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Jennifer Staubach Gates

Dallas City Council Agenda for Dec. 7: Dallas Police and Fire Pension Fund All Day Long

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Screen-Shot-2016-12-06-at-11.28.55-AM-1024x530This is one of the biggest pickles Dallas, or really any U.S. city, has been in.

As we have mentioned, the police and fire pension is asking the taxpayers of Dallas to make up a $1.1 billion shortfall. At the same time, the police are SUING Dallas for $4 illion in back pay, IF they are victorious in ther lawsuit.

The mayor of Dallas has personally filed a lawsuit against the fund, asking it to put a halt to the DROP program, which he maintains is bleeding it. And the Dallas City Council will be hashing it out all day tomorrow.

A real estate connection: the mayor’s lawyer, by the way, is Mike Gruber, husband of Dave Perry-Miller’s Diane Gruber, father of Dave Perry-Miller’s Becky Gruber.

There are a trifecta of issues to consider, and Jennifer Staubach Gates sent the entire briefing to her email list. That woman is the queen of transparency.

On the one hand, we have the police filing suit against the city of Dallas, the taxpayers, in a lawsuit that goes way back to 1994, more than twenty years ago. The lawsuit is over a pay differential: that is, the police say that every time the city gives one member or group of members (such as new recruits) on he force a raise, everyone on the force gets one. Whole new meaning to “Let the force be with you.” Dallas says no, but a stupid state law from 2005 is fueling that flame.

We have put the briefing up for all to read. Of note:

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-Most uniform employees (57%) will receive at least a 25% pay increase over 3 years…

-“While we refer to the City’s Budget as $3.1B, actually: • $1.2B is the current year general fund budget which supports much of what people relate to: • Police, Fire, Parks, Libraries, Streets, etc. • Police and Fire’s footprint is $733M or 61% of that budget • $615M of this is for Police and Fire compensation”

-Police Officer starting pay (with bachelor’s degree) will be $55,288 10 • 16% – Percent of Police Officers who are currently topped out • 21% – Percent of Police Officers who will be topped out after a double step • 28% – Percent of Police Officers who will top out with 2-1-2 $- $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 $120,000 $- $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 $120,000 Base Pay Special Pay Total Pay Dallas provides significant compensation in the form of “Special Pay” including: • Education pay $3,600/year • Certification pay $7,200/year With Special Pay, Dallas’ pay for senior officers is very competitive with the market Top Pay for Police Officer Rank 11 Top Pay for Senior Corp.

-Among peer group cities, Dallas has most generous DROP. Fort Worth, San Antonio and El Paso offer no interest on DROP. Austin and Houston do not offer interest on DROP for Police. Dallas DROP accounts were credited between 8-10%, with an average compound annual growth rate of 8.9%

-Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP)

Highest DROP account value: $4.3 million

Average DROP account value: $597,000

Number of accounts over $1 million: 517

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