Looking at Sun City
Anthem Salaries
A Guide that Should
Have Been Used
Instead of Ignored
by
Dave
Czech
Sun City Anthem
Resident
Former Candidate for US
Congress
When hiring an employee and determining
what salary is appropriate, the first thing one might consider is to check an
excellent source, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A wealth of information can be obtained
including the duties and salary figures for a particular position.
But...don't take my word for it, let's
go directly to the source in the actual web site
under:
Property, Real Estate,
and Community Association Managers
Average
Annual Income
$57,000
Of course
there are other aspects you might consider; one of which is perhaps being more
than qualified than the actual need.
In the case
of the Sun City Anthem General Manager, there have been a number of comments as
to her income justification, the most prevalent being that she manages 7,144
homes.
WRONG...She manages 3
buildings:
Anthem
Center
Independence Center
Liberty
Center
Now let's
look at the job description for a Chief Building
Engineer.
The job
description for a "Chief Building Engineer" normally
applies to an individual working in a high rise office building or in our town,
a Strip hotel with millions of square feet.
In Sun City
Anthem we have a total of approximately 145,000 square feet and outside
maintenance of about 160 villas.
These
duties were taken from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics:
a. Develop and implement preventative
maintenance program.
b. Monitor building systems, review
procedures, and inspect completed work to ensure regulation compliance and
safety.
c. Lead building operations, assign
duties, and train staff and sub-contractors on safety and operational
procedure.
d. Schedule and oversee
sub-contractors.
In my
humble opinion such an individual could run Sun City Anthem "with their eyes
closed".
The salary
range for a Chief Building Engineer ranges from
$50,000 to approximately $100,000.
As you can
see, they have tremendous responsibilities.
The annual
income Sun City Anthem's version:
$154,000
The
following web site gives salary information for a Chief Building
Engineer:
Have we overpaid our "hired help"?
It
certainly appears to be the case.
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From Al Chappell...to...Anthem Opinions
Lower their salaries to appropriate levels as stated.
If they do not like it let them GO!
Like any other company we are cutting back on unnecessary expenditures.
Got a job for me?
As long as they're giving away money, I'll take on a job.
Are Summerlin and Green Valley Ranch associations self-managed, and how do we here at Sun City Anthem compare?
Sun City Summerlin is self-managed. Green Valley Ranch uses a professional management firm. The only comparison I have is the number of homes in each community.
Summerlin is about 10% larger that Sun City Anthem and Green Valley Ranch is about 70% the size of SCA.
Any financial information about those respective communities is private and can only be obtained from a member of the respective community.