Ten additional municipal employees made the “Sunshine List” last year bringing the total to 61 in Wellington County.
The list of public sector employees in Ontario with a salary of $100,000 in 2015 was released on March 24.
The local list includes 61 municipal employees (up by almost 20% from 51 in 2014): 35 from Wellington County, 11 from Centre Wellington, five from Erin, and two each from Minto, Guelph-Eramosa, Mapleton and Puslinch. No employees from Wellington North made the list.
Officials with the province, which has released the Sunshine List annually since 1996, say they provide the figures to keep their commitment to openness and transparency.
“The people of Ontario have a right to know how their dollars are being spent,” stated Deb Matthews, president of Ontario’s Treasury Board.
The $100,000 threshold has not changed since the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act was enacted in 1996. According to the Ontario government, if the threshold was adjusted for inflation, it would be $146,774, reducing the number of employees included in the list by 83 per cent.
However, Premier Kathleen Wynne, who made $208,974 last year, has stated repeatedly over the last couple of years she does not plan on raising the threshold because $100,000 is still a lot of money for many people.
The highest paid employee in the Wellington County area is Dr. Nicola Mercer, medical officer of health with Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH). Mercer made $318,205 in 2015. The health unit had 17 Sunshine List employees with salaries ranging from $101,182 to $318,205.
Second on the local list with a salary of $284,063 is Bruce Lauckner, CEO of Waterloo-Wellington Local Health Integration Network. The LHIN has 14 employees on the list, with salaries ranging from $100,064 to $284,063.
Municipalities
The 61 municipal employees making over $100,000 in 2015 includes 35 Wellington County staff, up from 31 last year.
County employees on the list, from highest paid, include:
– Scott Wilson, CAO, $219,160;
– Gordon Ough, county engineer, $162,461;
– Eddie Alton, social services administrator, $162,459;
– Gary Cousins, director of planning and development, $162,459;
– Janice Hindley, museum and Wellington Place administrator, $162,459;
– Andrea Lawson, director of human resources, $162,459;
– Murray McCabe, chief librarian, $162,459;
– Kenneth Dehart, county treasurer, $160,562;
– Laura Holtom, Home for the Aged administrator, $139,977;
– Kevin MulHolland, construction and property manager, $136,895;
– Donna Bryce, county clerk, $132,735;
– Aldo Salis, manager of development planning, $127,412;
– Mark Van Patter, manager of planning and environment, $124,477;
– Susan Aram, acting county treasurer, $124,029;
– Peg Mehlbauer, director of care, $124,027
– Luisa Artuso, director of child care, $122,321;
– Mark Paoli, manager of policy planning, $120,336;
– J. Paul Johnson, operations manager, $120,069;
– Mark Eby, construction manager, $119,783;
– Susan Farrelly, assistant director of human resources, $119,783;
– Stuart Beumer, director of Ontario works, $119,290;
– Chanda Gilpin, assistant chief librarian, $114,853
– Doug Waram, director of information technology, $111,972;
– Harry Blinkhorn, housing operations manager, $111,439;
– Colleen Cudney, life enrichment manager, $111,055;
– Mark Bolzon, manager of purchasing and risk management services, $108,532;
– David Etherton, technology services manager, $108,532;
– Sean Farrelly, employment planning operations leader, $108,532;
– Tricia Burrough, resident care manager, $106,661;
– Judith Goodall, registered nurse, $105,088;
– Linda Redmond, senior planner, $103,289;
– Carol Woods, registered nurse, $102,610;
– Richard Clark, environmental services manager, $101,623;
– Patricia Ridgeway, nutrition services manager, $101,623; and
– Michael Cushing, roads foreman, $100,696.
Wellington County Warden George Bridge, though not included on the Sunshine list, made a combined $116,179 as county warden ($93,193) and Minto mayor ($22,986).
In Centre Wellington, 11 employees made the list (up from 10 in 2014) including:
– Andrew Goldie, CAO, $157,894;
– Wesley Snarr, managing director of corporate services, $129,077;
– Colin Baker, managing director of infrastructure service, $126,691;
– Brian Detzler, managing director of community service, $123,082;
– Brett Salmon, managing director of planning and development, $122,745;
– Bradley Patton, fire chief, $114,101
– Richard Hulley, manager of human resources, $111,601;
– David Boyle, chief information officer, $110,873;
– Randal Bossence, chief building official, $101,782;
– Kerri O’Kane, manager of legislative service/clerk, $100,744; and
– Mark Bradley, financial manager/deputy treasurer, $100,136.
