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Is Chula Vista Budgetary Rainstorm That Bad?
He cannot prove the $200K because it is make believe. If that was the case I would be make much more in Retirement and would not continue working. SP is full of crap and I am thinking his true name is Jim Sandoval. All he wants to do is badger and demean the hard work of our Police. To Clarify he is in a fantasy world read all my posts. At no time have I complained I was just pointing out his lies. Also funny how he re-directs the attention when Sandoval's isues are brought out. SP is full of crap and his information is his own fantasy. They wont hold water in the real world. All Sandoval has to do is agree to the side letter and the Cops will give up their raises. I would bet on it.— January 4, 2011 8:57 p.m.
Is Chula Vista Budgetary Rainstorm That Bad?
SP never once did I whine about my pension and Will be darned if I am gonna allow the likes of you to fool people into thinking we haven't earned our pensions and pay. I hope all the readers see right thru ur BS. You have no proof of anything you have written here and it is nothing more than the same crap Jim Sandoval is trying to make all believe. The POW has stated over and over they are willing to discuss giving up or postponing the raises. However Sandoval will not agree to a side letter protecting certain items in the contract. Sandoval flat out refuses to do this. If they do not protect themselves with a side letter and open for negotiation. The City could declare an Impasse and impose what they want. So why won't Sandoval agree?? He could at least save the amount on up coming COLAs.— January 4, 2011 5:13 p.m.
Is Chula Vista Budgetary Rainstorm That Bad?
SP you are so full of BS it smells thru the computer. I can only imagine you at your keyboard collecting unemployment. You do not know what you are talking about in your posts. I on the other hand have real life experience. In the early 1990s Chula Vista Police Officers went for 5 years without pay raises. An average COLA is 2% per year. Instead of pay raises the City began picking up the 9% employee paid contribution to their pension. Not in one lump sum, but over that 5 year period. Now the City wants to take that back. If that is the case then maybe the City should give these Officers a pay raise equivalent to what they want to take away. That makes about as much sense as your opinions (Not Facts). Your mistake is you make things sound or read like facts when there others like me that lived it and know you are full of BS.— January 3, 2011 8:04 p.m.
Is Chula Vista Budgetary Rainstorm That Bad?
There is a POST retirement Health Benefit plan, which was put into place, and it is a very small monthly contribution made by the City. This was again in Lieu of Pay Raises we were due in June of 2009 and Jan 2010. It took effect Jan. 2009 The employees have to contribute all of their Leave time into this plan at the time of retirement instead of cashing out. I was on the back end of this just before I retired. All of my leave time had to go into the plan and I cannot touch it until age 55. It can only be used for medical issues and there is a maximum monthly amount that can be taken. It will not cover anyone's monthly premiums for Medical. SP is also feeding a line regarding a 5 to 10 percent pay raise each year. Never in my career did I receive that type pay raise over the course of 1 year. The most I have ever seen is 10 percent over a 5 year contract and that contract got extended to 2013 making it 10 years. The average COLA in the private sector is 2%. Since I retired I have also gone witout COLA increases. This will be the second year without. I am supposed to receive a max of 2% COLA each year. I can also tell you. The CITY was less than cooperative when it came to to report all of my service credit and it took almost 1 year before I received my full retirement benefit. I left in an attempt to help the CITY out of the jam they were in. Management did nothing to take advantage of it, other than taking advantage of me thru my benefits, Which regardless of SPs comments I earned every dime of. I am not living the high life as people like to portray nor is any other retiree I know. I am working a full time job and continuing to pay taxes. In order to keep my family fed.— December 31, 2010 11:14 a.m.
Is Chula Vista Budgetary Rainstorm That Bad?
I will answer as fairly as I can without getting too personal. Only because I want to show how ridiculous SP is with his analysis. I am not part of the 100K club and left under the Golden Handshake offered by the City 2 years ago. I also purchased more years of service credit out of my own pocket. As did a few others. No discounted rate either and it cost approx. $34K per year for up to 5 years of service credit. My retirement is approx 81 percent of my salary at 27 years. Retirement is calculated using the last highest year's salary. It is based off of salary, education pay, shift differential, and bilingual pay. OVERTIME is NOT calculated into retirement pay. My retirement rank was the Officer Level The City of Chula Vista does NOT pay for Medical expenses once retired. This medical expense is approx $1200. per month The medical benefits are also NOT calculated as part of retirement. My retirement is significantly less than $80K per year and a far cry from SP's misinformation.— December 30, 2010 8:08 p.m.
Is Chula Vista Budgetary Rainstorm That Bad?
"Errr....right!....tell you what Einstein Junior-when these trough feeders stop taking OT and do it for free, that is when we will not include it in their compensation" Surf Puppy. You spew Rhetoric and Lies. This last statement speaks tons about you and your intelligence. By the way these GED educated employees hold Bachelors, Masters and PHDs. But what they really have is MORALS, and COMMON SENSE, which is really what makes them intelligent (Something you lack). Yes I am a retired Chula Vista COP and proud of it. My retirement benefits come no where close to the numbers you portray and neither did my salary. Do your homework before you spread this crap. In the early 1990s Chula Vista City employees went without pay raises and it was at this time the City began picking up their Pension contributions. Anyway I will take the high ground and remind myself of this famous quote: "Never argue with an IDIOT they will just bring you DOWN to their level and beat you with experience of being an idiot".— December 30, 2010 8:19 a.m.
Is Chula Vista Budgetary Rainstorm That Bad?
Man this is so typical. Reading these comments, all I see is the sheep being pulled to slaughter. City Governments including Chula Vista have done a great job of hiding their almost criminal spending and blamed budget problems on it's employees. Stop a minute and think. Do you really think the employees have always had employer paid pension? The answer is "NO" How did they get this? In Lieu of pay raises over a several year period. Meaning no cost of living increases for several years. Are you people really wanting to tap into the only retirement benefit these people have? There is no Social Security for them because they cannot contribute while working for the City. Then you get on here and put out false information about a Chula Vista Police Officers salary being $200 to $250 thousand a year?? Must be new math. You cannot and should not calculate overtime into their Base Salary. It just doesnt make since. I dont blame these Police Officers one bit for holding on to their futures. They have made it clear they are willing to give up their pay raises, which by the way were due them 2 years ago. Jim Sandoval should be fired— December 28, 2010 8:25 p.m.