Tt post aug 5 2015 - b

A bit more from Ignazio Messina's story today:

Stacy Weber, the city’s public information officer, said public utilities executives did receive pay raises, including the director, but initially said she was unsure whether the city could immediately release specific numbers.

After repeated requests from The Blade, she produced a list showing the names and increases for 11 high-ranking city officials, ranging from 1 percent to 18.4 percent.

The mayor’s public information officer did not respond to repeated requests from The Blade beginning July 7 for Mr. Sobczak’s new salary until 22 days later.

Does the city use computers? Are they powered on? Why is it so hard to get information from the PH2 administration? Is the PH2 administration trying to hide something?

A bit more about Moore:

Mr. Moore confirmed that his salary is now $110,000 and that the 10 other increases in his department are intended, but some may not yet have been processed.

“The executive level of DPU was underpaid where we didn’t even come to the bottom level of the national averages,” Mr. Moore said.

Underpaid? How about qualified?

What a shock ...

The [utilities department] reorganization was in response to a scathing report released in January that criticized the department for issues including inefficiencies, bloated management, and low cash reserves.

While the salaries were increased, the reorganization left the same number of management employees.

The 164-page report, written by Schumaker & Co. of Ann Arbor, found that the city has

• no strategic plan
• above-average rates of workplace injuries
• below-market management salaries
• supervisors who don’t actually supervise anyone
• an inefficient water department customer call center
• a large backlog of work orders
• a sluggish water main and sewer line replacement program
• and a litany of other problems

Yet :

Mr. Moore confirmed that his salary is now $110,000 and that the 10 other increases in his department are intended ...

It's a good scam when you benefit.

#toledo #politics #moronism