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.
https://youtube.com/shorts/r2r7KpKHzIs?si=J6CU7_7sKc3wtL6v (offsite link)
No one is their past, one is born anew. Two sets of past genes created you, meaning 50% of your past died with your birth, and 50% of you will live on if you create a future, and 100% of you will not if you don’t. Live in the present and be the future.
https://youtube.com/shorts/R32Do42xAdo?si=anQk5e2HpLpJvTkZ
(Offsite link)
While watching @AmericanWoman link saw this, couldn’t stop laughing, sending your way to join in. Bravo SE
city justifies salaries bc interest rates sky high and cost groceries super ridiculous and its 2 hrs to civilization
Only problem with your “cute” little video is that it’s actually Republicans trying to keep Trump off the ballot. Keep drinking the Kool-Aid there Sally… Now you got me LoL how gullible you are! Drink it up
Former First Lady Melania Knauss Trump lost her mother after a long illness. May Mrs. Knaj rest in peace and may her husband and family find comfort in her memory during this sad time of loss.
@@iprownsally. Your koolade response comment to a thoughtfully offered comment doesn’t help much.
Iprown ur same old same old
Folks, our southern border remains as wide open as a Waffle House at 2 AM, says John Kennedy.
Ask Chamber hotshots which high end shops and stores they’re willing to go out of business. Ask Chamber what stores will stop carrying high end and replace with cheap foods and plastic trinkets like dollar stores to keep the Chamber money stream coming in – because the Chamber doesn’t need the council or the mayor or the stores merchandise to exist, the Chamber gets its funding from dues.
Who got raises?
Oh I see…. But posting ridiculous and outright liar Comments is really a boost to unity in the United States.. Ya know what !!?? you’re part of the problem as well.. (deleted by editor)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/expert-says-he-couldnt-find-a-single-accounting-provision-violated-in-trump-fraud-trial-5543003. (Offsite link)
This is the expert of experts, the experts teacher. Nobody with any degree of intelligence disagrees with him about Trump’s case.
Lawyer like her never met a scholar…
Diversity Equity and Inclusion programs, how the stupid are bailed out by the intelligent?
Write a check… Help bail out your boy!! Since everyone is so dumb
@@mason appreciate you being my point of never recognizing scholars
With this spell of record breaking cold weather, what has become of the prediction for GLOBAL WARMING?????
Democrats in 2024 continue to lie about the inflation rate being lower than it is – and Democrats lied to keep Social Security checks less than the mandated increases because the inflation rate is plus 5.9% which is DOUBLE the past FOUR Presidents administrations rate of inflation!! Get it yet? Democrats trash Republicans to keep the spotlight off their corrupt and incompetent party of government apparatchiks. #NODEMOCRATS2024
That’s why global warming was rebranded as “climate change,” ’cause it ain’t warming!
Check out the Extreme Fraud At NOAA And NASA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvuhxv1Ywd4
Your so cute with you fake outrage and misinformation.. Oh my my….so cute
Trump wins Iowa by massive majority with Deaantis second and the Democratic Demons are being put in their places. Democrat Demons are rotten to the core and brainwashed by university organized communism these past four years.
After checking if global warming term was discarded, good news, it’s officially climate change.
Democrat Gore never rose to the Presidency. Count your blessings America, the land of the free and the brave and of climates that have changed since Earth’s creation and will until its end.
BTW learn to vote for quality candidates regardless of party affiliations.
Oh gee whiz… you sound super “cra cra” (lol). I don’t recall Biden running an Iowa in the Republican caucus.. y’all are super cute over there in Sedona with y’all crazy outrage talk…
TG back to scientifically predicted ice age while snow & rain shoots down fake news global warming
Sedona not ready for prime time. It wants to be something its not.
Gov Ron DeSantis for President, he came in 2nd in Iowa and best for Arizona. A good man with integrity. He won big in Florida when Dems voted overwhelmingly for him when he ran. Best choice for US!
