All figures are from January 21st 2008. Any pay increases during 2008 are in addition.
Susan Lowe. Director of Legal and Property Services. 2006-2007 Salary - £107,007 (Includes election fees £313)
Bob Saunders. Executive Director (Interim). 2006-2007 Salary - £110,174 (Includes election fees £150)
Martin Kimber. Director of Environmental Services. 2006-2007 Salary - £117,019
Ged Rowney. Director of Children and Young Peoples Services. (2005-2006 Salary - £118,877). 2006-2007 Salary - £126,995. (Pay rise = 6.8%)
Bernard Walker. Director of Adult Services. (2005-2006 Salary - £127,723). 2006-2007 Salary - £131,488. (Pay rise = 2.9%)
David Smith. Director of Finance and IT. (2005-2006 Salary - £122,615). 2006-2007 Salary - £132,871. (Pay rise = 8.4%) (Includes election fees £184; remuneration as Treasurer to Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority £unspecified – So that’s £132,871 for a part-timer. He has two jobs, and has salary in addition to that noted here)
Frank Costello. Deputy Chief Executive. (2005-2006 Salary - £118,863). 2006-2007 Salary - £135,643. (Pay rise = 14.1%) (Includes election fees £313)
Joyce Redfearn. Chief Executive (2005-2006 Salary - £157,918). 2006-2007 Salary - £191,557. (Pay rise = 21.3%) (Includes election fees £6,409; remuneration as Clerk to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority £unspecified. - So that’s £191,557 for a part-timer. She has two jobs, and has salary in addition to that noted here. And … well…£6,409 in election fees. Speechless!!! I wonder how much the person with REAL responsibility for ensuring the correct and smooth running of elections – Anne Loftus - gets in election fees? A small fraction of that, I would hazard to guess. Yet it’s Anne Loftus’s head that will roll if an election goes pear-shaped).
I’ve lived in Wigan for four and a half years. In that time I’ve never once had cause to complain about my rubbish collection; so in my experiece our dustbinmen do a good job. I wonder how much they get paid and what percentage pay rise they got between 2005-2006 and 2006-2007? Let me hazard another guess here: it was nowhere near £191,557 part-time, and nowhere near a 21.3% pay rise.
And bear in mind that even 100% of next to nothing is still only next to nothing, whereas 10% of two-hundred grand is a considerable salary all on its own.
http://tpa.typepad.com/home/files/council_spending_uncovered_4_town_hall_rich_list_2008.pdf
Morg
