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Former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Tim Hagan has landed a new position at the county-subsidized MetroHealth Medical Center. This is his second time around at the hospital, which will ultimately contribute to a second retirement account.
Hagan was first hired in 1998 after his first retirement as commissioner. His role as a MetroHealth consultant was to raise money, keep track of local and state issues and develop policy positions. Hospital records indicate Hagan was earning as much as $112,500 in just over two years.
After serving another six years as commissioner, he’s back again. Hagan will be working a three day work week as senior adviser for the health system.
In his role as a part time adviser, he will be earning roughly $90,000 a year salary on top of his public pension, which is an estimated $40,000 a year. Since MetroHealth is a public entity, he and the hospital will continue to pay into the Ohio Public Employee Retirement system. Upon retiring from the public life again, he will receive payments from an annuity. Public employees contribute 10 percent of their salaries, boosted by 14 percent from their employers.
MetroHealth Board Chairman Ronald Fountain claims the salary is reasonable. "We're paying him for the outcome we believe he can produce," Fountain said in a phone interview Wednesday.
Hagan views himself as “fortunate.” He is passionate about the mission of MetroHealth and their devotion to serving patients regardless of income or ability to pay. In taking this position, he hopes to make a positive contribution.
His goals at MetroHealth are to help the system expand to Cuyahoga county’s east side, aid the system in managing federal health care reform, and there’s a possibility he will promote the renewal of a countywide human service tax in 2012.
