SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie S. Maddock on Sedona city employees salary and additional compensation packages budgeted for 2024.
Sedona AZ – WHAT’S IN STORE FOR 2024?
Boldly and sincerely stated in a video at the opening of City Council meetings is Sedona’s Vision:
“To be a city that is constantly vigilant over the preservation of its natural beauty, scenic vistas, pristine environment and cultural heritage. To be a city that retains its small-town character and creates its manmade improvements in strict harmony with nature. To be a city that is animated by the arts, and lives with a spirit of volunteerism to help achieve our common goals. To be a city that offers equal opportunities for all and fosters a sense of community. To be a city that welcomes and accommodates all of its visitors and future residents with a spirit of fellowship. To be a city that retains and enhances a strong and vital economy which preserves existing lifestyles without exploiting the natural beauty. To be a city that lives up to the challenge of proper stewardship of one of the earth’s great treasures.”
Before proceeding with what may or may not be a surprise to Sedona residents via a Freedom of Information Act, “Douglas Ducey in 2021 was employed in Arizona Governor’s Office and had annual salary of $95,000 according to public records. This salary is 20% higher than average and 36% higher than median salary in Arizona Governor’s Office.” (Phoenix has a population of 1.6 million and pays its City Manager $314,999 annually.)
With the city of Sedona gearing up to prepare its fiscal year 2024 budget, a review of the 2023 budget shows that average budgeted compensation for a city employee is presently $106,174. (Population of Sedona is 9,684 – a decrease from previous years.)
Here is what we pay Sedona city employees:
City Manager Karen Osburn: $183,000. (No change from 2022.)
Deputy City Manager Joanne Keene: $161,850. (A 7.9% increase from 2022.)
City Attorney Kurt Christianson: $155,235. (A 7% increase from 2022.)
Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Works J. Andy Dickey: $155,147. (A 7% increase from 2022.)
Director of Financial Services Cherie White: $153,422. (An 8.4% increase from 2022.)
Chief of Police Stephanie Foley: $135,200. (Foley replaced Charles Husted, who retired last fall; the chief position’s salary is an overall 2% decrease from 2022.)
Magistrate Judge Paul Schlegel: $125,008. (No change from 2022.)
Director of Community Development Steve Mertes: $125,000. (No change from 2022.)
Criminal Prosecutor William Kunisch: $120,443. (An 8% increase from 2022.)
Director of Wastewater Roxanne Holland: $119,061. (A 9.6% increase from 2022.)
Information Technology Manager Chuck Hardy: $117,830. (A 6.8% increase from 2022.)
Assistant Director of Public Works Sandra Phillips: $114,660. (A 4% increase from 2022.)
Human Resources Manager Brenda Tammarine: $114,354. (A 7.6% increase from 2022.)
Transit Administrator Robert Weber: $110,850. (A 10.9% increase from 2022.)
Engineering Supervisor Kurtis Harris: $103,000. (Position vacant in 2022.)
Police Lts. Karl Waak and Scott Martin: $103,000. (A 13.2% increase from 2022. Martin is a new hire, replacing the retiring Sgt. Michael Dominguez.)
Network Engineer, unspecified staff: $102,615. (A 5.6% increase from 2022.)
System Administrator, unspecified staff: $102,614. (A 5.6% increase from 2022.)
GIS Analyst, unspecified staff: $102,014. (A 5% increase from 2022.)
Additional benefits over and above wages include, but are not limited to health, dental, and vision insurance coverage plus countless hours of paid time-off; as offered in ads seeking even more City of Sedona employees.
And this, dear readers, is active even during the uncertainty of a predicted economic recession next year.
Impressive?
Suggestion: Reread the “Vision Statement” and then decide.
See how all your bs doesn’t work? You are a loser.
Today’s Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance and God Bless our nation fighting terror here at home and abroad. Semper Fi.
Morning USA & current administration admirers enjoying freedoms lost north of us.
ineffective Demdumb Murphy harped abouy needing gun control never pointed out Rhode Island wayyyyyybeyond strict gun control or Brown Uni gun free zone while RI/Brown have backward DEI leadership zones
Its agree or disagree times, don’t (deleted by editor) care if agree with me or not bc Jesus Lord and Savior brings peace and freedom in Christmas and Hanukkah in 2026 New Year and God Bless.
By any chance could you post in complete thought, and complete sentences? That goes for all these insane post that is just gibberish. Your heads are racing with thoughts and hate, yet you dont take the time to even make anything add up. Why?
Just food for thought. Postings of a insane person, is just that!
