Triple Dippin’ in Lee County, FL

In Florida’s public sector, certain employees exploit taxpayers by collecting both a pension and a paycheck for the same job after a “fake” retirement. In Lee County, 100 “Triple Dippers” have taken advantage of a recent extension, opting for an 8-year DROP period instead of the previous 5-year limit, maximizing their financial benefits at the expense of taxpayer funds. Below is a list of 119 of these individuals, showcasing various data points salaries, and pension payouts, as reported by TripleDippers.org, based on public records requests including (fake) retirement dates, their estimated 5 and 8 year cash bonus payouts and more.

Please note that our reports are based on FOIA requests and that sometimes there are employees that come and go so sometimes some fields may may not have values as we need to match different lists to put the report together.

Presenting 62 HALL of SHAME Bureaucrats not Satisfied with a 5-year pension Bonus!

Triple Dippers Jeff Kerr and Jeff Maturo

Richard Wesch is pushing a ‘frightening’ (Fort Myers News-Press) sales tax hike to address a $5.4M budget deficit, partly funding his pension cash bonus.

Triple Dippers Jeff Kerr and Jeff Maturo
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Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Targets for Collier County General Government Savings FY 2025

This post outlines the targeted savings for Collier County General Government in FY 2025 through privatization, pension reforms, and other efficiency measures. The data is based on the FY 2025 Adopted Budget.

Savings Targets Table

# Department FY 2025 Adopted Budget 10% Privatization Savings 18.5% Privatization Savings 40% Savings Replacing Pension Bonus w/ Entry Level Budget Book Page
1 County Water/Sewer District Operations (4008) 294,068,900 29,406,890 54,402,746.5 p. 98
2 Water/Sewer Motor Pool Capital & Spec Assessment (4009) 7,189,800 718,980 1,330,113 p. 99
3 Collier Area Transit – CAT Enhancements (4030) 4,116,100 411,610 761,478.5 p. 105
4 Transportation Disadvantaged (4033) A 2,886,500 288,650 534,002.5 p. 106
5 Emergency Medical Services (4050) B 63,073,500 6,307,350 11,668,597.5 p. 108
6 Emergency Medical Services Motor Pool & Other Capital Fund (4051) 4,284,800 428,480 792,688 p. 109
7 EMS Capital Fund (4055) 3,185,300 318,530 589,280.5 p. 110
8 Solid Waste Disposal (4070) C 50,509,100 5,050,910 9,344,183.5 p. 111
9 Mandatory Trash Collection (4073) D 49,633,900 4,963,390 9,182,271.5 p. 113
10 Solid Waste Capital Projects (4074) 9,126,000 912,600 1,688,310 p. 114
11 Collier County Airport Authority (4090) 11,323,500 1,132,350 2,094,847.5 p. 115
12 Airport Capital (4091) 2,424,600 242,460 448,551 p. 115
13 Information Technology (5005) 12,783,100 1,278,310 2,364,873.5 p. 117
14 Information Technology Capital (5006) 9,998,400 999,840 1,849,704 p. 118
15 Group Health & Life Insurance Fund (5017) E 88,488,800 8,848,880 16,370,428 p. 119
16 Fleet Management (5021) 16,668,000 1,666,800 3,083,580 p. 120
17 Motor Pool Capital Fund (5023) 13,631,600 1,363,160 2,521,846 p. 121
18 Legal Staff F (p. 9 Budget Summary) 3,719,600 371,960 688,126
19 Replace Retired Pension Bonus Staff 7,763,494 3,105,397.6
20 Reduced staff unused days off bank from 500 to 40 G
21 Unused days off cashed out at salary earned H
22 Increase Deductibles and Copays by 15% for smokers, vapers, obese and illegal drug users I
Totals 643,391,900 64,339,190 119,027,501.5 3,105,398

Notes:

  • A: Uber/Lyft with income test
  • B: End Duplication with Fire Districts
  • C: End Waste Management Contract for Life of Landfill
  • D: Break up Trash/Recycling/yard waste collections into 4 districts
  • E: Obese, Smokers, vapers, Illegal Drug Users pay 15% higher Co-pays, Deductibles
  • F: Retired HEIDI CICKO ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY Salary $196,581 Pension Bonus $772,059 Monthly pension $7,412 Retired KATHYNELL CROTTEAU LEGAL SECRETARY Salary $77,323 Pension Bonus $136,089
  • G: County needs to provide
  • H: County needs to provide
  • I: County needs to provide

Additional Privatization Candidates

  • Landscaping (p. 55)
  • Grounds Keeping (p. 55)
  • Lock Smith (p. 55)
  • Pest Control (p. 21)
  • Janitors (p. 53)
  • GSI Mapping (p. 47)
  • Bayshore (p. 48)
  • Facilities Management (p. 53)
  • Real Estate Acquisition reduce corruption (p. 57)
  • Property Management and Leasing (p. 58 and p. 59)
  • Privatize not sublet Fleet Management/ Uber (p. 60 and 21)
  • Immokalee Landscaping
  • Library Adult Programs Library Collier Schools duplication (p. 64)

Resources

Contact: Dave Jaye, Researcher | 586-488-5177 | dave.jaye55@gmail.com

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