911:: Re: Job Description and Salaries

[Guest guest]

Harrumph,

Sorry, just working my way out of hibernation. As BDR can attest I

vanish for the month of December. BUT, I do wake up on occasion and

look at the computer.

I only have one thing to add to his response about the $4000. The

Village has an unwitten, at least I don't think it's in writing, rule

that it will attempt to keep it's employees at about the 75% level in

pay when compared with as specific list of nearby towns.

Now if we chose the list you would expect we would be low. If the

Village picks you would expect we would be real high. OOPS, thier

list and we are, drum roll please, DEAD LAST.

With the added $4000 and any Cost of Living raises we will move all

the way up to, yep you guessed it, about 50% or lower.

To add to our irritation we found out pothole fillers are better

paid in our town. Just goes to show where we are in the grand scheme

of things. Potholes annoy many every day. Dispatchers annoy a few

and most don't bother to beef so why pay attention to them? Potholes

are a matter of political life or death. Dispatchers are only

holding a few lives in thier hands, besides if they mess up, dead

people don't vote.

Ok, I am yawning again so it's back into hibernation.

Mike Nicholson

Barely admitting he works with BDR

>

> The $4000 increase was based on narrowing the widening salary gap

> between Communications and patrol. During negotiations, the Village

> was also made aware that the Police Communications section has the

> highest turnover rate of any of the Village Departments.

>

> Hope that answers your question.

>

> Riley

> PD Northbrook IL

> ~On Chicago's North Shore~

> " 9-1-1 - a number we'll always remember "

> " 9-11 (2001) - a date we'll never forget "