Part 6: Dispatcher and Records Clerk Wages

Part 6:  Dispatcher and Records Clerk Wages

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

This is part of our continued series on Washington public safety employee wages.  In this issue we report on the current wage rankings for 911 dispatchers and police records clerks.

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Use of the OFM Population Numbers: Why Size Matters

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

In the past two newsletter issues, we reported on and discussed the annual OFM population numbers. As indicated, all the details of those numbers are posted on the Cline and Associates Premium Website. While the Cline and Associates Database tracks a wide range of demographic factors, Population remains the most important factor for the selection of negotiation “comparables.”

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Highlights from OFM Population Number Report

Highlights from OFM Population Number Report

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

In our last newsletter, we announced the release of the 2023 OFM Population Report. In this article, we discuss some of the highlights from the OFM data.

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