Erin has five employees on the Sunshine List, up from four last year:
– Kathryn Ironmonger, CAO, $134,390;
– Joseph Babin, interim water superintendent, $114,145;
– Sharon Marshall, director of finance, $108,774;
– Larry Van Wyck, former roads superintendent, $105,529; and
– Lou Lauryssen, water foreman, $100,049.
No employees from Wellington North made the list, but two from each of the other four municipalities made more than $100,000 in 2015:
– Guelph-Eramosa: Harry Niemi, director of public works, $108,462;
– Guelph-Eramosa: Linda Cheyne, director of finance, $107,103;
– Mapleton: Brad McRoberts, director of public works and acting CAO, $121,826;
– Mapleton: Yufang Du, director of finance, $107,747;
– Minto: Bill White, CAO, $128,296;
– Minto: Gordon Duff, treasurer/ deputy CAO, $102,411;
– Puslinch: Karen Landry, CAO, $133,386; and
– Puslinch: Don Creed, director of public works and parks, $102,468.
Provincial Parliament
Local MPPs Ted Arnott in Wellington-Halton Hills and Randy Pettapiece in Perth-Wellington made $129,254 and $116,550 respectively in 2015.
Education
The Wellington Catholic District School Board has 36 employees on the list, down from 42 last year, with salaries ranging from $100,080 to $196,797. Director of education Tamara Nugent tops the list.
Martha Rogers, director of education, made the most ($226,228) in 2015 for the Upper Grand District School Board. There are 174 employees on the UGDSB list this year, up 15% from 151 last year.
Health and wellness
There are 18 local hospital workers on the list this year, including:
– Jerome Quenneville, former president and CEO for North Wellington Health Care (NWHC) and Groves Memorial Community Hospital, $217,340;
– Diane Wilkinson, vice-president patient services and chief nursing executive for NWHC and Groves, $132,386;
– Stephen Street, vice-president of corporate services and planning for NWHC and Groves, $126,451;
– Chantal Yates, registered nurse and patient care coordinator for Groves, $122,008;
– Marsha Martin, integrated chief financial officer for NWHC and Groves, $118,297;
– Sherri Ferguson, chief human resources officer for NWHC and Groves, $113,354;
– Joy Carriere, registered nurse at Groves, $105,731;
– Laura Hutchison, manager speech language pathology for NWHC and Groves, $104,022;
– Deborah Monahan, nurse practitioner, $103,931;
– Elaine Monaghan, registered nurse for Groves, $103,699;
– Lisette Columbus, interim vice president patient services and chief nursing executive for NWHC and Groves, $102,800;
– Tara Strathdee, registered nurse for Groves, $102,611;
– Gail Bridgewater, registered nurse, clinical resource leader for NWHC, $102,418;
– Diane McMillan, registered technologist for Groves, $102,055;
– Nora Mansey, registered nurse, geriatric emergency management for NWHC, $100,559;
– Gianni Accettola, patient care manager for NWHC, $100,537;
– Lori Woestenenk, registered nurse geriatric emergency management for NWHC, $100,469; and
– Kaush Patel, diagnostic imaging manager for NWHC and Groves, $100,388.
Along with 17 employees from the WWLHIN and 14 from WDGPH, there are 26 employees from the Waterloo Wellington Community Care Access Centre who made above $100,000. CEO Dale Clement ranks highest at $208,556.
The Canadian Mental Health Association of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin has eight on the list, ranging from $100,330 to $162,623 for executive director Fred Wagner.
The Children’s Aid Society of Guelph and Wellington has seven people on the list, with salaries ranging from $117,300 to $176,910 for executive director Daniel Moore.
Executive director Silvana Castaldi, who made $109,421 in 2015, is the only employee of Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis on the list.
Police
In the Wellington County OPP, 73 employees made the list for 2015. The highest salary was for Sgt. Mike Ashley with $185,632. Next was Inspector Scott Lawson, detachment commander, who made $146,762 last year.
Conservation
Credit Valley Conservation authority did not have any employees on the Sunshine list for 2015, but had 15 in 2014.
“We did not receive enough of provincial funding (in 2015) to be placed on the list,” said Credit Valley Conservation authority spokesperson Jon MacMull.
The Grand River Conservation Authority has 21 employees on the list, down from 23 last year. The salaries range from $100,178 to $186,047 for CAO Joseph Farwell.
Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority has one employee on the list, general manager Wayne Brohman, who made $102,795. The Maitland Valley Conservation Authority did not have any members on the list for 2015.
The complete list can be found at: https://goo.gl/Vk6Mfg.
