Three senior staff directors are above the $100,000 salary plateau at the District of Lake Country, recently released salary figures show as of Dec. 31, 2016.
Topping the trio is chief administrative officer Alberto De Feo at $182,625.59, an increase over the $171,000 he earned the previous year.
Joining De Feo in the $100,000 salary group are Michael Mercer, director of engineering and environmental service, at $128,816.07; Mark Koch, director of community services, at $124,279.25; and fire chief Steve Windsor at $122,186.71.
By law, municipalities are required each year to release the salary figures for public knowledge of all employees earning more than $75,000 in salary.
In Lake Country, 13 other staff employees exceed that plateau, at an overall staff taxable salary cost of $4.9 million.
Mayor James Baker said the district relies on regional district studies to determine the going salary range for administrative services and tends to land in the median of that range.
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Baker said the sunshine tax, taking less salary to live the Okanagan lifestyle, has long since disappeared, at least in the public sector.
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Baker said while some people with specialized skills may switch back and forth from the private sector, he said Lake Country害羞草研究所檚 municipal staff tends to be stable.
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Meanwhile, a committee has been struck by council to review the remuneration for council members, which is currently $40,965 for the mayor and $16,143 for councillors.
The recommendations adopted will come into play for the next council elected in the fall of 2018.
