Comments on: City of Tallahassee, Police Union Reach $5 Mill Wage Agreement

By: phil

phil — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 00:57:18 +0000

Let’s go back to when this site published city salaries over $75,000 a year. Over half of those making over 75K were with police department. What is the average salary in Tallahassee?

By: Concerned Citizen

Concerned Citizen — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 12:04:55 +0000

The PBA actively participates in both city and county commission elections. Their big concern is collective bargaining, and they usually endorse which ever party candidate supports their position. PBA is not for consolidation because Sheriff office doesn’t have collective bargaining i.e., same pension benefits and they don’t like the idea of diminishing their return. When the PBA endorses candidates they usually send out a mail piece promoting all of the candidates for whom they have endorsed which equates to a political contribution plus it tells the other cops which candidate is agreeable to PBA issues. The problem is that while cops are good each new one hired (because of their negotiated pensions) creates another millionaire that the tax payer has to pay. That is because when a cop retires their collective bargaining agreement pays them in perpetuity a very large portion of their salary. Hence, each new hire is another millionaire. It is something that people should be aware of because there is a balance between too much taxation and the right amount of public protection.

By: James Anderson

James Anderson — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 10:32:44 +0000

Where is the city going to cut spending?

By: Snidely Whiplash

Snidely Whiplash — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 02:10:46 +0000

On the surface it appears a legitimate business agreement.
However first how much money from the PBA works it’s way back to the city in one form or another?
Second how much in political contributions does the PBA contribute to leftist liberal “D” candidates and to leftist liberal causes?
Third how much in political contributions does the PBA contribute to conservative “R” or “I” candidates and to conservative causes?
Fourth does the PBA contribute any money to persons or organizations that would not fall into either political, leftist, or conservative causes?
In closing, I do not know where to begin to find the above answers, but the answers may be of interest to Tallahassee and Leon county voters to help them in making correct choices.