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The vast majority of the township’s six-figure earners — 22 to be exact — work in the township fire department. The second highest paid worker was a fire lieutenant who got there by working more than $56,000 worth of overtime. But the city’s top earner was administrator Jesse Lightle.
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The five highest paid Washington Twp. employees last year were:
1. Jesse Lightle, township administrator: $152,349
2. Jeffrey Guernsey, fire lieutenant: $139,724
3. Ronald Kern, fire captain: $132,868
4. Ian Emmons, fire lieutenant: $124,357
5. Michael Guadagno, fire captain: $123,817
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