Coral Gables Budget: Police

July 28, 2010 Leave a comment

The cost of 255 police positions is $31.6 million in personal services at an average cost, including salary and benefits, of $123,900 per position. The average cost of 10 administrator positions is $156,300.  A large number of positions are 97 for uniform patrol ($128,400 per position), 42 in criminal investigations ($135,100 per position) and 56 in technical services, mainly communications ($98,000 per position).  The total cost of the police services is estimated at $36,933,675 that cover salaries, benefits and all other ancillary operating expenses services and equipment.

Filed under Budget, Coral Gables, Finance

Coral Gables Budget: Firefighters

July 28, 2010 Leave a comment

The City Commissioners are reluctant to reduce public security staffing of police and firefighters.  It seems to be that they are reticent to be blamed for any public security event in the city, especially in an election period. Also, the firefighters and police are members of strong unions who are good negotiators and this make its hard to reduce  staffing, salaries and benefits of public security.   Also, these unions have been known to support candidates for the Commission.

The number of fire fighter will remain constant  compared to last year’s budget at 147 positions and salaries and benefits will increase from $21,968,223 to $22,886,809, which is a not insignificant increase of 4.18%.  Total salaries and benefits for fire fighters is creeping back up to the 2008-2009 budget amount of $23,494,578.  Average compensation of salaries and benefits declined from $157,681 in 2008/2009 to $149,444 in 2009/2010 to an estimated $155,693 in 2010/2011.

The total outlay for firefighting service $25,253,660 or 20% of the $127,706,578 estimated operating budget of the city of Coral Gables in 2010/2011.

Filed under Budget, Coral Gables, Employees and Unions, Finance

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