The top earning municipal employees across the county collectively took home over $7.3-million in 2016.
The “Sunshine List” of public sector employees in Ontario with a salary of at least $100,000 was released on March 31.
The local list includes 59 municipal employees (down from 61 in 2015) who were collectively paid $7,328,922 last year.
Thirty-four are from Wellington County, 11 from Centre Wellington, three each from Erin, Guelph-Eramosa, Mapleton and Minto, and one each from Puslinch and Wellington North.
Officials with the province, which has released the Sunshine List annually since 1996, say providing the figures helps maintain openness and transparency.
According to the government, if the salary threshold was adjusted for inflation, it would be $149,424 in today’s dollars, reducing the number of employees included in the list by 84 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 59 municipal employees making over $100,000 in 2016 includes 34 Wellington County staff, down from 35 last year.
County employees on the list include:
– Scott Wilson, CAO, $215,396;
– Gordon Ough, county engineer, $159,672;
– Andrea Lawson, director of human resources, $159,669;
– Eddie Alton, social services administrator, $159,669;
– Gary Cousins, director of planning and development, $162,459;
– Kenneth Dehart, county treasurer, $159,669;
– Murray McCabe, chief librarian, $159,669;
– Janice Hindley, museum and Wellington Place administrator, $159,669;
– Laura Holtom, Wellington Terrace administrator, $143,097;
– Kevin Mulholland, construction and property manager, $134,546;
– Donna Bryce, county clerk, $132,242;
– Peg Mehlbauer, director of care, $126,143;
– Aldo Salis, manager of development planning, $123,942;
– Mark Paoli, manager of policy planning, $121,029;
– Mark Van Patter, manager of planning and environment, $120,932;
– Susan Aram, manager of financial services, $119,664;
– J. Paul Johnson, operations manager, $119,379;
– Susan Farrelly, assistant director of human resources, $117,728;
– Luisa Artuso, director of children’s early years, $117,728;
– Mark Eby, construction manager, $117,728;
– Stuart Beumer, director of Ontario works, $117,728;
– Chanda Gilpin, assistant chief librarian, $117,556;
– Doug Waram, director of information technology, $115,614;
– Mark Bolzon, manager of purchasing and risk management services, $110,248;
– Tricia Burrough, resident care manager, $109,154;
– Harry Blinkhorn, housing operations manager, $108,372;
– Sean Farrelly, employment planning and strategic operations leader, $107,286;
– David Etherton, technology services manager, $106,670;
– Judith Goodall, registered nurse, $105,059;
– Sarah Wilhelm, senior planner, $104,524;
– Suzanne Schwartzentruber, assistant administrator of Wellington Terrance, $102,867;
– Ram Das Soligo, manager of solid waste services, $102,867;
– Linda Redmond, senior planner, $102,225; and
– John O’Donnell, roads superintendent, $101,596.
Former Wellington County Warden George Bridge, though not included on the Sunshine list, made a combined $122,333 as county warden ($97,887) and Minto mayor ($24,446).
In Centre Wellington, 11 employees made the list:
– Andrew Goldie, CAO, $173,163;
– Wesley Snarr, managing director of corporate services, $138,571;
– Colin Baker, managing director of infrastructure service, $136,456;
– Brett Salmon, managing director of planning and development, $132,364;
– Brian Detzler, managing director of community service, $130,400;
– Bradley Patton, fire chief, $119,279;
– David Boyle, chief information officer, $115,608;
– Richard Hulley, manager of human resources, $112,980;
– Randal Bossence, chief building official, $108,213;
– Kerri O’Kane, manager of legislative service/clerk, $106,471; and
– Mark Bradey, financial manager/deputy treasurer, $103,581.
Of the remaining municipalities, 14 employees made more than $100,000 in 2016:
– Guelph-Eramosa: Ian Roger, CAO, $130,157;
– Guelph-Eramosa: Harry Niemi, director of public works, $111,062;
– Guelph-Eramosa: Linda Cheyne, director of finance, $105,989;
– Erin: Joseph Babin, water superintendent, $112,046;
– Erin: Dave Knight, roads foreman, $108,114;
– Erin: Dina Lundy, clerk, $107,569;
– Mapleton: Brad McRoberts, CAO, $130,982;
– Mapleton: Yufang Du, director of finance, $107,747;
– Mapleton: James Grose, manager of public works, $100,830;
– Minto: Bill White, CAO, $142,409;
– Minto: Gordon Duff, treasurer/ deputy CAO, $107,167;
– Minto: Ronald Hansen, public works director, $103,129;
– Puslinch: Karen Landry, CAO, $139,003; and
– Wellington North: Michael Givens, CAO, $106,904.
For a complete list of all public sector employees in Wellington County paid more than $100,000 see next week’s Wellington Advertiser. For the full Sunshine List click here.
