The Firefighters just received a 4% pay increase as of Oct 1, 2019.
Opening the contract means a win for the union. Things are going to get quite liberal – Commissioner Kruse, Sherman, Bennett the three-union paid for commissioners voted 3-2 to get things started.
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Union Dist 6 contract —- Union Dist 19 contract —- Fire Chief agreement
How does Commissioner Sherman and Commissioner Kruse vote on this raise when husband and son get the raise too?
Is this a “special” gain for the Commissioners – could this be a violation of FS 112.3143(3)(a) – Voting conflicts
Commissioner Bennett was spotted talking to three union reps outside after the meeting.
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Ron Rankin said on Facebook: “Lucia Gomez Sherman, If I am not mistaken campaigned on the promise to hold the fire dept. accountable for expenditures looks like just another says anything to get elected then screw the taxpayers.”
New York City Firefighter Starting Pay $39,370 plus benefits * vs Lehigh Acres Firefighter Starting Pay $51,332.32 plus benefits
*https://www1.nyc.gov/site/fdny/jobs/career-paths/firefighter-salary-guide.page
The list below is the Yearly Gross Salary of District 6 Union employees of the Lehigh Acres Fire Department.
This not to embarrass the firefighters of the Lehigh Acres Fire Department but to tell the truth.
The dollar amount below does include base pay, education incentives, and longevity. It also includes FSLA pay for 56-hour employees.
The amount below DOES NOT include benefits medical, dental, life or any equipment such as bunker gear that department pays for with taxpayers’ money.
Lieutenants
Berggren 89,212.032
Brady 83,266.560
DeBow 91,917.696
Edinger 97,316.544
Hayes 79,210.560
Liedtke 87,317.568
Mack 85,837.440
Mendez 81,916.224
Midea 97,316.544
Perez 90,564.864
Pitter 87,317.568
Ricciardi 97,316.544
Saunders 85,964.736$
VanderMeulen, J 97,316.544
VanderMeulen, L 85,837.440
Engineers
Albert 62,599.680$
Diaz, Tomas 59,899.008$
Golden 74,627.904$
Hanna, Jr. 61,925.760$
Jurnhart 80,079.168$
Langarica 86,156.928$
Martin 82,732.416$
McDonald 69,353.856$
Overbee, T 72,101.952$
Rodriguez, R 84,804.096$
Schaefer 86,156.928$
Sherman 58,548.672$
Surgent 71,428.032$
Swanbeck 76,155.456$
Van Dyck 73,951.488$
Paramedic 48 Hours
Adorno, A. 72,985.536$
Gilmore 65,557.440$
Grida 72,309.120$
Howe 71,635.200$
Imsdahl 72,985.536$
Palmer 71,635.200$
Pernal 68,260.608$
Picciano 72,985.536$
Potter 71,635.200$
Paramedic 56 Hours
Alva 66,288.300$
Bermudez 75,664.940$
Burke 67,753.400$
Canning 64,234.170$
Cazanas 70,683.600$
Goldstein 75,664.940$
Haugh 63,648.130$
Hoeft 71,269.640$
Lalondriz 75,664.940$
McDaniel 73,613.800$
Mendoza 70,094.570$
Morejon 74,199.840$
Noonan 74,199.840$
Pappas 72,734.740$
Rich 68,629.470$
Roessler 72,734.740$
Santana 72,734.740$
Spohn 72,148.700$
Paramedic Field Trainer
Billian 86,833.344$
Gribbin 79,498.120$
Tezyk 79,498.120$
EMT 48 Hours
Alvarez 61,633.728$
Bisgounis 60,957.312$
Classetti 56,906.304$
Collins, J 56,232.384$
Cremia 60,285.888$
Dossi 58,259.136$
Hanes 55,555.968$
Jolliff 55,555.968$
Korte, Jason 55,555.968$
Kruse, Jr. 62,984.064$
Nickell 58,933.056$
Nyholm 60,959.808$
Rodriguez, Lindsay 55,555.968$
Sabiston 60,957.312$
Torres-Vasquez 56,906.304$
Walsh 62,307.648$
Welch 60,285.888$
EMT 56 Hours
Amoroso 58,953.830$
Brandt 51,332.320$
Cerone 57,488.730$
Curry, Jr 53,383.460$
Harney 52,797.420$
Lloyd 52,797.420$
Maldonado 52,797.420$
Mowry 59,243.860$
Pierce 51,332.320$
Quirch 59,832.890$
Sommer 51,332.320$
Soto 56,902.690$
Villapanda 53,383.460$
White 51,332.320$
Wiesing 53,383.460$
40 Hour UNION
Cooley 68,153.280$
Copping 61,884.576$
Pride 78,287.040$
I thought they didn’t have enough money after the tax reform failed? Weren’t they threatening to shut down the fire department not too long ago? Don’t get me wrong, I was a union member myself and believe that people who work hard deserve to get raises, but where is the money coming from if they don’t have enough to run the department as it is now?