118 Providence Police Officers Made Over $100K Last Year
Russ Moore, GoLocalProv Contributor
118 Providence Police Officers Made Over $100K Last Year
In June, GoLocal reported that in fiscal year 2014 (the latest available data at the time), there were 63 firefighters who made more than $100,000. In the next fiscal year, there was almost double the amount of Providence Police who made more than in $100,000 when compared to firefighters from the year prior.
The Providence Police Union has declined to return calls for comment on this story.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST(The city’s fiscal year runs from July 1st until June 30th of the next year. The city is currently in the beginning of fiscal year 2016.) The pay totals are comprised of all forms of compensation that police officers receive—base pay, longevity, overtime, detail—that are not related to benefits (health insurance, pension, etc.)
The Detail
Unlike the highest paid fire department employees, who haul in significant portions of their pay through working overtime, the highest paid police department employees make significantly more of their money working “detail”.
Detail pay is pay police officers earn working outside of their normally scheduled hours, often for non-profits, such as parades or other social events, or businesses, such as nightclubs of concerts, that require a police presence to keep order. Total detail pay in the Providence Police Department was slightly more than $4.2 million last fiscal year. That’s roughly 10 percent of the aggregate pay for a police department employee.
The police officer who took home the largest amount of detail pay was Andrew J. Frolich, who earned $73,291 in detail pay last fiscal year. All things considered, Frolich earned $140,103 last year. More than half his pay came from working detail.
There were 2 officers who earned more than $70,000 in detail pay last year, 6 officers who made more than $60,000, and 5 officers who made more than $50,000. There were 317 officers who earned any detail pay last year. Among them, the average detail payout was $13,383.
Cost Effective?
The city is currently negotiations with the fire department to reduce the amount of overtime in the department by moving from a 4 platoon system to a 3 platoon system—a move the administration believes would save millions per year in overtime costs. The fire department union disputes the notion.
But should the city be looking to curb costs in the police department as well?
Evan England, a spokesman for Mayor Jorge Elorza, said that the administration is seeking ways to make the whole city more efficient and cost effective—not merely the public safety departments. Fiscal responsibility will be a hallmark of the Elorza administration, England said.
“The mayor has always been one for fiscal responsibility and making sure that taxpayer resources are spent as efficiently as possible and he will continue to do that across city government,” said England.
The average member of the police department made about $81,000 last year. Total Providence Police Department pay totaled $42,086,595.85.
The Highest Paid
The second highest paid officer was Lieutenant Richard Fernandes. Fernandes made a total of $155,076.93. Fernandes made a base pay of $83,735.75. Fernandes took home $39,901 in overtime, and 18,128 in detail pay. (The complete list of top paid police officers can be found below.) He made another $4,544.05 in “other pay”.
Most of the highest paid employees in the Providence Police Department made earned their pay by working a mix of detail pay and overtime, similar to Fernandes. However, for the average employees, base pay was a significant portion of their total pay. About $30 million of the $42 million paid to police officers was comprised of “base pay”—that’s roughly 71 percent.
However, unlike the fire department in the year prior, overtime wasn’t such a massive contributor to the average police officer’s pay check. The average police officer took home $7,442 in overtime pay in the most recent fiscal year. In the fiscal year prior, the average firefighter made $14,763—about double that amount.
The police department’s highest overtime earned was Michael Figueiredo, a lieutenant in the department who made just over $48,000 in overtime last year. Figueiredo made a total of $139,886 last year.
Overtime
There were 3 officers who made over $40,000 in overtime last year, and 10 who took home more than $30,000 in overtime.
Overall, there were 468 officers who earned any overtime pay last year. The average pay among those officers was $7,060.85.
England pointed out that a major contributor to police overtime is police officers and detectives working on cases such as violent crimes and homicides. Those instances of overtime are impossible to curb, as police chasing leads on important cases obviously aren’t going to be asked to not work overtime, he said.
