UPDATED from June, 2016
Lazer asks for order of county layoffs
TheLevisalazer.com has asked county judge/executive John Osborne for a list of how layoff slips will be handed out this month. Osborne informed the public at Tuesday’s regular fiscal court meeting that the county will lay off employees to make up for deficits in the Jail Fund and the 9-11 budget totalling about $400,000.
Will the layoffs be across the board in all county departments? Or will is be non-essential first or will it be by years of service? Ior will it be by political connections?
Below is a story we did in June covering the county’s budget problems.
TAX OR CUT?
EVERY TWO WEEKS SALARIES OF COUNTY OFFICIALS, EMPLOYEES
Judge/Executive, Sheriff, Clerk tops in salary at $86,956.99 per year including expenses but excluding state incentives; Jailer gets $53,223, Magistrates $17,258.28 including expenses
Cost of family plan health insurace also listed
LOUISA, Ky. After County Treasurer Sabrina Cantrell told fiscal court members this month that they have $400,000 less to operate on this year, The Lazer asked for a list of county salaries and the cost of paying for employee and family plan health insurance on the entire county workforce including elected officials. Ms. Cantrell sent the following report.
Ms. Cantrell noted that fee offices such as the sheriff and county clerk pay their salaries out of their own budgets which are for collecting taxes but the county pays matching retirement, social security, medicare and insurance for these wages for their employees. The county attorney’s salary is supplemented by a state salary of about the same amount listed that the county pays. Cantrell did not provide a figure for those payments. She sent the cost of paying health insurance on all public officials, employees and their families which comes to $288,154 per year (see below).
IT ALSO SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE ARE NO WRITTEN QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION OR JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
LAWRENCE COUNTY SALARIES FY 2016-2017 |
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Bi-weekly |
Bd. Monthly |
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FUND |
POSITION |
Salary+hrly |
expense |
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gross |
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General |
County Judge/Executive |
3,205.99 |
$300.00 | |||
General |
County Attorney |
1,831.99 |
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General |
Magistrate – District # 1 |
525.33 |
300.00 |
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General |
Magistrate – District # 2 |
525.33 |
300.00 |
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General |
Magistrate – District # 3 |
525.33 |
300.00 |
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General |
Magistrate – District # 4 |
525.33 |
300.00 |
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Road |
Co. Engineer/Surveyor |
295.56 |
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Jail |
County Jailer |
769.23 |
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Jail |
County Transportation Supervisor |
1,300.85 |
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LGEA |
County Coroner |
498.66 |
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LGEA |
Chief Asst. Coroner |
337.73 |
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LGEA |
Asst. Coroner |
129.38 |
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Jail |
Deputy Jailer |
937.60 |
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Jail |
Deputy Jailer |
604.92 |
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Road |
County Road Coordinator |
0.00 |
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Road |
County Road Foreman |
1,440.81 |
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E-911 |
E-911 Director & Flood Plain Coord. |
1,461.38 |
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General |
Emergency Management Director |
1,076.93 |
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LGEA |
Solid Waste Coordinator |
648.74 |
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General |
County Treasurer |
1,587.54 |
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General |
County Judge Secretary |
931.62 |
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General |
County Economic Dev. Supervisor |
315.00 |
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General |
County Grant Advisor |
315.00 |
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General |
County Payroll Clerk-Asst. Treasurer |
691.23 |
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General |
County Finance Officer |
655.92 |
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General |
County Attorney Secretary |
1,070.54 |
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General |
County Atty Assistant |
1,069.54 |
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General |
County Atty Assistant |
905.12 |
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General |
County Attorney Employee |
683.38 |
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General |
County Attorney Employee |
384.62 |
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General |
Park Manager |
1,213.77 |
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General |
Dog Warden |
325.12 |
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General |
Clerical worker-Data Processor |
800.00 |
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General |
Park Secretary-Asst. Park Manager |
10.55 |
hr. |
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Gen-Road |
Operator-Bushhog Park, Road |
12.56 |
hr. |
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General |
