Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 10:54 AM
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Portola Valley budget would impact traffic patrol
Original post made on Jun 22, 2011
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 10:54 AM
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Posted by gunste
a resident of Portola Valley: Ladera
on Jun 22, 2011 at 4:23 pm
a resident of Portola Valley: Ladera
on Jun 22, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Wow. $480,000 for one deputy and one car. Is that 3 shifts of 8 hours each? What is the salary of a deputy? The cost of a car might be $30-35,000. That would make it $150,000 per shift per deputy.
Addition is the secret of arithmetic.
Posted by Menlo Voter
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jun 22, 2011 at 8:18 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jun 22, 2011 at 8:18 pm
Gunste:
think fully burdened cost
Posted by Dave Boyce
Almanac staff writer
on Jun 23, 2011 at 1:20 pm
Dave Boyce is a registered user.
Almanac staff writer
on Jun 23, 2011 at 1:20 pm
Dave Boyce is a registered user.
The numbers are inexact, including numbers used in this Almanac story, but in a phone interview, Lt. Larry Schumaker of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office itemized the annual cost of two extra deputies (two for each full week's daytime shift) at around $450,000 for the 2010-11 fiscal year.
(These are round numbers and are per deputy.)
Salary: $103,000
Benefits: $73,000
Workman's Comp. insurance: $10,600
Replacement when absent: $9,300
Uniforms and related expenses: $8,000
Total: $407,800
Squad car (The deputies use one car):
Anticipating replacement: $30,000
Radio and comm. equipment: $10,700
Total: $40,700
Grand total: $448,500
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