2012 pay
1. Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek $151,102
2. Hennepin County Community Corrections Director, Thomas Merkel $144,943
3. Ramsey County Sheriff, Matt Bostrom $135,630
4. Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau $126, 155
5. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton $119, 850
6. Minnesota State Patrol Chief, Kevin Daly $114,721
7. Minn. Commissioner of Corrections, Tom Roy $112,126
* source for salaries: http://extra.twincities.com/car/salaries/default.aspx
Commentary: As you can see Hennepin County pays it's Public Safety "CEO's" the highest salaries in the State. At the same time their Public Safety employees are the lowest paid in the 7 County Metro Area.
Why? The anonymous comment on the previous post, Hennepin County vs Ramsey County Detention, holds the key. The anonymous comment stated, "Wade, the Sheriff gets the same raises that all non-exempt employees get (basically the standard as the AFSCME clerical union sets). Which ultimately is the standard that is set for basically all of us." (Bold emphasis mine).
Hennepin County has had a cozy relationship with AFSCME for decades. They settle with the non-essential clerical and then say, "The pattern is set," and impose that settlement on everyone, including essential employees.
AFSCME has NEVER allowed it's Hennepin County Adult Corrections essential employees to bargain separate from the clerical. This cozy little AFSCME arrangement has led to Hennepin County essential employees being dead last in pay in the metro area by accepting non-essential contract settlements.
I doubt the State Patrol Troopers bargain with their clerks!
My opinion is that AFSCME has been complicit in keeping down essential employee pay. It is time for this to end.
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