Judicial Ctr-Blaine Park janitor |
11.00 |
hr. |
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General |
Courthouse Janitor |
11.00 |
hr. |
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General |
Maintenance & Grounds |
13.55 |
hr. |
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General |
Recycle Center employee |
9.00 |
hr. |
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Gen-Road |
Maint. & Grounds-various sites, Roads |
10.00 |
hr. |
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General |
Buildings Manager-Judicial Ctr,Com Bldg |
13.00 |
hr. |
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General |
Community Building janitor |
10.00 |
hr. |
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General |
Maint. & grounds-Beach, Park, Crthse, etc |
8.00-9.00 |
hr. |
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General |
Litter Abatement |
9.00-10.50 |
hr. |
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General |
FMV museum employees |
8.00 |
hr. |
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Road |
Mechanic |
13.56 |
hr. |
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Road |
Operator |
12.56 |
hr. |
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Road |
Operator |
12.56 |
hr. |
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Road |
Operator |
12.56 |
hr. |
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Road |
Operator |
12.56 |
hr. |
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Road |
Operator |
12.56 |
hr. |
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Road |
Operator |
12.56 |
hr. |
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Road |
Operator |
12.56 |
hr. |
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Road |
Operator |
12.56 |
hr. |
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Road |
Operator |
12.56 |
hr. |
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Road |
Operator |
12.56 |
hr. |
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Road |
Operator |
12.56 |
hr. |
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Road |
Laborer-Backhoe |
10.32-12.56 |
hr. |
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Road |
Garage Secretary |
10.55 |
hr. |
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Jail |
Transport-Dep. Jailer part-time |
10.45 |
hr. |
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Jail |
Transport-Dep. Jailer part-time |
10.00 |
hr. |
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E-911 |
Dispatcher-Radio supervisor |
14.75 |
hr. |
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E-911 |
Dispatcher |
13.45 |
hr. |
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E-911 |
Dispatcher |
11.65 |
hr. |
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E-911 |
Dispatcher |
13.75 |
hr. |
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E-911 |
Dispatcher |
10.10 |
hr. |
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E-911 |
Dispatcher |
9.50 |
hr. |
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The Fiscal Court pays matching retirement, social security, medicare and insurance for these wages shown below: |
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Biweekly |
Biweekly |
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Clerk’s Office |
salary |
janitorial |
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County Clerk |
* |
3205.99 |
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Clerk’s |
Clerk |
1561.54 |
0.00 |
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Clerk’s |
Clerk |
1023.08 |
0.00 |
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Clerk’s |
Clerk |
1138.46 |
0.00 |
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Clerk’s |
Clerk |
1138.46 |
0.00 |
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Clerk’s |
Clerk |
1561.54 |
62.50 |
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Clerk’s |
Clerk |
1138.46 |
0.00 |
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Clerk’s |
Clerk |
1138.46 |
0.00 |
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Clerk’s |
Clerk |
830.77 |
0.00 |
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Biweekly |
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Sheriff’s Office |
** |
salary |
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OT |
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Sheriff |
3205.99 |
$300 | ||||
Sheriff’s |
Clerk |
980.00 |
” ” ” ” “ |
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Sheriff’s |
Office manager |
1224.00 |
” ” ” ” “ |
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Sheriff’s |
Deputy |
920.00 |
” ” ” ” “ |
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Sheriff’s |
Deputy |
920.00 |
” ” ” ” “ |
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Sheriff’s |
Deputy |
1020.00 |
” ” ” ” “ |
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Sheriff’s |
Deputy |
920.00 |
” ” ” ” “ |
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Sheriff’s |
Deputy |
1100.00 |
” ” ” ” “ |
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Jud Ctr |
Security Guard |
10.00 |
hr |
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Jud Ctr |
Security Guard |
9.00 |
hr |
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Jud Ctr |
Security Guard |
9.00 |
hr |
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Jud Ctr |
Security Guard |
9.00 |
hr |
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* Jailer also acts as County Transportation Officer | ||||||
* |
does not include OT amounts |
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** |
does not include Fed OT, |
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Lake detail, KLEFPF or OT amounts |
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OT = hourly rate + 1/2 |
TOTAL |
288154.68 |