Joseph Turner
Friday, October 28, 2016 – 11:16 a.m.
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors hired Greg Devereaux to be the County CEO in January of 2010.
The $600,000 Man!
He currently earns approximately $600,000 a year.
In 2015 he earned $549,803 in total compensation. But this figure does not take into account the 7% raise that Supervisor Robert Lovingood gave him in 2016. You can view the executive compensation plan here.
In 2011, his total compensation was $491,565 a year.
But, how did county residents do during the same time period?
How Did San Bernardino County Residents Fare?
In 2009, the median household income for San Bernardino County was $58,208 according to this article in the San Bernardino Sun.
By 2012, it had plummeted to $50,770.
And what is the median household income for San Bernardino County today? Just $52,323 according to page 39 of San Bernardino County’s own Community Indicators Report.
During Mr. Devereaux’s tenure his economic situation has improved dramatically. San Bernardino County residents…not so much.
More Numbers
In 2010, there were 252,000 county residents receiving food stamps (See page 44 of 2011 Community Indicators Report). In 2015, there were 401,000 residents on food stamps (page 39).
In 2010, the San Bernardino County Housing Authority reported that 7,851 housing units receiving rental assistance Section 8 vouchers (page 22). Their 2015 report said the number had grown to 9,815 (page 5).
In 2009, 23.8 percent of children in San Bernardino County lived in poverty (page 44). By 2013, that number grew to 27.3 percent according to the 2015 report (page 44).
Here is a list of the highest paid San Bernardino County employees for 2015.
Guess what the Riverside County CEO earned in 2015? $414,440.
It is nice to see the highest paid government employee in all of San Bernardino County doing so well. The rest of us…not so much.
OVitt the Idiot should be mde to repay the taxpayers every single cent since he brought this cancer into the county!
This is just part of the problem in San Bernadino county. The CEO should not make more than the average salary in the county he works. But we have very stupid people on the board of supervisors, sheriffs, district attorney, and others and management at San Bernardino county. The people in our county are getting why they voted for. A bunch of out-of-control morons and MoneyGrabber’s. The middle-class continues to pay even though it’s huge portion of the votes come from the middle class. We must change things. Fire the Board of Supervisors. Run an amendment to the county charter making term limits to one term for supervisor. Second we need to fire the CEO.
I wondered how long it would take the anonymous commenter to once again tell us how this “cancer” was brought in by “Ovitt the Idiot.” He or she certainly didn’t waste any time.
At least this article cites some specifics, something Commenter #1 and other Greg Devereaux critics usually failed to do.
I absolutely agree that Mr. Devereaux should not be paid more than the Riverside County CEO; I would like to hear the rational for that.
I would also like to see Mike Ramos salary compared to that of the Riverside County District Attorney.
Actually OOF you once again misstate history. You havebeen given numerous reasons deveraux is considered a Dirtbag in the past. You merely misstate that no one has ever cited specific reasons that Ovitt is an idiot and an amiable dunce for bringing this piece of human trash into the county. For whatever reason you continually feel the need to support both Deveraux and the Idiot former Supervisor.
Anonymous #4:
I’ll freely admit that my memory is not was it once was; can you cite some of the “numerous reasons” that I have previously been given that support that “Devereaux is considered a dirt bag?” If I have misstated history, as you contend, I will gladly admit it.
And I absolutely do not support Gary Ovitt OR Greg Devereaux. As discussed in comment #3, Mr. Devereaux is seemingly overpaid.
However, just as I have been critical of Mike Ramos cheerleaders who post comments that fail to exhibit a grade school command of written English, I am critical of comments about Greg Devereaux that refer to him as a “Dirtbag” and “human trash” without backing up the opinions with facts.
OOF, yes, your memory must be failing you since you have apparently forgotten that the last time you demanded I AGain list all the reasons I hav previously listed I told you that I would not waste my time repeating what was previously stated. And as for exhibiting grade school command of english I would wager, just based on statistics alone, that my level of education exceeds yours. I could be wrong on the latter, but I doubt it.
Anonymous #6:
1) I do recall a comment where the person making the comment said that they had already given examples, and wouldn’t do so again. However, I don’t recall where the examples were originally given.
2) My criticism of some commenters use of written English was not directed at you. It was directed at two others who have been extremely critical of a former County Supervisor while often misusing homophones, such as “very” and “vary.”
3) Does your “level of education” include a JD? Taking the time to make a comment that says you wont waste your time “repeating what was previously stated” sounds like an attorney trying to avoid responding to interrogatories.
I know lots of people with JDs that can’t think their way out of a happy meal box.
So, OoF is a lawyer(or at least has a JD), and the guy that hates Devereax is pretty educated. OoF, I find your knowledge of the Colonies case impressive and convincing. What I find perplexing is how after reading and commenting on the blogs for as long as you have, that you need to be convinced that Devereaux is probably a problem. The county has been proven to be so corrupt, how could he not have been involved in at least some of it? After all, Mike Ramos hasn’t prosecuted him right? He must be in on it all…
As for Mr. Anonymous that calls Devereaux the cancer that Ovitt brought it, I don’t think I have seen you clearly enumerate his misdeeds and maybe that is what OoF needs. I personally think that because of the fact Devereaux probably knows of all the corruption and has done nothing, it is easy to assume he is a POS. Somebody very rational may need a list. I would love to see a list, because I believe people find blogs when they google for answers, and the more people clearly spell out what is going on the better.
Anonymous #9:
I am not an attorney, nor do I have JD. I have a lot of experience in the legal arena that I wish I hadn’t, and perhaps I picked up something along the way, because I have been accused of being an attorney many times in responses to my comments.
Thanks for the complement on my knowledge of The Colonies case. I find that case fascinating, and as I have said previously, as one who could never afford to fight back against unreasonable and defiant bureaucrats, I enjoyed seeing The Colonies successfully do so. In my opinion, the response by the County is textbook retaliation against somebody who fought back and won.
As to Greg Devereaux, you are correct in your assessment of my feeling. Some people, such as Anonymous #1 & #4, voice extreme criticism of him. My position is that if you are going to do so, you should be able to back it up with specific examples.
I am very critical of DA Mike Ramos, and have given specific examples of his conduct that I feel make him a disgrace to the profession. I have yet to see any of Mr. Devereaux’s extreme critics provide similar specific examples.
Anonymous #6’s response that I have “previously” done so and am not going to “waste” my time doing so again suggests to me that he or she has no specific examples, or recognizes that their examples will not hold up under scrutiny.
9: to be honest I just have other things to do than repeat the same things I have posted before. Anyone that is interested in how bad deveraux is need only contact employees in Ontario or Fontana or the County. They have reams of stories to tell.
Anonymous #9:
So you are too busy to give examples to support your opinion, and have already done so anyway, so we should ask somebody else.
This is textbook deflection and stonewalling; are you by chance a San Bernardino County Deputy District Attorney?
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