Limiting Council Officers salaries!

  There's one rule that can be seen throughout life, and that is that in general, the more you pay the less you get!
That is certainly the case with the overpaid underachievers of our city council, people that drag huge sums of money from the public purse, but give very little in return.

   The problem is that these greedy pigs expect private sector pay in public sector jobs, and that scenario just isn't sustainable. Stoke-on-Trent city councils new CEO was paid last year£169,000! This guy was brought in from Devon to fix the problems with thye city council, and do you know what his big idea was?
Bring in his consultant mates at a start cost of £400,000!
Why does he think he is being paid such an extortinate salary for?!

  Take a look at the following figures for employees earning  £50k or more, and what it costs the taxpayers of this city to fund this private sector lifestyle.



The following figures are the official council figures from the Statement of Accounts 05/06, and can be found on page 23.

.......................................Employees 05/06........Employees 04/05.

£50,000-£60,000.............................. 81.................51
£60,001-£70,000.............................. 23.................24
£70,001-£80,000.............................. 12..................9
£80,001-£90,000.............................. 6..................5
£90,001-£100,000............................. 2..................0
£100,001-£110,000............................ 0..................0
£110,001-£120,000............................ 0.................1
£120,001-£130,000............................ 2.................0

........................................Total; 126................90

So, in the space of 1 year, management numbers rose by 36! That's over 30%!


The next set of numbers are for the years 06/07 and 07/08.

..........................................Employees 07/08. Employees 06/07.

£50,000-£60,000................................ 116..........95
£60,001-£70,000................................ 23..........19
£70,001-£80,000................................ 17..........22
£80,001-£90,000................................ 8...........8
£90,001-£100,000............................... 3...........3
£100,001-£110,000.............................. 3..........0
£110,001-£120,000.............................. 1..........0
£120,001-£130,000.............................. 3..........1
£130,001-£140,000.............................. 0..........1
£140,001-£150,000.............................. 0..........0
£150,001-£160,000.............................. 1..........0
............................................Total; 175.........146

This last set of figures is for 08/09.
..........................................Employees 08/09.

£50,000-£60,000............................... 139
£60,001-£70,000............................... 49
£70,001-£80,000............................... 10
£80,001-£90,000............................... 11
£90,001-£100,000.............................. 8
£100,001-£110,000............................. 3
£110,001-£120,000............................. 0
£120,001-£130,000............................. 1
£130,001-£140,000............................. 0
£140,001-£150,000............................. 0
£150,001-£160,000............................. 0
£160,001-£170,000............................. 1 ........................................Total; 222

So there it is, in 4 years the number of pocketliners skinning the public purse rose from 90 to 222! That's an increase of 132, or nearly 150%!!
In the last year alone, there was a jump of 47, with those receiving £60k-£70k more than doubling from 23 to 49! At the lowest possible income of £60,000, that's an annual increase in the salary budget of £1,560,000. Over £1.5 million just in one pay sector!!
In the £50-£60k bracket, the extra 23 places cost the taxpayer another £1,150,000, in the £90-£100k sector, the extra 5 positions cost a minimum of £450,000. That's over £3 million in one year, and it doesn't include all the rises!

Public sector salaries should be halved, and in some cases thriced, to stop those taking these positions solely for the money.
There are lots of comparisons to make, and don't forget that these are the councils figures, all of which can be verified from the Statement of Account documents for 05/06, 06/07, 07/08, and 08/09.

   Now, take a look at the costs.


04/05.

51 at £50k = £2,550,000.
24 at £60k = £1,140,000.
9 at £70k = £630,000.
5 at £80k = £400,000.
1 at £110k = £110,000.
The total for 04/05 is £5,130,000.

05/06.

81 at £50k = £4,050,000.
23 at £60k = £1,380,000.
12 at £70k = £840,000.
6 at £80k = £480,000.
2 at £90k = £180,000.
2 at £120k = £240,000.
The total for those getting £50k or more in 05/06 is £7,170,000.

06/07.

95 at £50k = £4,750,000.
19 at £60k = £1,140,000.
22 at £70k = £1,840,000.
8 at £80k = £640,000.
3 at £90k = £270,000.
1 at £120k = £120,000
1 at £130k = £130,000.
The total for 06/07 is an eyewatering £8,890,000.

07/08.

116 at £50k = £5,800,000.
23 at £60k = £1,380,000.
17 at £70k = £1,190,000.
8 at £80k = £640,000.
3 at 90k = £270,000.
3 at £100k = £300,000.
1 at £110k = £110,000.
3 at £120k = £360,000.
1 at £150k = £150,000.
The total for 07/08 is a massive £10,200,000.

08/09.

139 at £50k = £6,950,000.
49 at £60k = £2,940,000.
10 at £70k = £700,000.
11 at £80k = £880,000.
8 at £90k = £720,000.
3 at £100k = £300,000.
1 at £120k = £120,000.
1 at £160k = £160,000.
The total for 08/09 is a staggering £12,770,000.

Now remember that these figures are the MINIMUM FIGURES, without doubt, all of the totals here will be higher than noted.
In a five year span, the salary figure for those receiving £50,000 or more has jumped from just over £5 million, to an insane 12 and three quarter million!!!

  With the figure added for 09/10, the total expenditure on salary payments for those getting £50k or more, now stands at £18,900,000.
 You are being robbed blind, yet you vote in the same old rubbish at the local elections, rubbish that refuse to put a stop to this legalised thievery. You need to make changes, and you need to make them fast, before what money this city has is eaten up in obscene salaries, and gold plated pension payments.
You have been warned.......................