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Good Morning....have not seen any finished projects. Have seen a lot of studies and money being spent on studies.
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onion_grower:
These are the pay and benfits numbers for 2015
onion_grower:
http://publicpay.ca.gov/Reports/Cities/City.aspx?entityid=473&fiscalyear=2015
onion_grower:
Redding has pay, benefits and workforce structure as if this were a wealthy bay area with a tech industry.
onion_grower:
Redding's workforce is top heavy, designed to maximize pension payouts.
onion_grower:
The federal government does a much better job paying LE and Fire. OPM payscale is based on the requirements of the job. Redding's workforce and pay scale reflects what the unions won in wealthy bay area cities.
onion_grower:
Office of Personnel Management looks at many factors classifying jobs and determining the number of supervisory positions.
onion_grower:
A policeman or fireman needs 12th grade English skills. They write almost the same reports using a template. They do not need college level English, like reading John Donne or Shakespeare. Cops don't write novels.
onion_grower:
In the Navy, a sailor who can't do the job he was trained to do gets sent to Master at Arms. Same with the Air Force where they go to the Air Police. In Redding, a police lieutenant or fire captain makes more than a family practice or Pediatrics doc 20 years after residency.
onion_grower:
Many cops and firemen take remedial classes at Shasta college before they can start police or fire academy.
onion_grower:
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onion_grower:
Redding police and firemen pay and pensions should have a reasonable relationship to two year RNs or similar trades in healthcare which do not require a college degree. Non supervisory police and firemen should be GS 7 payscale.
onion_grower:
Please print out a couple pages of the 2015 pay and benefits for the guests.
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onion_grower:
Redding grows many bee queens because we don't have the orchards sprayed with pesticides in Tehama county and south.
onion_grower:
Not having much prime ag land is good for shasta county bees, and a few crops like lavender and blueberries. You can raise cattle here on alfalfa from Tehama.
RangerRick:
High School Footbal!!! Everyone Stands for the Anthem
RangerRick:
I am aware of a HS Football Referee that renders a military salute during the presentation of colors
Listener:
Francie was good at making the question comment period disappear
Listener:
Remember, Gary is running and you should plug his site GaryCadd.com
Listener:
What will happen in this stupid city is that Gary will lose and two more goofs will get elected.
Listener:
Seattle Seahawks are planning to also sit out the salute. These atholites are going to ruin our children