SALISBURY – A countywide commission presented recommendations to the Wicomico County Council this week that would increase the salary of elected officials.
On Tuesday, the Wicomico County Compensation and Allowance Commission presented a report to the Wicomico County Council outlining a suggested salary increase for county executive, Wicomico County sheriff and county council positions.
Memo Diriker, chair of the commission, said the commission meets every four years to discuss and recommend potential salary changes for elected positions.
Currently, the county executive position is paid $85,000 a year, the sheriff is paid $95,000 a year, the council president is paid $18,000 a year, the council vice president is paid $17,000 a year and the remaining councilmembers are paid $16,000 a year.
More
DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
Good to know an absentee sheriff makes more than the guy who runs the county.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean absentee sheriff? What evidence do you have of this?
ReplyDeleteEvidence? Let's start with speaking engagements around the country so he can show how to profile interdiction stops. Or trips to Columbia to fly over drug fields. Shall I continue?
DeleteJust watch the Tele. Read the paper. You're welcome. No charge Genius
DeleteRediculous.
ReplyDeleteThese ES do nothing “war da far” imbeciles spend tax money buying parking lots to build parking lots.
No raises for stupid expenditures.
11:51
ReplyDeleteRide by the Sheriff's Office every day of the week. Guaranteed more times than not his brand new Tahoe will not be there. Lucky if he's there 10 days a month.
Yup, except 10 days is being very generous. You will be lucky to actually find him there 5 days a month. $95,000 for 60-90 days of work a year, and most of that is just schmoozing for the camera. Not a bad gig.
DeleteSalary should depend on results. No results = no pay!
ReplyDeleteWhy do we pay council members ? Is that really a JOB ? I suspect not at that pay rate. They are there to prosper elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteMemo Diriker, if I'm not mistaken isn't he that college professor that never ran a lemonade stand that tries to tell everyone else how to run their business?
ReplyDeleteA "chair" is a piece of furniture. A chairman, or chairwoman, leads a group or committee.
ReplyDelete9:34....You complete my day. I don't know how we would or could get by without you giving us a guide to go by. So if the chair has a hole in the seat, is it for all the bullshit you and other English majors try to feed us. I am so sorry for my wording that will eat you up reading. LOl
ReplyDeleteI don't blame the sheriff for not showing up to work, I'm scared to leave my house too.
ReplyDeleteThey don't deserve raises. What have they done to warrent any increases in pay. They don't earn what they get now, imo.
ReplyDeleteThey're pathetic if they believe the public is for this. Plus, how are they going to pay for any increases in pay? WE HAVE NO mONEY!