The city of Vandalia paid 14 employees more than $100,000 last year, one fewer than in in 2016, according to the I-Team Payroll Project searchable database of public employees.
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Local governments make payroll with your money, which is why the I-Team has assembled and made available a searchable database of pay for public employees.
Vandalia’s highest-paid employee last year was municipal court clerk Karen Goffena, who retired last year and cashed out accrued leave to bring her gross compensation to $153,523 last year, compared to the $106,084 she was paid in 2016.
An I-Team investigation last year found the ability to cash out unused sick and vacation leave is a rare perk in the private sector, though local governments are on the hook for tens of millions of dollars worth of these payments.
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Another of the city’s highest-paid workers, Police Chief Douglas Knight, announced this week he is retiring in June after more than 37 years with the city.
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Vandalia’s 10 highest-paid employees last year were:
1. Karen Goffena, clerk of court: $153,523
2. Jon Crusey, city manager: $136,527
3. Steven Clark, parks and recreation director: $120,991
4. Douglas Knight, police chief: $117,806
5. Chad Follick, fire chief: $115,951
6. Gregory Shackelford, assistant city manager: $115,536
7. Benjamin Walker, police sergeant: $114,191
8. Thomas Vallery, police sergeant: $113,323
9. Daniel Swafford, police lieutenant: $111,788
10. Robert Cron, public service director: $111,353
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