Salary disclosure · 2009
British Columbia Cities' Sunshine List 2009
Salaries paid in calendar year 2009, published in 2010 (the list often called the Cities' Sunshine List). 1,470 people. Calendar years. Each city’s schedule of employees paid remuneration over $75,000, from its own files; cities are added one at a time (now Vancouver, from 2008, and Victoria, from 2012).
People on the list
1,470
+17.1% vs 2008
Median salary
$86,620
+1.0% vs 2008
Total salaries
$135M
Employers
1
Top 100 highest paid in 2009
| # | Name | Employer | Remuneration | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P J BallemCity Manager | City of Vancouver | $313,577 | new |
| 2 | R C HoldgateFire Chief - Fire & Rescue Services | City of Vancouver | $276,974 | +$91,151 (+49.1%) |
| 3 | T P ArmstrongDeputy Fire Chief | City of Vancouver | $266,100 | +$151,238 (+131.7%) |
| 4 | T R TimmGeneral Manager - Engineering Services | City of Vancouver | $233,766 | +$9,091 (+4.0%) |
| 5 | F J ConnellDirector Legal Services & City Solicitor | City of Vancouver | $228,869 | +$3,651 (+1.6%) |
| 6 | S J MundickGeneral manager - Parks & Recreation | City of Vancouver | $223,359 | +$10,945 (+5.2%) |
| 7 | D H RudbergGeneral Manager Olympic Operations | City of Vancouver | $223,078 | −$10,378 (−4.4%) |
| 8 | K B BayneGeneral Manager Business Planning & Srvc | City of Vancouver | $217,817 | +$29,536 (+15.7%) |
| 9 | M A McLellanGeneral Manager - Community Services | City of Vancouver | $205,589 | +$24,918 (+13.8%) |
| 10 | L ToderianDirector Planning | City of Vancouver | $195,393 | +$16,501 (+9.2%) |
| 11 | P WhitneyCity Librarian | City of Vancouver | $191,655 | +$5,786 (+3.1%) |
| 12 | P E JuddGeneral Manager Olympic Operations | City of Vancouver | $185,306 | +$29,136 (+18.7%) |
| 13 | W AuA/City Manager | City of Vancouver | $170,428 | +$4,605 (+2.8%) |
| 14 | G P JohnsenA/Director of Legal Services | City of Vancouver | $164,430 | −$3,203 (−1.9%) |
| 15 | P J ScheerA/Director of Legal Services | City of Vancouver | $164,137 | +$7,463 (+4.8%) |
| 16 | H B AujlaManager Se False Creek Development | City of Vancouver | $163,327 | new |
| 17 | P M ImpeyGeneral Manager Financial Services | City of Vancouver | $161,046 | new |
| 18 | A NaklickiDeputy General Manager HR | City of Vancouver | $159,528 | +$12,265 (+8.3%) |
| 19 | J R McKearneyFire Chief - Fire & Rescue Services | City of Vancouver | $155,914 | +$13,400 (+9.4%) |
| 20 | E LeeDirector Financial Services | City of Vancouver | $154,221 | +$14,198 (+10.1%) |
| 21 | J BillingSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $154,217 | +$15,577 (+11.2%) |
| 22 | B* ParkinSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $153,186 | +$10,149 (+7.1%) |
| 23 | C K OehlschlagerSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $153,186 | +$10,658 (+7.5%) |
| 24 | L SziklaiDeputy Fire Chief | City of Vancouver | $153,067 | +$10,670 (+7.5%) |
| 25 | T WarrenDirector Development Services | City of Vancouver | $153,045 | +$2,270 (+1.5%) |
| 26 | C M KinahanSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $152,847 | +$10,439 (+7.3%) |
| 27 | D HillSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $152,702 | +$10,611 (+7.5%) |
| 28 | G BradshawDirector Facility Design & Management | City of Vancouver | $151,907 | +$6,008 (+4.1%) |
