FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: September 4, 2026
MEDIA CONTACT: Dave Jaye | (586) 488-5177 | dave.jaye55@gmail.com

TAXPAYER-FUNDED BUREAUCRAT PAID-LEAVE HOARDING: CAPPING POMPANO BEACH CITY GOVERNMENT BANKED LEAVE AT 60 HOURS TO FUND $3 MILLION IN ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX CUTS

POMPANO BEACH, FL — Today, TripleDippers.org released part one of a comprehensive forensic audit of City of Pompano Beach General Government public employee leave banks and compensation rosters, revealing systemic stockpiling of taxpayer-funded time off. The analysis exposes hundreds of municipal bureaucrats hoarding hundreds—and in some cases thousands—of hours of unused leave, creating an artificial financial liability that drains public resources and threatens public safety. See the full sortable master list at: https://tripledippers.org/fl-2026-pompano-beach-general-employees/

Part 2: Pompano Beach pension bonus abuse

“By enforcing a strict 60-hour cap on banked leave—mirroring private sector standards—Pompano Beach taxpayers would immediately wipe out $2,924,173 in bloated leave liabilities, reducing the city’s current $3,198,244 leave debt by over 91%,” concluded Dave Jaye, Lead Researcher at TripleDippers.org. “Capping leave not only protects taxpayers and ensures employees take necessary time off for mental health, but it also unlocks millions of dollars needed to deliver immediate, meaningful property tax cuts to our residents.”

The Public Safety Threat & The King of Banked Hour Hoarding

Allowing municipal employees to hoard multi-thousand-hour leave reserves creates severe public safety and operational risk. When key personnel—including water treatment superintendents, public works supervisors, building inspectors, and ocean rescue officers—hoard months or years of paid leave, municipalities suffer from severe staffing shortages, employee exhaustion, and burnout. Public safety and essential municipal services depend on a rested, alert workforce.

Leading this hall of shame is City Clerk Kervin Alfred, crowned Pompano Beach’s “King of Banked Hour Hoarding.” Earning a base salary of $192,627 ($92.61/hr), Alfred has stockpiled an astonishing 2,539.49 banked leave hours—representing over 1.2 years of continuous paid time off—at a direct expense to taxpayers of $235,180. “Obtaining public leave records from Pompano Beach required a five-month fight. When TripleDippers.org requested routine payroll data in April 2026, City Clerk Kervin Alfred, who leads the city in hoarded time off, initially demanded a fee of $681.65! Other Florida cities, schools and counties supply this biweekly payroll public data free of charge. TripleDippers.org eventually secured the release of report PR-2026-934 on September 2, 2026, for $77.88, exposing the massive leave balances hoarded by city officials.”

Extravagant Municipal Leave Hoarding: Pompano Beach’s “Dirty Dozen”

In the private sector, companies enforce strict use-it-or-lose-it policies or modest carryover limits (typically 40 to 80 hours) to encourage work-life balance and control corporate liabilities. In stark contrast, City of Pompano Beach records reveal extreme hoarding across municipal departments: