When Richard Miranda was chosen to serve as Tucson’s interim city manager, no one doubted that he had the permanent job locked up. Tucsonans assumed the fix was in and it was simply a matter of biding time until the public forgot about promises of a national search for the best available person by our city leaders.
Richard Miranda used to be Tucson’s Police Chief before becoming the interim manager. He gets a state pension of $135,887 a year for the rest of his life, and $166,940 a year as interim manager, bringing in a total of more than $302,000 a year.
If Miranda remains on the job for another year and a half, he will receive a second annual pension of $22,837.
Parade magazine just named Miranda has one for the highest paid persons in Tucson, and they didn’t include his pension.
City officials said that they said they hoped to conduct interviews by late April and have a candidate named by May 1. According to Mike Rankin, the City’s attorney, 25 people applied for the job. He did not say if interviews were conducted.
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Tucson water users just saw an increase in their bills. The city has closed neighborhood pools and is considering raising bus fares.
City of Tucson positions/top salary range according to City website:
City Manager (Unclassified) (effective 4-4-08 ) 211,000.00
Deputy City Manager (Unclassified) 193,211.20
Police Chief 178,235.20
Fire Chief 175,094.40
Assistant City Manager (Unclassified) 170,996.80
Police Lieutenant Assignment: Deputy Police Chief 154,336.00
Director of Finance (Unclassified) 151,424.00
Director of Transportation 151,424.00
Director of Water 151,424.00
Executive Financial Consultant (Unclassified) 151,424.00
City Attorney (Unclassified) (effective 6-1-08) 147,056.00
Principal Assist City Atty Assignment: Lead Civil Division 145,724.80
Director of Information Technology/CIO 142,064.00
Police Lieutenant Assignment: Assistant Police Chief 137,779.20
Director of Community Services 134,721.60
Director of Convention Center 134,721.60
Director of Development Services 134,721.60
Director of Environmental Services 134,721.60
Director of General Services 134,721.60
Director of Human Resources 134,721.60
Director of Neighborhood Resources 134,721.60
Director of Parks & Recreation (Unclassified) 134,721.60
Director of Planning 134,721.60
Director of Procurement (Unclassified) 134,721.60
Rio Nuevo Project Director (Unclassified) 134,721.60
Director of Budget and Research 134,721.60
Chief Public Defender (Unclassified) 130,124.80
Principal Assistant City Attorney 130,124.80
Principal Assistant City Attorney Chief Deputy 130,124.80
Principal Assistant Prosecuting City Attorney 130,124.80
Economic Development Administrator 130,124.80
Environmental Services Administrator 130,124.80
Fire Battalion Chief Assignment: Assistant Fire Chief 128,825.30
Deputy Director of Information Technology 125,465.20
Police Lieutenant Assignment: Police Captain 123,032.00
Budget and Internal Audit Program Director (Unclassified) 120,432.00
Conservation & Sustainable Development Program Director 120,432.00
Court Administrator 120,432.00
Deputy / Assistant Director of Transportation 120,432.00
Deputy / Assistant Director of Water 120,432.00
Deputy City Clerk 120,432.00
Deputy Director of Budget and Research 120,432.00