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ASK THE EXPERTS stl VAUGHAN CHRYSLER as RENOVATE | DECORATE | LANDSCAPE : » 2022 ° 3 ‘| Ftissa LIFESTYLE Ba SAVE $$$ WITH SMART UPGRADES @ w theifp.ca THIS WEEKEND! SAVVY DESIGN & DECOR TRENDS > STARMETROLAND wy OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER HOMEANDLIFESTYLESHOW.CA IBNEWS OVER 100 TOWN EMPLOYEES ON 2021 SUNSHINE LIST MELANIE HENNESSEY mhennessey@ metroland.com The Town of Halton Hills now has more than 100 staff members earning over $100,000 per year, ac- cording to the recently- published Sunshine List. ument — which is released annually to disclose the names and salaries of Ontario public sector employees who make in excess of $100,000 —shows there are 108 staff members working for the local municipality who reached this benchmark in 2021, up from the previ- ous year's 98. Topping the list is Hal- ton Hills Chief Adminis- trative Officer Chris Mills, who earned $240,348.67. Mills took over the reins in an acting Graham Paine/Metroland Halton Hills CAO Chris Mills was the top-earnin; employee at town hall in 2021. capacity at first when for- mer CAO Brent Marshall went on leave in August 020. In November 2021, Hal- ton Hills council released a statement indicating Marshall was no longer employed by the munici- pality, and that it "does not comment on personnel matters and will not be is- suing additional informa- tion on this matter." During the time Mar- shall was on the town pay- roll in 2021, he earned $141,921.46 — down from his salary of $267,597.25 in 2020. Town department heads were next up on the list of top earners in Hal- ton Hills. Commissioner of Planning and Develop- ment John Linhardt took home $202,204.88, while Commissioner of Recre- ation and Parks Warren Harris made $202,204.87. aura Lancaster — commissioner of corpo- rate services — was the top-earning female on staff at $168,913.61. Meanwhile, Mayor Rick Bonnette was the highest-paid politician at town hall, making $156,566.54 (earnings from both the town and Halton Region, where he also serves on council). About a third of the Halton Hills employees who made the Sunshine List are local firefighters. For the best JOB, cali ROB. RobKelly.ca robkelly@royallepage.ca ee nn ROYAL LePAGE <eme 01 416-450-7614 ==