Sheegl was city’s highest-paid employee in 2014, despite quitting in 2013

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Phil Sheegl was the City of Winnipeg’s highest-paid employee in 2014 — even though the former chief administrative officer quit in 2013.

The former head of the city’s public service, who resigned in the wake of the police-HQ and fire-paramedic station construction scandals, received an even $250,000 in compensation from the city in 2014, according to the annual compensation disclosure, a document published Tuesday by the city of Winnipeg.

Sheegl was also the city’s top earner in 2013, when he took home $235,334 in salary and benefits before his resignation in October of that year.

His remaining $250,000 salary and benefits — in effect, a severance package — is only public now because it did not appear on the city’s books until 2014. The city has not commented as to why this package was kept under wraps until after 2014, a municipal election year.

An unnamed retired police inspector — officers with badges are not listed by name — was the second-highest paid city employee last year. He or she received $249,323.

Former acting CAO Deepak Joshi, who left the city in January, took home $245,899 in 2014. This made Joshi the highest-paid employee without a severance package; more compensation for Joshi could appear in the 2015 compensation disclosure, which will be made public next year.

According to this year’s compensation list, the highest-earning elected official in Winnipeg in 2014 was former St. Norbert councillor Justin Swandel, who earned $160,663 over 10 months. He did not seek re-election in 2014.

Former mayor Sam Katz, who also did not seek re-election, took home $154,508 in 2014.

The compensation disclosure lists off the combined total salaries, benefits and other payments made to city employees who took home more than $50,000 in 2014.