WHY SEATTLE IS IN TROUBLE-OPEN THE BOOKS

Posted By on June 25th, 2020

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2020/06/23/why-the-city-of-seattle

Only in Seattle do the tree trimmers make $160,000 per year!

Today, our investigation is an Editor’s Pick at Forbes: Why Seattle And Their Police Department Is In Trouble.

Our auditors dug into how Seattle is actually spending taxpayer dollars. We found:

  • tree trimmers lopped off $160,604
  • the chief librarian made $197,704
  • electricians earned $271,070
  • electrical lineworkers made $307,387
  • police officers earned up to $414,543

Last year, 601 city employees out-earned the mayor ($199,593), and the mayor out-earned 49 out of 50 state governors (top pay: $202,000).

The city council member ($131,336) leading the charge to defund the police made more than the members of the New York general assembly — the most highly compensated state legislature in the country ($130,000).

Read our breaking oversight piece at Forbes where we outline all the details.

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