff in Susans' decorated private nursery IN THE COUNTY CAO OFFICE! ....and yes, now again completely true, as reported by one of Muarellio's bridge playing buddies- the same baby that HER HUSBAND HAD NO IDEA SHE WAS HAVING! Really, she even lied to her own husband- When asked how did he not notice, it was related that he is blind. SERIOUSLY, she is even deceiving her BLIND HUSBAND- She has NO PROBLEM LYING TO US- TRUTH or Lawsuit! Santa Cruz County salary database for 2008http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_12077160 City of Santa Cruz salary database for 2008http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_12327012 June 4, 2009 Personal Attacks Fly in Response to Boards Decision to Play Building Expert. Safety First- Apply your foil helmets, chinstraps- check! 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