El Dorado County electeds to receive pay raise
It pays well to be an El Dorado County elected official and in 2015 it’s going to be even more profitable.
The Board of Supervisors on Nov. 18 agreed to revise the salaries of seven elected officials. The changes are effective with the terms beginning January 2015 or thereafter.
These will be new salaries:
| Position | Total salary |
| District Attorney | $184,431 |
| Sheriff | $177,975 |
| Auditor-Controller | $148,693 |
| Treasurer/Tax Collector | $145,540 |
| Assessor | $144,007 |
| Recorder-Clerk | $135,575 |
| Surveyor | $118,238 |
This pay chart lists current base salaries, future amount, actual compensation and comparison to other counties.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report
Our civil servants have become our masters.
Is a holder of an elected office considered a civil servant? I always thought of it as one who is hired as opposed to being elected into a government position. Semantics I guess.
Maybe around a 25% increase in property taxes, divying up the pie maybe.
I believe we have a excellent sheriff. 273,000.00 dollars is a heck of a lot of money, maybe unconscionable. What do you say John?
This article is flawed. The BOS voted to deny the proposed 15% raise and cut the pay of department heads by eliminating these automatic increases and the current Sheriff, if he is elected again, will see a large pay cut from what the current pay is, effective in 2015.
Salaries seem extremely high. What about benefits? What about eligibility for pensions?
If full disclosure was made, I believe the taxpayers would revolt.
tahoeadvocate, take the numbers above, subtract 25% for the PERS contribution, $18,000 for health insurance, 5-10% for workers comp, and then 2% for medicare.
Still seem out of line?
People get bent out of shape because of PERS, but the employee ends up paying 100%, it just doesn’t show as a deduction on the paycheck.