Wages at City Hall didn't rise with the level of inflation in 2014. According to figures released Thursday as part of the city's annual report, wages for Kelowna's 778 civic employees came in at $61.4 million in 2014. That's an increase of $407,000 – or 0.6 per cent over 2013. Factoring in council remuneration and employee paid benefits, however, the city actually paid less than the year before. It paid out slightly more than $70 million in 2014, for a drop of $1.2 million. One reason for the difference was a one-time, $1-million payment made to firefighters in 2013 as part of a provincially arbitrated settlement in 2012. That one-time payment meant 67 firefighters in Kelowna earned more than $100,000 in 2013 compared with 23 the previous year. That number dropped back down to 29 in 2014. Overall, 75 employees with the city earned a paycheque in excess of $100,000, including 44 management, 29 firefighters and two CUPE employees. Of the 788 city employees, 40 per cent or 316 earned $75,000 or more. Those include 110 management, 107 firefighters and 99 CUPE employees. These figures do not reflect a 2.5 per cent yearly increase for firefighters reached earlier this week. That increase is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2013. HR and corporate performance director Stu Leatherdale said the retroactive payment means these numbers will balloon again next year. Leatherdale did say City Hall is going through some upper-level restructuring. During the next three years, he expects as much as 30 per cent of upper management will retire. He said their replacements will come in at a lower salary as they work their way up the corporate ladder. City manager Ron Mattiussi, the city's CEO, is the leading wage earner, pulling in $271,000 in 2014. Deputy manager Paul Macklem is next at $195,000. John Vos (corporate business director) also earned $195,000 in 2014, followed by Jim Paterson (director business development - now retired) $171,000 and Sam Samaddar (airport manager) at $165,000.
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http://apps.kelowna.ca/CityPage/Docs/PDFs/Council/Meetings/Council%20Meetings%202015/2015-06-22/Regular%20PM/Agenda%20Package%20-%20Regular%20PM%20Council%20Meeting_Jun22_2015.pdf?t=083102 P.285
Above Link is for Staff Remuneration at City of Kelowna.
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Links to last years Kelowna SOFI for comparison.
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