| 29 | Y LiljeforsSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $151,775 | +$9,689 (+6.8%) |
| 30 | S HarveyExecutive Producer, Livecity Vancouver | City of Vancouver | $151,531 | new |
| 31 | B J DaviesA/City Engineer | City of Vancouver | $151,226 | +$16,181 (+12.0%) |
| 32 | K M RamsayGeneral Manager - Human Resources | City of Vancouver | $150,899 | +$8,333 (+5.8%) |
| 33 | A S HoDirector Corporate Services-Park Board | City of Vancouver | $150,374 | new |
| 34 | M G FlaniganDirector Real Estate Services | City of Vancouver | $149,371 | +$8,231 (+5.8%) |
| 35 | R FastChief Information Officer | City of Vancouver | $148,075 | new |
| 36 | S WallaceDirector Information Technology | City of Vancouver | $147,907 | +$12,196 (+9.0%) |
| 37 | P KuranGeneral Manager-Parks & Recreation | City of Vancouver | $146,407 | +$24,415 (+20.0%) |
| 38 | F LetourneuxSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $146,322 | +$8,671 (+6.3%) |
| 39 | J T RidgeDeputy City Manager | City of Vancouver | $146,229 | −$85,087 (−36.8%) |
| 40 | P U RutgersDirector Planning & Operations | City of Vancouver | $145,974 | +$2,334 (+1.6%) |
| 41 | T R McEwenDeputy Fire Chief | City of Vancouver | $145,877 | +$6,938 (+5.0%) |
| 42 | B T QuayleSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $144,084 | +$4,179 (+3.0%) |
| 43 | D HaywardSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $143,876 | +$3,553 (+2.5%) |
| 44 | I K DixonSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $143,440 | +$8,034 (+5.9%) |
| 45 | B P CroweA/City Engineer | City of Vancouver | $143,199 | +$9,137 (+6.8%) |
| 46 | J W DobrovolnyA/City Engineer | City of Vancouver | $142,423 | +$3,818 (+2.8%) |
| 47 | L McKennaDirector - Vancouver East District | City of Vancouver | $142,192 | +$230 (+0.2%) |
| 48 | M C FairweatherSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $141,416 | +$6,328 (+4.7%) |
| 49 | J N StubbsSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $141,416 | +$4,717 (+3.5%) |
| 50 | A KleinDirector Budget Services | City of Vancouver | $141,335 | +$6,374 (+4.7%) |
| 51 | B* JordanSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $141,278 | +$6,772 (+5.0%) |
| 52 | K LiangSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $141,246 | +$6,474 (+4.8%) |
| 53 | J M GreenbergSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $141,246 | +$1,696 (+1.2%) |
| 54 | K R LevittDirector Business Planning Secretariat | City of Vancouver | $141,234 | +$13,511 (+10.6%) |
| 55 | T ZWORSKISolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $141,028 | +$2,422 (+1.7%) |
| 56 | K R BirchA/City Engineer | City of Vancouver | $140,977 | −$2,698 (−1.9%) |
| 57 | E GerberSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $140,738 | +$6,910 (+5.2%) |
| 58 | W M* JohnstonChief Building Official | City of Vancouver | $140,463 | +$13,552 (+10.7%) |
| 59 | I A SmithManager Development | City of Vancouver | $140,027 | new |
| 60 | L A MackayDirector Queen Elizabeth District | City of Vancouver | $138,465 | +$1,966 (+1.4%) |
| 61 | N* CarleyA/City Engineer | City of Vancouver | $138,301 | +$11,307 (+8.9%) |
| 62 | M E CoulsonCity Clerk | City of Vancouver | $136,691 | +$14,809 (+12.2%) |
| 63 | J HendersonDirector Olympic & Paralympic Ops | City of Vancouver | $136,252 | +$9,710 (+7.7%) |
