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JThe Canadian Champion, Friday, April 8, 2005-3 Hospital CEO Halton's highest paid civil servant Nurse and three regional police constablesjoin $100,OOO club By ANGELA BLACKBURN Special ta The Champion For the second consecutive year Halton's highest paid civil ser- vant in 2004 was Halton Healthcare Services CEO John Oliver. Mr. Oliver took home $370,000 in 2004, hut a nurse and three police constahles also earned more than $100,000 - which eamned themn a spot on the Province's '$100,000 club' liat. Mr. Oliver's pay last year was nearly $50,000 higher than the previous year (in 2003 lie earned $323,84 1), according to a recent- ly-relcased provincial govemment report on the salaries and ben- eflîs of public sector employees who earned $ 100,000 or more st year. Facli year, since the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act was passed in 1996, the Ontario governrent publishes a compendium on public sector employeca pald an atsnual salary of $100.000 or more. Organizations funded by the Province are required to dis- close the namnes, positions, salaries and taxable benefits; of these employees. The Act covers municipal govertnents, universities and colleges, achool boards, hospitals, and Crown agencies as well as other non-profit organizations that receive a large share of fund- ing from the Province. At the Town of Milton, CAO Mario Belvedere made the most last year at $155,393.36, followed hy Director of Corporate Services and Treasurer Jim McQueen. $120,95 1.78; Director of Cominunity Service Jennifer Reynolds, $1 20,393.10; Director of Planning and Development Mcl Iovio, $119,140.50; Director of Engineering Paul Cripps. $105,862.36; former lire chief Harold Penson. $ 105,128.02 and Chief Librarian Leslie Fitch. $105.021 .64. Other top eamners in 1-lton include Halton Region's CAO Brent Marshall, xvho took home $283,043.79; Hlton Medical Officer of Health Dr. Bob Nosal, wvho earned $185,660.92: Halton Regional Police Chief Ean Algar whlo took home $162000; Halion District BI8LJS "' Board of bducation Director Dr. Dusty Papke, who eamned $ 195,694; Halton Catholic District Sehool Board Education Director Lou Piovesan, who earned $157.950; and five Oakville- Trafalgar Memnonal Hospital (OTMH) vice-presidents, who each took home between $126,000 and $170,000. At the publie sehool board, Associate Director Barry Finlay eamed $142,688 while public achool board superintendents took home between $103,000 and $128,000 and principals earned just over $100.000. 'Me public sebool board's elemnentary panel instructional co-ordinator earned $124,000 compared to its sec- ondary panel instructional co-ordinator's $131,000 salary. The board's executive officer of humnan resources earned $128.000. Catholie school board superintendents eamned approximately $130.000 while the executive officer of humnan resources took home $119,000. es and corporate services earned $155,00) and $149.000, respec- tively. Halton Regional Police Depuly Chief Mike Kingston said a combination of factors led tu the appearance of three constables and three detectives on the liat. "A major contributing factor is the addition of overtimne to an offlcer's base salary,' sald Deputy Chief Kingston. Not as weighty a factor, but somnething that could have tipped the officers into the $ 100.000 range when combined with overtime and pald duty assignmnents, was a retroactive pay hike that came with a contract settlement last year, according 10 the deputy chief. Paid duty, extra policing done by officers in their off-timne, said Mr. Kingston, operates differently in Halton than in many other Ontario communities and therefore could also push an officer's salary up. $139.000 and the commissioners of conimunity and social servie- see OVERTIME on page il Toyota's Biggest Sales Event et the Year. If s Big3 It's Rod. 1 And It's backl 400 Steeles Avenue 905 875-1700 www. mlltontoyota.com Services on-site rsegnc)i rtes Ca#IArny formoçae fb WPER IT 's u OPENDAIY (ust e uder12,one cfhld per adufh) 3" Days of theyoarl 905-875-1559 5l5 Ontarlo St. S. in Milton Mail1' Um IN' 810% M im ECMM2 EMU cm" wkm ----