Miami Dade County Salaries
The Miami Herald posted a list of the 500 best paid employees. The County Attorney's Office, Fire Department, and Police Department have lots of folks being paid over $125,000. In fact the top twenty make more than $250,000.
The figures for salaries are published and are on the County's website.
The Miami Herald had previously published a piece about the Mayor's budget for the coming year and the proposed cuts in jobs that would be needed. Cuts are proposed in almost every county department but a lot of the cuts this year are planned for the Police and Corrections Departments.
The plan is to attack wasteful administrative spending while saying that the officers on the street will not be affected. Last year the Libraries and Fire Rescue were scheduled for huge cuts. The proposed cuts last year were delayed or reduced through the use of fund surpluses mostly from other departments.
Budgeting County Services for a growing population of over 2.6 million folks is difficult and how the money is raised and spent is ultimately a political question. The County, School Board and other Taxing property taxes are approximately $18.00 per $1000 of valuation. According to the County my 672 square foot condominium is valued at $122,000. Various exemptions lower the taxable valuation to $59,000 for the County and $84,000 for the School Board. My local taxes are about $110 per month. I think I get a really good deal. New residents in the County are not treated as favorably as I am if they buy a house.
I doubt I would be able to replace my condo for $122,000. The County has lots of property owners complaining about the valuation of their properties and at the height of the real estate boom down here valuations were even higher.
The Mayor doesn't want to raise taxes, the public doesn't want their taxes raised and a whole bunch of folks think the tax system down here is unfair. Amazingly there is no state income tax in Florida and there are a lot of poor folks in the midst of some very wealthy communities.
Will we be able to keep the lid on taxes pay for libraries, police, fire, and roads and balance the budget on the back of employees. This year's budget hearings are going to be interesting and a bloody mess.
The figures for salaries are published and are on the County's website.
The Miami Herald had previously published a piece about the Mayor's budget for the coming year and the proposed cuts in jobs that would be needed. Cuts are proposed in almost every county department but a lot of the cuts this year are planned for the Police and Corrections Departments.
The plan is to attack wasteful administrative spending while saying that the officers on the street will not be affected. Last year the Libraries and Fire Rescue were scheduled for huge cuts. The proposed cuts last year were delayed or reduced through the use of fund surpluses mostly from other departments.
Budgeting County Services for a growing population of over 2.6 million folks is difficult and how the money is raised and spent is ultimately a political question. The County, School Board and other Taxing property taxes are approximately $18.00 per $1000 of valuation. According to the County my 672 square foot condominium is valued at $122,000. Various exemptions lower the taxable valuation to $59,000 for the County and $84,000 for the School Board. My local taxes are about $110 per month. I think I get a really good deal. New residents in the County are not treated as favorably as I am if they buy a house.
I doubt I would be able to replace my condo for $122,000. The County has lots of property owners complaining about the valuation of their properties and at the height of the real estate boom down here valuations were even higher.
The Mayor doesn't want to raise taxes, the public doesn't want their taxes raised and a whole bunch of folks think the tax system down here is unfair. Amazingly there is no state income tax in Florida and there are a lot of poor folks in the midst of some very wealthy communities.
Will we be able to keep the lid on taxes pay for libraries, police, fire, and roads and balance the budget on the back of employees. This year's budget hearings are going to be interesting and a bloody mess.
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