Those extra earnings, if paid at the same rate through the year’s end, would total $155 million, or an average of roughly $15,800 in extra wages for each DWP worker, Galperin said.
DWP workers earned an average of 17% above their base salaries in extra pay, compared with 9% for police and fire workers and 1% for civilian workers in the city, he said. Galperin, in his first news conference since taking office July 1, said the analysis shows that base pay for DWP workers rises significantly when more than 600 extra-pay categories embedded in union contracts are factored in.
"Angelenos deserve the most cost effective services that DWP and that the city as a whole can and should provide,’’ he said at the City Hall press gathering. “Higher expenses translate into higher rates, less money for much-needed infrastructure improvements.”
Galperin’s presentation came one day before a key public hearing to discuss a DWP contract before the City Council. The proposed four-year contract would provide three consecutive years of no raises, with a pay increase of 4% arriving in October 2016.
It would also hike the retirement age and decrease the size of pension benefits provided to future DWP employees. City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana has said it would save city ratepayers nearly $500 million in first four years and billions over the next 30 years.
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