Maximum salary ceiling for eight city Executives is standardized and set

City Council passed an ordinance standardizing Executive pay for eight city officials and they raised the maximum payout (not counting bonuses) to $155,184.  Median pay grade was set at $132,732.  The eight officials are:  Finance Director, Fire Chief,  Police Chief, Public Works Director, Parks Director, Depty Administrator, Planning Director, and Human Resources Director. 

Below is a history of Executive salaries and merit bonuses as collected from earlier public record requests.  Most 2010 executive salaries are at or above the new standardized median salary of $132,732. 

2010 SALARY QUOTES ARE BASE W/O BENEFITS: 
$148,101 Finance Director - Michael Bailey - $142,000 + $6101.18 Bonus  
$149,712 Fire Chief/Acting Police - $139,000 + $10,712 Bonus
$142,008 Police Chief - Ronald Gibson - $142,008 (Starting Salary, hired on 6/1/10)
$140,813 Public Works Director - - $135,000 + $5813 Merit Bonus
$138,228 Parks Director - Craig Larsen - $132,000 + $6,228.82 Merit Bonus
$137,947 Deputy Administrator - Jane Christianson - $132,000 + $5947.56 Bonus.
$134,803 Planning Director - Rob Odle -$129,000 + 5,802.84 Merit Bonus
$133,763 H.R. Director - $128,000 + $5763 Merit Bonus

Across the board:  1% base increase, 2011   Compensation for 2012 unknown.   

NOTES:  Maximum annual bonus is 15% once Directors reach the salary ceiling. Most have reached the ceiling, according to the Mayor (2/11).  Benefit package is ~30% of salary and is non-taxable.

2008 executive lump sum bonuses averaged 8.5% of base salary.  2008 Base salary merit increase averaged 2.2%.  In 2009 no base salary merit raises were awarded.

Reported By Bob Yoder