Overtime pay made up roughly 7 percent of the pay that police officers earned in the most recent fiscal year.
Public Sector Pay
Justin Katz, the Research Director for the Ocean State Policy Research Institute, a conservative think tank located here in Rhode Island, said that the myth of low public sector pay, thanks to media reports, and the fact that Rhode Island is constantly awash in red ink, has finally begun to crumble after years of reports such as these.
“Only people who really pay no attention at all could accept the proposition that government employees are underpaid. I still don't think enough people understand the problem, and many of those who get it simply pack up and leave, but the notion that elected officials are under constant moral obligation to increase the pay of people paid by taxpayers sounds increasingly absurd,” said Katz.
Monique Chartier, a spokesperson from the Rhode Island Taxpayers, said that taxes in Providence, and elsewhere in Rhode Island, are out of control. Providence currently has the 4th highest municipal property tax in America, and its residential property taxes are among the highest in the nation. Chartier said that the city needs to get its costs under control, not only for the sake of the taxpayers, but the workers as well. If the system becomes unsustainable for the taxpayer, it fails for everyone, she said.
“Public employees provide invaluable services. We need to ensure that we can continue to pay them by keeping compensation in a range that is at least somewhat affordable to the taxpayer—particularly when so many taxpayers receive salaries and (too often no) benefits that are less than the public sector compensation that they are funding,” said Chartier.
Providence Police Officers Who Made More Than 100K Last Year
100.
Name: Daniel Famiglietti
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $103,904.07
99.
Name: Ronald Riley
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $103,940.74
98.
Name: Patrick Reddy
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $103,940.74
97..
Name: Eugene Craven III
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $104,291.05
96.
Name: John Henderson
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $104,319.8
95.
Name: Michelle Guerette
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105,168.59
94.
Name: Thomas Connetta Jr.
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105,261.41
93.
Name: Taft Manzotti
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105,289.57
92.
Name: Brian Muldoon
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105,383.67
91.
Name: John Ryan
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105,630.24
90.
Name: Andrew Lawton
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105,708.47
89.
Name: Michael Mangan
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105,709.07
88.
Name: Robert Papa
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105,953.73
87.
Name: Troy Lambert
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $105, 972.41
86.
Name: Joseph Donnelly
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $106,056
85.
Name: Vincent Sollitto
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $106,409.48
84.
Name: Michael Pattie
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $106,412.18
83.
Name: John Benros
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $106,643.65
82.
Name: Michael Troia
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $106,699.74
81.
Name: Brian Dyer
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $106,797.05
80.
Name: Robert Heaton
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $107,457.42
79.
Name: Joseph Acampora Jr.
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $107,725.62
78.
Name: Henry Remolina
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $108,696.57
77.
Name: Ivan Tavarez
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $108,735.38
76.
Name: Miguel Castillo
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $108,874.86
75.
Name: Timothy O'hara
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $109,549.34
74.
Name: William Dwyer Jr.
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $109,716.57
73.
Name: Sandra Kittell
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $109,877.9
72.
Name: Francisco Guerra
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $109,895.85
71.
Name: Jonathan Primiano
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $109,990.25
70.
Name: Joseph Iannucci
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $110,134.94
69.
Name: Robert Melaragno
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $110,994.74
68.
Name: Fernando Lopez
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $111,310.24
67.
Name: Charles Vieira
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $112,356.21
66.
Name: Michael Fallon
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $112,696.94
65.
Name: Curt Desautels
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $113,089.51
64.
Name: Glenn Morgan
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $113,247.41
63.
Name: Paul Renzi
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $113,758.73
62.
Name: Kenneth Vinacco
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $113,803.72
61.
Name: James Marsland
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Retired - Benefits Pending Ret
Total: $113,555.28
60.
Name: Jose Deschamps
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $113,820.93
59.
Name: Scott Mcgregor
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $113,822.29
58.
Name: John Abatiello
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $114,682.7
57.
