ROTHENBURGER: Paycheques tell the tale of who gets what at City Hall
ARE CITY EMPLOYEES and City council worth their paycheques?
That’s a subjective question if there ever was one but first you have to know how much they’re getting paid. The numbers are available — at least for those making more than $75,000 — in a document called the Statement of Financial Information Report (SOFI).
That’s the report all municipalities must file under the Financial Information Act, usually by June 30 of each year. This year the deadline was extended to Aug. 31 due to the pandemic.
The total bill for remuneration to City employees not including benefits was more than $61 million in 2019. Of that, employees making more than $75,000 a year account for $33,242,932 of it. Council members cost a little under $400,000.