I-Team Payroll Project: Clayton's highest paid employees

The city of Clayton paid 32 employees more than $50,000 last year, mostly in the police and fire departments, according to the I-Team Payroll Project searchable database of public employee payroll.

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City manager Richard Rose was again the city’s highest paid employee, grossing $124,332 last year. In 2015, he was the only city worker who earned six figures; last year, he was one of three.

Local governments make payroll with your money, which is why the I-Team has assembled a searchable database of public employee pay in the region.

The five highest paid city of Clayton employees last year were:

1. Richard Rose, city manager: $124,332

2. Kevin Schweitzer, finance director: $101,657

3. Matthew Hamlin, chief of police: $100,252

4. Brian Garver, fire chief: $99,802

5. Daniel Hamlin, sergeant: $90,472

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Josh Sweigart

Josh Sweigart is an investigative reporter at the Dayton Daily News. His stories have focused on government waste, fraud, abuse and accountability in southwest Ohio, as well as the statehouse and U.S. Capitol.