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Deputy sheriff’s union: Three year financial snapshot
September 10th, 2008, 5:59 am · 6 Comments · posted by Teri Sforza, Register staff writer
Continuing our look at the finances of The Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs (see our first post about head honcho compensation here), we note that the union’s expenses outpaced revenues in two of the three years examined.
It was short $146,151 in 2004 and $160,390 in 2005, before rounding the corner in 2006 (with an extra $6,486).
And the union’s net assets - mostly cash and securities - went down 9.2 percent over three years.
FUN FACTOIDS
In 2006, the union gave out cash donations totaling $61,254. Here are the largest grants:
- California District Attorneys Investigators Association, $19,000
- National Law Enforcement Museum, $15,000
- Baker to Vegas Association (race) $6,800
- Orange County Sheriffs Advisory Council, $2,400
In the “specific assistance to individuals” category, the union said it gave $1,244 to officers’ families.
BACKGROUND ON THE UNION
Its members are fully sworn deputies, investigators and sergeants of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and the District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigations. “Our members proudly protect, at any risk or harm to themselves, the residents and visitors of Orange County, California, 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” the union’s web site says.
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You forgot to point out that all of the money comes from the members dues and voluntary contributions. All of the organizations you list as receiving donations are fraternal organizations or public service organizations, usually for charitable events. Once again, all voluntary contributions from members. I am a charter member (1976), retired and proud as ever of the work done by my brothers and sisters at AOCDS. They serve the membership and save the county money on health costs. Why suggest something is shady here? Only guessing, but that “net asset” worth is probably the office building on 5th St.
This is a two-part post, Oldski, and no, we didn’t forget to do that. From the first part of this post:
Quint asked us to stress that “this is not taxpayer money, not one cent.” Union salaries are paid by the deputies’ membership dues, which produced $1.35 million in 2006.
Ms. Sforza, I stand corrected, thank you.
Confused….
Teri Sforza -
I told Alan that the reasons non-profits come under the Watchdog purview are articulated here, but that the meat-and-potatoes of it was this:
For every three dollars donated to charity, the government forfeits a dollar or so in tax revenue.
So is it not taxpayer money being forfeited? Or is this a double standard? No offensive against the union - just want to set the record correct.
Yes Alan, you are very confused, and obviously very distraught about CHOC and the Boy Scouts, whatever. You are lost on the wrong sites. Go make a protest sign(s) and stand in front of the Rush Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital and harangue the nuns. Have a nice day.
Oldski, hmm… another post that is irrelevant and I guess now it has to do with hospitals.
(just more noise)