Municipality of Chatham-Kent

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2006

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in Municipality of Chatham-Kent, including:

2006 Ontario Sunshine List: Municipality of Chatham-Kent Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Municipality of Chatham-Kent's 18 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $2,093,856.29 in 2005.

At the top of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Municipality of Chatham-Kent was GM, Corporate Services GERRY WOLTING, who brought home $152,934.57 in 2005.

Following GERRY WOLTING was GM, Health & Family Services LUCY BROWN, with annual earnings of $133,776.99. Police Chief CARL HERDER made $129,733.38, GM, Infrastructure & Engineering Srvcs. LEO DENYS made $128,605.15, and Senior Level Advisor JACK SONNEVELD round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $122,047.16 for the Municipality of Chatham-Kent 2006 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2005, 7 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 10 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 1 received between $150,001 and $200,000 at the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2006 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2006 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2006 Employers List.