Carolyn Timmann [Redux]

$429,129 was not enough for Martin County Clerk Timmann — She Uses Political Power to Take a $761,067 Taxpayer-Funded Bonus

Carolyn Timmann’s $761,067 Pension Scheme

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TD Press Release [Carolyn Timmann Redux ]

8 Year Application

Martin County Clerk Carolyn Timmann has secured an extraordinary $761,067 pension cash bonus—on top of her $165,530 salary, $66,212 in annual benefits, and a lifetime pension boosted from $41,411 to approximately $73,442 per year. Timmann doesn’t pay the standard 3% of her salary ($4,965,9) to the Florida Retirement System shifting personal responsibility to taxpayers.
https://tripledippers.org/triple-dippers-hall-of-shame

“Timmann decided her original $429,129 pension bonus wasn’t enough and used her political position to nearly double her taxpayer paid bonus,” said Dave Jaye, researcher at https://tripledippers.org/ . “How many gourmet meals, luxury cars, and vacation homes does one person need? Privatization, consolidation, and ending pension cash bonuses would help pay for real property tax relief.”

Public Invited to Ask Timmann Directly

Voters will have a rare opportunity to ask Clerk Timmann how much—if any—of her $761,067 taxpayer‑funded pension bonus she will pledge in writing to donate to charity:

Thursday, January 22
4:30–6:30 p.m.
Schnitzel Haus
5687 SE Crooked Oak Ave, Hobe Sound 33455
Event details: https://mctaxpayers.org/events/

A System Built for Politicians

Florida’s “triple‑dipping” law allows politicians—but not regular public employees—to retire on paper, collect a massive pension cash bonus, and return to their political job immediately.
All other public employees must leave their job for six months after collecting the pension bonus before returning.

This system has helped create $39 billion in unfunded Florida Retirement System liabilities, equal to $1,725 for every man, woman, and child in Florida.

Taxpayers also contribute 28.73% of her salary—$47,556 per year and rising—into her retirement and Social Security accounts.

Inflated Payouts Through “Unused Leave” Cash‑Outs

After taking her pension bonus, Timmann will cash out 15+ years of unused leave at her current highest salary, not the salary she earned when the days off accrued—artificially inflating her final‑year compensation and her lifetime pension.

The Local Impact

The average Martin County resident earns $42,726 per year. It would take the average worker 17.8 years to earn what Timmann receives in a single pension cash bonus.

Meanwhile, only 45% of Martin County high school students are job‑ready and only 32.3% are college‑ready. Timmann’s $761,067 pension bonus could fund 36,900 hours of tutoring for local students.