Greene County paid 13 employees more than $100,000 last year, one more than in 2016, according to the I-Team Payroll Project searchable database of public employees.
Local governments make payroll with your money, which is why the I-Team has assembled and made available a searchable database of pay for public employees.
Greene County Developmental Disabilities Superintendent John La’Rock was paid $155,283 last year, making him the county’s highest-paid employee.
La'Rock and his wife Jill previously made the highest-paid employee list before Jill retired in October 2016 as a department director in the agency John oversees.
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LaRock last year accepted a public reprimand from the Ohio Ethics Commission for improperly approving his wife’s performance evaluations between 2010 and 2012.
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The 10 highest paid Montgomery County employees in 2017 were:
1. Developmental Disabilities Superintendent John La’Rock: $155,283
2. County Prosecutor Stephen Haller: $127,563
3. County Administrator Brandon Huddleson: $123,159
4. Court Logistics Coordinator Dennis McManes: $117,759
5. Public Defender Arthur Sidell: $115,003
6. Director of Sanitary Engineering Ronald Volkerding: $106,630
7. Assistant Prosecutor Suzanne Schmidt: $106,080
8. Finance Director Myra Jackson: $105,376
9. Estate of Chief Magistrate Raymond Dundes (deceased): $105,090
10. County Engineer Rob Geyer: $104,950
An I-Team investigation last year found the ability to cash out unused sick and vacation leave is a rare perk in the private sector, though local governments are on the hook for tens of millions of dollars worth of these payments.
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