PBSO Col. Joseph Bradshaw: special risk pension? (PBSO.com photo)
And at a time when Sheriff Ric Bradshaw wants taxpayers to pony up an unprecedented $531 million for his administration, the lawyer’s pension and contribution from the county could be nearly doubled because of the sworn affidavit.
It’s yet another Gossip Extra exclusive that the so-called mainstream media missed: Col. Joseph Bradshaw, no relation to Ric, claimed in a 2002 that his duties included the “pursuit, apprehension and arrest” of criminals.
While sheriff’s spokespeople have been dragging their feet on providing information on the colonel, his biography on the PBSO website claims he received a law degree in 1987 and “. . . served as the legal adviser for the Sheriff’s Office for most of his career.”
Bradshaw also claimed on the same form that he is the supervisor of service members in charge of the “pursuit, apprehension and arrest” of criminals.
PBSO’s organization chart clearly shows Joseph Bradshaw is only in charge of legal affairs and has no other supervisory role.
Joseph Bradshaw’s biography on pbso.org documents four years of road patrol — in sleepy Wilton Manor in the 1970s! — which could be eligible for “special risk” pension.
By the way, Joseph Bradshaw is already one of the highest paid county workers, at $176,323 as base salary plus benefits and OT.
According to the Florida Retirement System’s website, Joseph Bradshaw’s claim of a special risk job can increase his pension to 3 percent of his salary per year while senior management is entitled to two percent.
Keep in mind that PBSO doubles an employee’s contributions, so Joseph Bradshaw really gets 6 percent for “special risk” instead of 4.
Here is Joseph Bradshaw’s sworn affidavit:
“This is insane,” said PBSO critic Mark Dougan . “It’s a shame. He’s the legal adviser of a police agency. He should know better.
“Even if he claims it’s an error, I’m told it’s been brought to his attention by human resources people and his response was to threaten them. If everyone engaged in the same behavior, the pension system would in an even more dire situation that it is now.”
Joseph Bradshaw didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Here is the unedited version of Joseph Bradshaw’s official PBSO biography:
“Colonel Bradshaw serves as the Senior Executive Staff Officer for the Department of Legal Affairs. He has over 28 years’ experience as a Deputy Sheriff with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and is a former New York City Assistant District Attorney. He holds a Juris Doctor from Pace University School of Law in New York.
Colonel Bradshaw graduated in 1976 from Florida Atlantic University, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. Upon graduation, he began his law enforcement career as a road patrol officer and later as a detective with the Wilton Manors Police Department in Broward County, Florida until 1980, when he became a full-time law student at Pace University School of Law. He received his Juris Doctor Degree in 1983. Subsequent to graduation from law school, he served as an Assistant District Attorney in New York City, spending a majority of his time prosecuting child abuse cases in Brooklyn.
Colonel Bradshaw began his career with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office as a road patrol deputy working out of District One on January 1, 1986. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1987. He has served as the Legal Advisor for the Sheriff’s Office for most of his career. In 1996, he was appointed Undersheriff, where he was second in command under former Sheriff Charles McCutcheon. Colonel Bradshaw was President of the Florida Association of Police Attorneys from 1994 through 1997 and was sworn in as a member of the United States Supreme Court Bar in 2005. In June of 2013, Colonel Bradshaw was the recipient of the Claude Pepper Outstanding Government Lawyer Award presented to him by The Florida Bar, ‘For Exemplifying the Highest Ideals of Dedication, Professionalism, and Ethics in Serving the Public as a Government Lawyer.’”
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