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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, March 28, 2012 · 4 Politicians are earning less than bureaucrats Continued from page 1 The Sunshine List shows HHS also employs the second-highest paid public sector employee in Halton with HHS Chief of Staff Dr. Lorne Martin receiving $427,991.56 in salary and taxable benefits in 2011. Sheridan College President Jeff Zabudsky was the third-highest paid, receiving $379,191.70 in salary and taxable benefits. The Town of Oakville had 151 employees make the Sunshine List in 2011, considerably more than last year's total of 121. A total of 118 Town employees made the list in 2009. The Town's Director of Human Resources, Elizabeth Bourns, said approximately half of the additional staff on the Oakville Travel Show Wednesday, April 4th at 1:00pm Holiday Inn & Suites Oakville at Bronte, 2525 Wyecroft Road Join us as we share details about possibly your next trip of a lifetime at our travel show. We'll tempt you with pictures and information about many of our North American sightseeing tours including: Newfoundland, A New England cruise, Alaska and the Rocky Mountains. Seats are limited! Please RSVP to 1-866-967-9909 or email us at: info@denuretours.com DeNure Tours Sunshine List for 2011 are there as a result of earning overtime. The remaining changes, she said, were the result of salary increases for performance and promotions. "The Town's compensation philosophy is to remain competitive and reward performance," wrote Bourns in an e-mail. The Town of Oakville's Chief Administrative Officer, Ray Green, was again the highestpaid Town employee, receiving $232,233.98 in salary and taxable benefits in 2011. Oakville Commissioner of Community Services Domenic Lunardo was the second-highest paid with $189,989.12, while Commissioner of Corporate Services Gord Lalonde, Commissioner of Planning and Development Jane Clohecy and Commissioner of Infrastructure Services David Bloomer followed -- each receiving $189,986.24 in 2011. Once again, being mayor didn't mean making the most money in Town. Oakville Mayor Rob Burton received $164,888.31 in salary and taxable benefits for Dr. Lorne Martin his work as both Oakville's mayor and as a regional councillor. Halton Region had 339 employees on the Sunshine List, up from 283 in 2010. A total of 209 Halton Region employees made the list in 2009. Regional Human Resources Director John Phelan said the $100,000 salary mark is no longer as unobtainable as it was when the government made it the Sunshine List threshold in 1996. "It's becoming a... I wouldn't say typical salary, but the positions we have here, police constables, paramedics, with their Jeff Zabudsky salary plus overtime, they are going to go over that threshold and that is a large population of people obviously," said Phelan. "It's the same with management positions. You are beginning to see $100,000 (as not) an unrealistic management salary." It was pointed out that if inflation were factored in since 1996, the disclosure threshold today would be $139,000. Halton Commissioner & Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Nosal ranked as the highest paid Regional employee with $298,283.78 in salary and taxable benefits. Regional Chief Administrative Dr. Robert Nosal Officer Patrick Moyle was the second-highest paid with $286,727 while Associate Medical Officer of Health Monier Taha had the third highest Region employee salary and taxable benefits at $261,004.87. Halton Regional Chair Gary Carr received $162,118.57 in salary and taxable benefits in 2011 while Halton Police Chief Gary Crowell received $227,220.19. The Region employees making more than $100,000 included 183 members of the Halton Regional Police Service, up from 165 in 2010. A total of 113 members of the See Numbers page 9