August 27, 2008

What are the qualifications of the Administration execs?

With all the recent news about the Memphis city Council wanting to approve the Deputy Directors of the City of Memphis, I decided to start reviewing the personnel files of the top City of Memphis Administration executives. We all know about the Mayor and his qualifications so I am starting with Mr. Keith McGee, the CAO of the City of Memphis. I will then go on to the Directors and Deputy Directors and post all the information on line. By the way, the City Council caved in on the proposed change to the City Charter that would have given them approval of Deputy Directors as well as the much more important one concerning approval of professional contracts which the Mayor now gives out as he alone decides.

I have attached Mr. McGee's file and please note the following.

Page 2- This is the job description and requirements. Please note the minimum qualifications.

Pages 3 and 4- This is his job history and education.

Page 7- A salary of $143,903.76.

Page 40- Note the accumulated sick leave days of 235.5 days (47 weeks). Veteran City employees earn 2 -1/2 sick days per month which if not used, they can carry forward. This is 6 weeks (12 times 2.5= 30 days= 5 weeks)per year in addition to 5 weeks vacation, 11 holidays and 4 bonus days. Over 13 weeks per year when they might not be working. ATTENTION TAXPAYERS: DO YOU HAVE SIMILAR BENEFITS!!!

The city sets the educational and job requirements for these high paying jobs. Apparently they accept internet degrees from anywhere and rate them the same as degrees for classrom colleges and universities. Then this makes the applicant qualified, according to the city, for the job. This whole world of taxpayers funded salaries and benefits needs to be reviewed and compared to for profit businesses in Memphis and Shelby County.

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Click here to see the personnel file for the Chief Administrative Officer of the City of Memphis