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Pay study payment gets another 2-1 approval
Bruce Jewett was named Butler County administrator Monday morning, Aug. 16. He stated Monday afternoon his pay will remain the same at $107,393.
That’s what the administrator’s pay was when Tim WIlliams left as county administrator in December (leaving for a private sector job in Dayton). And pending the results of the Clemans, Nelson and Associates pay study, Jewett’s salary — as well as other county employees — will remain as it is now.
The commissioners — or I should say two of the three commissioners — agreed last fall to pay Clemans, Nelson and Associates roughly $98,000 for the study that will evaluate the departments that report to the county commissioners. The price tag on the study initially was upwards of $107,900.
Commissioner Charles Furman doesn’t agree with the study, having previously stated that past studies were collecting dust.
The study specifically will look at Job and Family Services, Children’s Services, Water and Sewer and the Child Support Enforcement Agency. The departments for other elected county officials aren’t involved in the study, but will have access to the results.
It will be up to those elected officials if they will do anything with the study.
Today the commission OK’d in a 2-1 vote another payment to Clemans, Nelson and Associates in the amount of $1,496.25. To date, the county’s paid $75,822.50.
It won’t be known how beneficial the study will be until it’s in hand, but until it is what are your thoughts? Do you think it’s needed?
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By On Patrol
August 16, 2010 4:30 PM | Link to this
This is a joke, what about the other bloated county agencies. Everyone please note that the sheriff’s office wasn’t included but that the sheriff provided money to pay for the study. Now I’ll love to hear Playboy Donnie or Spotlight Rickie explain that.
By Greg
August 16, 2010 4:36 PM | Link to this
Michael, How about some reporting here on just how many employees or positions are included in this study and how many employees or positions across county government are not being studied. I also see Commissioner Dixon forgot to include the Board of Elections in his study, must have been some pillow talk going on.
By WHAT!!!
August 16, 2010 4:39 PM | Link to this
Wait!!! Do I read this right? The Commissioner’s Office isn’t included in the pay study?
By What About the Double Dippers?
August 16, 2010 8:45 PM | Link to this
So, we now have a study to waste more of our money on. Bottom line, people it is the step system of raises concocted by those who would give away the store because, it aint their money. I want to know, out of 2200 some odd employees, how many are double dippers? Start trimming there and your would be amazed at how much money would be saved.
By All of Them, GONE!!!
August 17, 2010 12:10 AM | Link to this
The double dipper comments drive me nuts. You pay a double dipper the same amount as another employee who isn’t retired and it costs the county less. The county doesn’t pay into the pension plans, into the health insurance, and other benefits that a full time employee receives, the retirees get their benefits from the state, where all gov’t employees do. We spend so much time attacking the different commissioners. But the biggest problem is Chuck Furmon, he keeps trying to shut this study down because he pays the largest amount kickbacks and salary increases to his friends/family than the other 2 commissioners combined
By whatIf
August 17, 2010 8:55 AM | Link to this
What are they going to do if this new study shows exactly what the past studies have shown…that employees in these departments are being paid exactly what they should be paid?
By Will
August 17, 2010 9:45 AM | Link to this
Furmon has made two very good points in his opposition to this needless cost. (1) Previous studies have been done and none of the recommendations of the studies have been implemented. (2) That Miami University offered to do the same study at no cost to the county. If anyone is looking for kickbacks look at Dixon who insisted that this out of town consultant be hired (without bidding)for $100,000. Also take note that Dixon didn’t include the sheriff’s office, prosecutor’s office or the Board of Elections in the study. Don is protecting is friends.
By Big doggie
August 17, 2010 11:15 AM | Link to this
Why don’t you idiots get off the Sheriff’s back. Deputy Sheriff’s need fair compensation just as City Police officers do. Deputy Sheriffs have more responsibility and duties than any City Police Officer. We need more Deputy’s on the street now more than ever.
By Why Rickie, Why
August 17, 2010 12:18 PM | Link to this
Big Doggie, I agree with your statement more deputies are needed on the street. But answer this, Why did the sheriff take money out of his budget to pay for this study when the sheriff’s office isn’t included in the study. The amount he gave toward this study would have kept two deputies on the street. Just asking…
By Red Hawk
August 17, 2010 2:31 PM | Link to this
They should have studied the County Auditor’s Office, that’s were all the big paying positions are. Roger pays his friends top dollar.
By 315 High Street
August 17, 2010 2:45 PM | Link to this
Note that none of the direct hires of the commissioners found in their 6th floor office are part of the salary study. Bruce, Pete, Gary, and Flora can rest easy their big salaries are safe.
By Furloughed
August 18, 2010 1:10 PM | Link to this
This salary study is like the furloughs, hit and skip. Only a handful of departments are getting furlough days while others continue their normal work schedule. Now we learn that this much heralded pay study is only looking at a fraction of the positions within county government. And most obliviously absent is the commissioners own staff. Commissioners, attack the whole problem on just parts of it. Its growing clear that Don Dixon has a few departments that he never wants to include in cuts, I wonder why.
By Reader
August 18, 2010 3:25 PM | Link to this
It would be nice if the HJN would pull one of the previous studies and report to the readers what those studies recommended and if any of the recommendations were followed.
By Again
August 19, 2010 10:54 AM | Link to this
If we can pay for pay studies, shouldn’t we find out if contracting the positions that go to so called (double dippers) would save us a lot more money. We then would have someone that knew that if he or she didn’t do a good job they would be replaced. Same thing goes for all of the Public Employees that seem to do little more than cover their behinds.
By Brian
August 24, 2010 11:33 AM | Link to this
Michael, it would be interesting to know what departments have not taken furlough days and why the commissioners are letting some departments slide by on this. I recall Commissioner Dixon once saying everyone was in this together.