public employees salaries and benefits and it hit town right on schedule. approximately 75% of the budget goes towards fire and police officers. they are not going to be able to pay those pensions nor are the salaries they have been paying. we have historically in the city been remarkably generous with our labor contracts. generous, indeed. in 2010, a san bernardino $317,000rgeant maided 3 h in a city where the average household income is less than $40,000. but it is not just the top salaries that have brought down san bernardino. it is the average ones. san bernardino firefighters are making about $130,000 a year. police around $95,000. with pretty generous pensions as well. did anybody say hey, you know what, we are not going to be able to afford this down the road? those are very problematic
in san bernardino, approximately 75% of the budget goes towards fire and police officers. they are not going to be able to pay those pensions. nor are they going to be able to pay the salaries they have been paying. we have historically in this city, been remarkably generous with our labor contracts. generous, indeed. in 2010, a san bernardino police sergeant made $317,000. in a city where the average household income is less than $40,000. but it is not just the top salaries that brought down san bernardino. it s the average ones. san bernardino firefighters are making about $130,000 a year. police, around $95,000, with pretty generous pensions as well. did anybody say, hey, you know what? we are not going to be able to afford this down the road? those are very problematic agreements that were made at a
a frait train fueled by public salaries and benefits. it hit town right on schedule. 75 percent of the budget goes to fire and police officers. they are not going to be able to pay those pensions nor are they going to be able to pay the salaries. we have historically been generous on labor contracts. generous indeed. in 2010 a police sergeant made 317,000 dollars in a city where the average household income is less than 40,000 dollars. it s not just top salaries that brought down san bernardino it s the average one. san bernardino firefighters are making 130,000 dollars a year police around 95 thousand with generous pensions as well.
metaphor. a freight train fueled by public employees salaries and benefits and it hit town right on schedule. approximately 75% of the budget goes towards fire and police officers. they are not going to be able to pay those pensions nor are the salaries they have been paying. we have historically in the city been remarkably generous with our labor contracts. generous, indeed. in 2010, a san bernardino $317,000rgeant maided 3 h in a city where the average household income is less than $40,000. but it is not just the top salaries that have brought down san bernardino. it is the average ones. san bernardino firefighters are making about $130,000 a year. police around $95,000. with pretty generous pensions as well. did anybody say hey, you know what, we are not going to
metaphor. a freight train fueled by public employees salaries and benefits and it hit town right on schedule. approximately 75% of the budget goes towards fire and police officers. they are not going to be able to pay those pensions nor are the salaries they have been paying. we have historically in the city been remarkably generous with our labor contracts. generous, indeed. in 2010, a san bernardino $317,000rgeant maided 3 h in a city where the average household income is less than $40,000. but it is not just the top salaries that have brought down san bernardino. it is the average ones. san bernardino firefighters are making about $130,000 a year. police around $95,000. with pretty generous pensions as well. did anybody say hey, you know what, we are not going to be able to afford this down the