Comments on: All Escambia Employees Get 3 Percent Pay Raises

By: goodforall

goodforall — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:32:53 +0000

@ To gator on the bus system:

You are right about alot of people using the bus system. However, I believe the increase should not have been directed at all tax payers. The increase should have been redirected at the people who use the bus system. Like you used to for example. Either you had a bad situation and couldn’t afford a vehicle on a firefighters salary (which I totally understand being a fellow county employee) and/or it was cheaper for you to ride the bus than operate a motor vehicle. Either way, the tax payers pretty much paid for your ride because the fare to ride the bus never has and never will pay for the bus itself, not to mention the fuel, repair and maintenance cost and for the driver of that bus. This leads to only one conclusion. UP THE FARE ON THE DANG BUSSES TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE YOU ARE GETTING AND FOR THE COUNTY TO QUIT TAXING THE HECK OF OF US.

By: goodforall

goodforall — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 04:38:43 +0000

@ RANDY
It is basically a cost of living adjustment Randy. We haven’t had an accross the board raise in years. Even welfare reciepients get their checks adjusted for inflation. To say why a raise????? is a little rediculous. Tell your boss the next time he is fixing to give you a raise or cost of living increase that you dont want it, that the government needs is more than you, so they can afford the welfare reciepients food stamp increase due to inflation. It is a basic right to be able to feed your kids when you hold a job and work hard like most county and state law enforcement officers do. I chose this career to serve the public and put my life on the line daily in order to secure a retirement and provide for my family after retirement.

By: randy

randy — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:30:43 +0000

WHY???? NO ONE ELSE IS GETTING A RAISE

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:56:29 +0000

REGARDING:
“it stil isn’t equal to today’s inflation rate.”

Inflation: a means by which the government reduces the value of money to take from all people who own money such that you might have ten dollars but it will buy what you once could have bought for nine dollars, for example.

Of course, it’s hard to figure exactly because things which once cost a thousand dollars can be bought for fifty dollars. (think electronics) Other things which once went for ten dollars now cost a thousand dollars. (think acerage)

David in a dynamic world economy

By: goodforall

goodforall — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:01:11 +0000

I realize we are in somewhat of a financial crisis as a nation and a county, but I would not support a raise for employees who have not received a raise only . What about the employees who have worked hard to support their families by working their tales off to gain a promotion that includes a raise? lets just slap those people (the ones that worked their tales off) in the face and tell them we cant give you a raise due to your hard work, never mind the inflation crisis that we all are going through. And as a bonus, lets tell those that worked their butts off that when the other employee gets a promotion in the next month of so, that they will be making more per paycheck than the one that has 20 years experience and gained the last promotion over them.

By: Molino Mom

Molino Mom — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:29:53 +0000

A Reminder folks, The 3% is NOT a raise. It is for cost of living due to inflation. Even with the 3%, it stil isn’t equal to today’s inflation rate.

By: JamTown

JamTown — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 03:20:47 +0000

I think it’s very ironic that the pay raise amounts are just about equal to the amount of the 4 cent a gal tax increase….HUmmmmmmmm

When is the meeting for the gas tax?

By: Klondike Kid

Klondike Kid — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 03:05:17 +0000

I had to leave a job I loved with the Building Inspections Dept. because of the lack of pay raises and the cost of living continued to rise. 3 years and counting without a raise and 1 family finiancial crisis, I ended up as a contractor in Afghanistan. Most people that are in these County jobs live paycheck to paycheck and should get raises to keep up with the cost of living. Also pensions are based on the 5 highest years salary, if you go 3 or 4 years at a time with no raise, your retirement check amount does not go up. The lack of raises has a long term effect (permanent) on the employee.
The Kid still stuck in Afghanistan

By: To gator on the bus system

To gator on the bus system — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 02:42:04 +0000

I am a county employee (firefighter) that at the time (2008) lived in the city of penscacola and worked in Century. I used to take the bus 5 days a week to get to work to save money on fuel. So to say that every one that uses the bus is a drug addict or a nonproductive member of society is ignorant. Plenty of hard working people count on those buses to get to and from work, from family events, and from grocery shopping. Public transportation is a very good thing, but the way they pay for it needs to be adjusted.

By: LEO wife

LEO wife — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:24:41 +0000

@Sandra
,
You missed the part about the amount the county having to pay into the retirement system being reduced . Because of that reduction, the county saved a lot of money. What are they doing with that savings? Why aren’t they talking about that savings?

And my husband did leave the sheriff’s office because of the low pay.