Police chief city’s highest earner of 2020
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WINNIPEG Police Service Chief Danny Smyth was the city’s top earner last year, while three other police staff ranked in the Top 10.
Smyth earned a total of $291,834 in 2020, according to a new compensation disclosure report released Tuesday. City compensation figures include salary and may also include other benefits such as overtime, retroactive pay adjustments, retirement allowance, sick pay, vacation pay, back pay and severance pay.
The chairman of the Winnipeg Police Board said he believes the pay rate is consistent with what other cities pay police service leaders.
“The chief of police, who alone is responsible for almost 1,400 sworn officers and another 425 civilian staff, would command a salary like that,” said Coun. Markus Chambers. “With the complexities of law enforcement, in order to have somebody that can do that job effectively and efficiently, you have to compensate them accordingly.”
Smyth was also the top city earner of 2019, when his compensation reached $272,876. Chambers said he feels that shouldn’t come as a surprise, since a police chief is on call 24-7.
“In order for us to attract a chief that has the core competencies that we’re looking for, we have to be as competitive as other cities,” he said. “It’s all about how we attract that talent to the city and compensation is a big part of it.”
Three Winnipeg police deputy chiefs also made the top 10 list, earning more than $230,000 each.
Aside from policing, the highest compensation packages were spread among the top positions of several different city departments last year. Interim chief administrative officer Michael Ruta was the second-highest earner, at $273,290.
As expected, Mayor Brian Bowman was the highest paid council member, earning $204,449 in compensation for the year to claim 16th place overall.
Each year, the city discloses the previous year’s compensation for all employees who received $75,000 or more.
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