Salaries and wages of Highland employees added to BND’s Public Pay Database
The salaries and wages of Highland employees for 2019 have been added to the Belleville News-Democrat’s Public Pay Database.
To view the BND’s Public Pay Database, go to https://www.bnd.com/publicpay
The highest earner in Highland in 2019, the latest figures available, was City Manager Mark Latham, who was paid $140,671 according to records provided to the BND from Highland through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Latham announced his retirement as city manager in July and plans to end his tenure as Highland’s city manager in November. He has been city manager since 2005 and has worked for the city of Highland for 44 years.
Electric Lineman Michael Odorizzi was the second-highest earner employed by the city, bringing in $132,512, the records show. Odorizzi earned $14,972 of his total pay through overtime.
Barkley Schlaefer, who also works as an electric lineman, was third with a salary of $119,849. Schlaefer earned $18,759 of his total pay through overtime.
The city’s fourth-highest employee was EMT Paramedic Bradley Menz, with a salary of $118,350, $51,361 of which was in overtime pay. The fifth-highest was Director of Technology & Innovation Angela Imming who earned $114,771.
The BND’s Public Pay Database goes back to 2011 with information obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests. The salary information does not always include insurance or benefits. Some records include detailed information on overtime and other pay, while for some districts that information was not readily available.
The database includes worker compensation in most local governments, including cities, counties, townships, school districts and local colleges and universities. More pay records will be added as the BND receives salary data through open records requests.