California State Controller Betty T. Yee has published the 2019 self-reported payroll data for fairs, expositions and First 5 commissions on the Government Compensation in California website.
The data cover 3,631 positions and a total of more than $57 million in 2019 wages.
The newly published data include 2,784 positions at 29 fairs and expositions and 847 positions at 38 First 5 commissions.
In Lake County, the First 5 Lake Commission is reported to have salaries totaling $115,797 and health and retirement contributions totaling $20,741.
The commission’s two paid employees are the executive director, who receives an annual salary of $75,751 and $6,503 in retirement and health, while the secretary receives an annual salary of $40,046, with retirement and health costs totaling $14,238, according to the website. The commission also has nine unpaid board positions.
For 2019, the Lake County Fair, 49th District Agricultural Association, reported a total of 51 employees, with wages totaling $321,131 and retirement and health benefits of $22,648. The top administrative job has a yearly salary of $65,015 and retirement and health benefits of $4,422, plus numerous part-time positions for the fair and seven unpaid board members.
California law requires cities, counties and special districts to annually report compensation data to the State Controller. Controller Yee also maintains and publishes state government and California State University salary data.
No statutory requirement exists for superior courts, UC, community college districts, fairs, expositions, First 5 commissions, or K-12 education providers; their reporting is voluntary.
A list of entities that did not file or filed incomplete reports is available here.
Since the website launched in 2010, it has registered more than 12 million pageviews. The site contains pay and benefit information on more than two million government jobs in California, as reported annually by each entity.
As the chief fiscal officer of California, Controller Yee is responsible for accountability and disbursement of the state’s financial resources. The controller has independent auditing authority over government agencies that spend state funds.
California Controller’s Office publishes 2019 salary data for fairs and expos, First 5 commissions
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