D.O.G.E. Every Penny
Merry Christmas Happy New Year Life is Blessed
Obama finally got his revenge on Maduro – he raised the bounty on his head and it was finally implemented by a stronger administration. Venezuelans are dancing in the streets in Miami and even the Pope prayers agrees this moment was joyful. Venezuelans are elated and most want to go home when it’s free and safe.
Venezuelans recognizing 3 hrs from USA the threat to the western hemisphere after Colombians aided by China annd Russia flooded Venezuela and took over. Pay attention to who is against this internationally sanctioned arrest of drug kingpin Maduro like Noriega and know your enemies of the Americas living here. In my opinions, that you want peace? You now have the ability to have it. God bless Americans. Watch your local news to find your local enemies. Argentinians and Chileans and French can be heard to salute Americans.
Ok this Democrat family thumbs up
stop saying we’re pro drug murderers
50 plus countries don’t recognize Maduro ok
Fair cuz Trump warned him plenty plenty plenty ok
Venezuelans fled by millions and find sanctuary here and around the globe, they lived in richest SA country and its now poorest. Time to go home & fix it back with this second chance Venezuelan friends and family. We’ve got its democratic six.
You go against Americans? Not good idea Don’t go down rabbit holes and back our President, smartest man in last decades to put America first.
Straight lines: Radical white old leftists given signs to wave at rallies for NO KINGS then old white leftists flood streets to support a drug lord and murderous dictator, keep it up Sedona & tourists headed someplace else.
Assisted livers need pee washed off and new batteries in hearing aids.
Minnesota filled with illegals and thugs, arrest them, arrest protestors breaking laws, ICE doing their jobs get out of their effing way stupid whites
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Peace and prosperity vs Brainwashed and Propaganda? JMJ
Chicago can’t attract top minds to move there says CEOs – stock market pundits say Biden inflation and push to send business overseas cost farmers and agricultural producers far too much past three years – Trump administration has moved to get them back on track with supports and getting fuel and machinery prices back in line – housing markets seeing price drops because illegal renters removed allowing housing to meet the needs of actual workers and local economy – thank god we’ve hope working out for us again and it’s making us feel good
pay attention local educators undercover doge work finds NEA sends donations to anti Israel group (s) and other dark money orgs
pay attention local educators undercover doge work finds NEA sends donations to anti Israel group (s) and other dark money orgs
Canada Cagney Goes China.One for the money, two for the show.
Attn Arizona – IRS Announces New Tax Benefit – No tax due for 1.45 million service members for their December Trump Warrior checks of $1,776.00.
Thank you, Mr. President. Your VA has improved the past few months.
I think any news that pushed the Greenland invasion narrative was STUPIDLY AND DELIBERATELY WRONG. Attn ignorants at woke progressive stations TRUMP HAS BEEN SELLING DENMARK BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF WEAPONS SO NOBODY HERE IS INVADING GREENLAND. BTW GREENLANDERS ENTIRE POPULATION WOULDNT FILL THE UPCOMING FOOTBALL GAMES STADIUM.
Don’t you get tired of being ignorants?
damn right
Americans being betrayed by best friend Canada by shifty Carney. World sees he’s under the thumb of overseas money kings. America has no kings but Canada does.
Most Canadiens agrees, OwenP, quite ashamed of his political stunt. May successions of provinces continue to gain traction on your news programmes.
yea tax free $$$$$$$
Republicans Luv Military
get outta here ICE & military
What’s a Democrat? A loon. Dems want to defund ICE like they do police because of what happened here in Sedona.
Hollywood Press blown away that Americans love Melania movie and it had best opening of a documentary in over a decade. Not the first time or last to see irrelevancy from today’s press and media. Go see the documentary, this thinking democrat gives it a thumbs up.
President brought safety and he’s doing the job. Republicans first to attack overrun states with actual safety, we’re PRO I.C.E. in this city and this Democrat shutdown is never right.
Sedona babies born this year and next to American Citizens get $1000 put into Trump accounts for when they’re grown. Suck it Dems because it’s time to take care of American citizens babies and you want to abort them. Nicki Minaj is President’s #1 fan and her supporters back her up. People spending increased 15% and American Express adding $1000 to each of these Trump accounts. All administrations before Trump left kids in debt, a genius plan. Black kids and brown kids benefit the most.
Sir, Iranians support President Trump here and abroad and appreciate President Trump has lowered the crime rate in America to its lowest point since 1900. (Deleted by editor) Sedona (deleted by editor). Story is (deleted by editor).
Taxes due and seniors getting $6k from Trump admin. That’s a big plus folks for you and a negative for the DNC. We don’t believe the crap of kids or innocents being disappeared that the DNC is spouting from communist and socialist propaganda. This isn’t Mexico or Venezuela and stop spreading the anti ICE propaganda BS. We love deporting illegal thugs and stopping aid to NGO’s. Keep it up.