Anonymous ID: 3788f4 June 21, 2020, 7:03 p.m. No.9702151   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>2214 >>2352 >>2737 >>2802

D.C. public officials paid in excess of $1 billion annually, as city lobbies for $3 billion bailout

 

The mayor of the capital, for instance, is paid $220,000 annually, which tops the salary of any state governor. Moreover, there are at least six other employees in Mayor Bowserโ€™s office who earn more than any governor.

D.C. City Council members make roughly $141,282 per year, which is more than what's paid to members of any state legislature in the country. And the chairman of the D.C. city council, Philip Mendelson, takes home $210,000 per year, which tops the pay for every member of the U.S. Congress, except House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's $223,500.

The chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) makes $273,156 annually, a higher salary than any four-star general in the United States military makes. Open the Books identifies seven MPD officials making more, often much more, than the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security ($179,700).

 

D.C. public school students do not exceed a 35% proficiency rate in any standardized test subject, yet the system's chancellor earned $280,000 last year. The U.S. Secretary of Education takes home a comparatively paltry $199,700.

The report identified 77 PR professionals across city government whose average salary landed in the six-figure range.

This Friday, June 26, the House of Representatives will vote on whether to grant the District of Columbia official statehood. If the city does ever gain the status of a state, it's worth wondering whether its extravagant taxpayer-funded salaries would would fall into line with those of its peers.

 

https://justthenews.com/accountability/waste-fraud-and-abuse/dc-public-officials-paid-excess-1-billion-annually-city