RAISES FOR CITY DEPARTMENT HEADS
Pay raises of 4% for “satisfactory,” 6% for “fully satisfactory” and 7% for “superior” job performance were approved Wednesday by the Los Angeles City Council for city department heads. The raises, which are retroactive to July 1, 1988, will cost taxpayers about $200,000.
DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT HEAD OLD SALARY NEW SALARY Water and Power* Paul Lane $150,566 $156,579 Airports Clifton Moore $143,863 $153,927 Police Daryl Gates $136,305 $145,847 Fire Donald O. Manning $129,038 $138,079 Administrative Officer Keith Comrie $128,099 $137,056 Building and Safety Frank Kroeger $127,806 $136,743 Harbor Ezunial Burts $123,463 $128,412 Legislative Analyst William McCarley $114,736 $122,774 City Engineer Robert Horii $116,677 $121,355 Planning Kenneth Topping $107,511 $111,812 Personnel Jack Driscoll $103,064 $110,288 General Services** Randolph Bacon $108,952 Recreation & Parks*** James Hadaway $107,511 Municipal Auditorium Dick Walsh. $101,915 $105,987 Sanitation Delwin Biagi $99,305 $103,272 Library Wyman Jones $99,305 $103,272 Transportation Ed Rowe $98,595 $102,542 City Clerk Elias Martinez $96,570 $100,433 Information Services Wendell Meyer $90,682 $94,315 Street Maintenance Patrick Howard $87,884 $91,392 Aging M. Faye Washington $84,898 $88,302 Community Development** Parker Anderson $87,612 Contract Administrator C. Bernard Gilpin $84,126 $87,487 Street Lighting George Eslinger $82,058 $86,986 Animal Regulation Robert Rush $82,058 $85,337 Treasurer Leonard Rittenberg $80,200 $83,416 Telecommunications Susan Herman $79,782 $82,977 Employee Retirement Jerry Bardwell $75,753 $78,780 Pensions Gary Mattingly $75,753 $78,780 Cultural Affairs** Adolfo V. Nodal $66,712 Social Service Robert Burns $63,559 $66,106
DEPARTMENT INCREASE Water and Power* 4% Airports 7% Police 7% Fire 7% Administrative Officer 7% Building and Safety 7% Harbor 4% Legislative Analyst 7% City Engineer 4% Planning 4% Personnel 7% General Services** Recreation & Parks*** Municipal Auditorium 4% Sanitation 4% Library 4% Transportation 4% City Clerk 4% Information Services 4% Street Maintenance 4% Aging 4% Community Development** Contract Administrator 4% Street Lighting 6% Animal Regulation 4% Treasurer 4% Telecommunications 4% Employee Retirement 4% Pensions 4% Cultural Affairs** Social Service 4%
* Retires March 1989
** Recently hired
*** Pay raise still being evaluated by Recreation and Park Commissioner
Source: City Administrative Office
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