You above post about” it wants to be something it’s not”.. kinda reminds me of some who incessantly her on SE with fake outrage and complaints.. They want to be “something” they never will..
thumbs up
@PC crickets from Chamber
comic relief
Chamber trying harder to keep tax money?
keep pretending global warming exists why it gifts green LLCs threw Biden government license to funnel tax money to their friends and families like Con sheeples sheckles businesses
Crickets
astute
Me thinks you need another drink of that KOOL-AIDE. Gulp gulp
Sorry you enjoy polluted water and bad air to breath. Anything we can do to make the earth a better place for me, and generations to come is ok with me!
@@ccc WHAT?
NY friends sent this from papers when saying they’re looking to move out of state: ….. NYC locals attempted to address their area’s devolution from illegal immigrants being housed by city and state, but police are saying serious injuries were the outcome for one 66-year-old man who confronted an illegal immigrant in the act of urinating on a parked car. The suspect allegedly pulled out a box cutter and sliced the victim’s neck. Sanitation workers refusing to clean for fear of diseases.
Keep it up Sedona and kiss that fragile desert life bye bye.
What Mark? What is hard to understand. You want to ignore any global warming? So why do anything right? The good thing about going green is it reduces all polution. So I prefer fresh air, and clean water. Anyone who is against leaving the planet better is just ignorant!
Does that help answer you stupid WHAT?
Get a broom and scrub bucket and go clean up illegals sh** because you scream about dogs not being cleaned up after and humans sh** is worse than cow sh** for the environment. Clean air and water is BS from you! You live easy drive closer than most go put your money where your mouth is and fix what you allow to be ruined .
Oh you sound like such a kind beautiful soul with so much love in you heart….NOT I get it though you probably watch ALOT of Fox News and they got you SCARED because your old. God Bless
FIFTEEN THOUSAND American children are trafficked all over the world each year. Joe Biden’s border crisis does nothing but encourage it. Sedona isn’t immune from this issue.
Nice fantasy story!! you think nobody but l illegal ever pissed on a NYC city Street. You really got to get out of town more. Don’t worry your pretty little Sedona streets are safe from pissing on the street. LOL
Shine a light on hate.
lmao bwaaahaaaa
Do you want incorporated Sedona to take over the airport here?
Do you want to maintain your choice of which garbage company picks up your trash? (Taylor, Waste Management,Patriot, etc.) The opportunity to voice your opinion (again) is here and now.
Take the survey prior to Feb. 5th and allow your opinion to count.
How successful has Sedona been in maintaining local streets? And now they want the airport?!
The “garbage fiasco” has been old news and guess what? The CITY FAILED to control our garbage pick up service!!!!!
Now or never, Folks.
If “they” control the airport how bad will it get? Remember the airport manager who quit years back and he didn’t have to deal with unintelligent city bureaucrats!!! Remember Pedestrian crosswalk at Tlaquepaque is the highest level of city transportation competency ?! If major airlines like Alaska Air can’t get it right, you can count on the city to be worse!?
Speak up or shut up. IT IS Now or never:
https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7655472/Budget-Survey-FY25
As usual…another intelligent post.
Moron, it’s about slashing throats because someone tells you that pissing in public or on property is wrong. Welcome the cartel smuggling underworld to America & goodbye hardworking tax paying law abiding job loving free public education best in world nation.
Three service men killed and almost 50 injured and wounded severely in Jordan drone attack by Iranian backed terror group and dead and wounded numbers may be climbing. I watched the afternoon press briefing. Count on NBC and MSNABC telling us about Alec Baldwin for sure and maybe time on a scintillating PETA petition about the Patuxapawny Pennsylvania weather forecaster who wasn’t asked to be the center of attention and should be set free and the town Cease and desist its exploitation…and people wonder why social networking is necessary to find out news. TU SE
Well it to bad the republicans can’t get it together and pass that border bill. They don’t want to solve the problem because this is another talking point for the sheep.
self righteous losers