Since 2004, Tim's salary has increased at least 2% each year.  At least until the 2009-2010 budget, where it decreased 11.5%, or over $11,000.

This chart compares the salaries of the Assessor and the Assistant Assessor to the salary increases in Unit 12, the lowly clerical unit that does most of the actual work in the office.

OR perhaps this is leftover from the "salary savings" budget proposals, where mandatory furlough hours and reduced work weeks were required to be included in the budgets submitted.  

Regardless, shame on the Board for posting unreliable budget information as fact, shame on whoever is in charge of salary for elected officials since Bob's pay increased above and beyond reason (is he really worth $65 per hour?), and let's hope that Bob's posted salary was not reduced as required, since his pay still increased 3% as everyone else's went down.

And no, it isn't Bob or Tim's fault that insurance costs have gone up.  BUT shame on them for accepting salary increases that are above what their staff receives.  Just because you CAN, does not mean you SHOULD.  If the County is telling your staff that times are tight and this is all we can afford to pay you, what a fat ego it takes to assume that you and your buddies are exempt from sharing the burden.

Although considering the example the Board set with Navarette's 50% salary increase ("because he's worth it!") no one should be surprised if the rest of management is utterly shameless in their greed.