The city of Hamilton paid 56 employees more than $100,000 last year, compared to 43 in in 2016, according to the I-Team Payroll Project searchable database of public employees.
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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.
As in previous years, workers in the city's electric utility were among the city's highest-paid, though city manager Joshua Smith topped the payroll with a gross compensation of $235,291 -- making him again the highest-paid city manager in the region. Smith was paid $217,676 in 2016.
Shelley Dickstein, city manager of the much-larger city of Dayton, was paid $196,116 last year, by comparison.
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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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Hamilton’s 10 highest-paid employees last year were:
1. Joshua Smith, city manager: $235,219
2. David Schlueter, electric distribution troubleshooter: $172,500
3. Michael Perry, director of utility operations: $149,350
4. Craig Bucheit, police chief: $134,200
5. Timothy Werdmann, executive director of external services: $130,886
6. Joseph Scrimizzi, executive director of public safety: $128,827
7. Thomas Vanderhorst, executive director of external services: $126,892
8. Steven Dawson, fire chief: $123,572
9. Kent Reed, electric distribution troubleshooter: $123,124
10. Jody Gunderson, economic development director: $122,652
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