Name: Christopher Lourenco
Job Description: 450: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $115,848.68
56.
Name: John St. Lawrence
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Retired - Benefits Pending Ret
Total: $115,918.78
55.
Name: Roger Aspinall
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $115,984.58
54.
Name: Raymond Hull
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $116,086.93
53.
Name: Eugene Chin
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $116,193.72
52.
Name: Juan Robles
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $116,514.53
51.
Name: Gregory Sion
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $116,542.47
50.
Name: David Tejada
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $116,542.78
49.
Name: John Sigillo
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $117,064.44
48.
Name: Timothy Mcgann
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $117,142.55
47.
Name: Christopher Calise
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $117,268.81
46.
Name: Darren Hull
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $117,326.38
45.
Name: David Girard
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $117,469.37
44.
Name: Allen Spiver
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $117,608.04
43.
Name: Andres Perez
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $118,148.15
42.
Name: Pao Yang
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $118,153.21
41.
Name: Virak In
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active Full - Time
Total: $119,005.41
40.
Name: Bernard Gannon Jr.
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $119,314.18
39.
Name: Thomas Rose
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $119,920.79
38.
Name: Robert Lepre
Job Description: Police Captain
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $120,134.7
37.
Name: Matthew Goddard
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $120,376.34
36.
Name: Andrew Scanlon
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $120,479.48
35.
Name: George Stamatakos
Job Description: Police Captain
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $120,569.97
34.
Name: Dean Isabella
Job Description: Police Captain
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $120,694.98
33.
Name: Peter Conley
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $120,951.78
32.
Name: Kevin Lanni
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $121,069.27
31.
Name: Vincent Pazzetta
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $121,443.08
30.
Name: Fabio Zuena
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $121,503.01
29.
Name: Oscar Perez
Job Description: Police Captain
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $121,633.32
28.
Name: Nicholas Ludovici
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $122,509.23
27.
Name: Clifford Torres
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $123,757.41
26.
Name: Robert Zabinski
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $124,061.06
25.
Name: Lucio Andreozzi
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $126,511.45
24.
Name: Francisco Furtado
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $126,520.92
23.
Name: Anthony Sauro Jr.
Job Description: Police Captain
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $127,506.63
22.
Name: David Lapatin
Job Description: Police Major
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $129,192.87
21.
Name: Francisco Colon Sr.
Job Description: Police Major
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $129,242.79
20.
Name: Wayne Mann
Job Description: Police Major
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $129,822.14
19.
Name: Brian Corcoran
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $130,029.77
18.
Name: Thomas Verdi
Job Description: Police Major
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $130,292.57
17.
Name: Michael Martinous
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $133,717.77
16.
Name: Joseph Gallucci
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $134,272.98
15.
Name: Juan Rodrigues
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $135,810.24
14.
Name: Alyssa Deandrade
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $139,575.41
13.
Name: Michael Immondi
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $139,605.89
12.
Name: Michael Figueiredo
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $139,886.01
11.
Name: Andrew Frolich Jr.
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full time
Total: $140,103.12
10.
Name: Scott Keenan
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $141,816.8
9.
Name: Michael Correia
Job Description: Police Captain
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $143,794.78
8.
Name: Fausto Garcia
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $144,039.99
7.
Name: Michael Long
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Retired - Benefits Pending Ret
Total: $111,645.57
6.
Name: Thomas Oates
Job Description: Deputy Police Chief
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $145,107.74
5.
Name: Ralph Abenante
Job Description: Police Person
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $146,832.74
4.
Name: Gregory Paolo
Job Description: Police Sergeant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $147,336.06
3.
Name: Luis Sanlucas
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $153,603.52
2.
Name: Richard Fernandes II
Job Description: Police Lieutenant
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $155,076.93
1.
Name: Hugh Clements Jr.
Job Description: Police Chief
Employment Status: Active - Full Time
Total: $162,394.98
