Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff draws 2K in combined pension, salary
After Jim Fryhoff was elected last year as Ventura County sheriff, he officially retired from his job as a sheriff's office commander before taking...
After Jim Fryhoff was elected last year as Ventura County sheriff, he officially retired from his job as a sheriff's office commander before taking his new post leading the department. That allowed him to start drawing a $180,000 per year county pension in addition to his sheriff's salary of $332,000. The move is legal, and Ventura County's taxpayer watchdog group says it isn't improper. If Fryhoff hadn't done it, he would have had to wait to get his pension until he leaves his position as sheriff, but the pension would then be much bigger, perhaps as much as $300,000 per year.