City payroll tops $12.5 million in 2017

POWELL RIVER, B.C.-Powell River’s firefighters are among the highest paid people working for the city. City hall has released the salaries of all of its employees.

The numbers are part of its 2017 Statement of Financial Information, which was presented to council at a special meeting on Thursday.

In total, city employees were paid $12,539,961 last year. Of those, 23 earned at least $100,000, 12 of which were firefighters.

The city’s highest paid employee was Director of Fire and Emergency Services Terry Peters, who earned $178,808. In total city council was paid $160, 536. Mayor David Formosa earned the most among them. He was paid $46,566.

You can find the complete Statement of Financial Information at the city’s website.

List of city council salaries, listed alphabetically:

-Brewer, Russell, Councillor, $18,624
-Formosa, David, Mayor, $46,566
-Hathaway, Margaret Councillor, $18,624
-Leishman, CaroleAnn, Councillor, $19,366
-Palm, James, Councillor, $18,624
-Skadsheim, Karen, Councillor, $19,366
-Southcott, Robert, Councillor, $19,366

City employees who made more than $100,000, listed alphabetically:

-Adam, Michael, Fire Captain, $151,611
-Allman, Sidney, Firefighter, $119,956
-Birtig, Tor, Director of Infrastructure, $116,380
-Boogaards, Ray, Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture, $117,250
-Cator, Shawn, Operational Services Manager, $106,229
-Collicutt, Brad, Firefighter, $129,597
-Cote, Kevin, Firefighter, $121,203
-Culos, Kevin, Firefighter, $140,366
-D’Angio Frank, Manager of Engineering services, $100,510
-Day, Kathleen, Chief Financial Officer, $146,278
-Devlin, Robert, Firefighter, $127,888
-Ellis, David, Fire Captain, $146,010
-Fougere, Todd, Recreation Complex Maintenance Foreman, $101,448
-Fraser, Mac, Chief Administrative Officer, $165,173
-Grantham, William, Fire Captain, $149,359
-Jackson, Chris, City Clerk, $125,729
-Jones, Carl, Fire Captain, $157,683
-Knight, Thomas, Planning Director, $111,998
-Peckford, Mark, Fire Captain, $145,837
-Peters, Terry, Fire and Emergency Services Director, $178,808
-Phyall, Christian, Firefighter, $137,211
-Pukesh, Neil, Recreation Manager, $103,106
-Swanson, Rocky, Deputy Fire Chief, $139,873

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