| 64 | G AndrewsDeputy City Manager | City of Vancouver | $136,014 | −$72,776 (−34.9%) |
| 65 | R W* AckermanDirector Civic Theatres | City of Vancouver | $135,907 | +$2,052 (+1.5%) |
| 66 | K N WallingerDirector of Emergency Management | City of Vancouver | $135,599 | new |
| 67 | K FrancisSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $135,484 | +$12,699 (+10.3%) |
| 68 | B ProskenDeputy General Manager | City of Vancouver | $133,804 | +$24,849 (+22.8%) |
| 69 | N B DelmonicoDeputy Fire Chief | City of Vancouver | $131,224 | +$11,540 (+9.6%) |
| 70 | D D BarbourTechnical Specialist | City of Vancouver | $130,560 | +$3,890 (+3.1%) |
| 71 | D H MurphyDirector Queen Elizabeth District | City of Vancouver | $130,429 | new |
| 72 | S GrayManaging Director Of Social Development | City of Vancouver | $128,434 | +$2,412 (+1.9%) |
| 73 | P H ProcyshynSuperintendent Ill | City of Vancouver | $128,116 | −$5,155 (−3.9%) |
| 74 | P L JosephsManager Revenue Services & Marinas | City of Vancouver | $126,274 | +$1,295 (+1.0%) |
| 75 | D E PhillippsSenior Technical Specialist | City of Vancouver | $126,018 | +$21,657 (+20.8%) |
| 76 | P J BruinManager Admin & Special Projects | City of Vancouver | $125,978 | +$5,850 (+4.9%) |
| 77 | B ManningManager Horticulture & Arboriculture | City of Vancouver | $125,874 | +$2,404 (+1.9%) |
| 78 | R W ChapmanDivision Chief - Training | City of Vancouver | $125,543 | +$11,945 (+10.5%) |
| 79 | E SmithDirector Corporate Services | City of Vancouver | $124,839 | +$3,283 (+2.7%) |
| 80 | R WaltonManager Recreation Services - VE | City of Vancouver | $124,081 | +$5,636 (+4.8%) |
| 81 | J LowdenDirector - Special Projects | City of Vancouver | $124,076 | −$9,751 (−7.3%) |
| 82 | A TsisserevManager Electrical Inspection Branch | City of Vancouver | $123,735 | +$1,588 (+1.3%) |
| 83 | F J PawelchakTruck Driver Ill | City of Vancouver | $123,094 | +$36,947 (+42.9%) |
| 84 | D C* SmithSuperintendent IV | City of Vancouver | $122,880 | +$3,876 (+3.3%) |
| 85 | K N Davis-JohnsonManager Park Development | City of Vancouver | $122,339 | +$5,697 (+4.9%) |
| 86 | P S UnderwoodSenior Project Manager 311/VOIP | City of Vancouver | $122,175 | +$1,949 (+1.6%) |
| 87 | B KrezanSenior Branch Head Engineering | City of Vancouver | $122,174 | +$6,225 (+5.4%) |
| 88 | E NeufeldAssistant Director, Inspection Services | City of Vancouver | $122,119 | +$20,415 (+20.1%) |
| 89 | R S CaswellManager Golf and Park Operations | City of Vancouver | $121,678 | +$5,496 (+4.7%) |
| 90 | W A BoonsA/Director Development | City of Vancouver | $121,322 | +$4,202 (+3.6%) |
| 91 | R MichaelsA/Director Enquiry | City of Vancouver | $121,216 | +$4,835 (+4.2%) |
| 92 | G BarnesDirector Support Services | City of Vancouver | $121,201 | +$6,447 (+5.6%) |
| 93 | H GrangerSolicitor Ill | City of Vancouver | $121,146 | new |
| 94 | T E HammelChief License Inspector | City of Vancouver | $121,082 | +$9,074 (+8.1%) |
| 95 | D VerappanTechnical Specialist | City of Vancouver | $121,003 | +$20,152 (+20.0%) |
| 96 | L BelangerSuperintendent IV | City of Vancouver | $120,990 | +$3,625 (+3.1%) |
| 97 | V R KayDirector EEO Program | City of Vancouver | $120,839 | +$15,247 (+14.4%) |
| 98 | G M EngDir Comm Rel & Special Projects | City of Vancouver | $120,831 | −$2,613 (−2.1%) |
| 99 | J T JacksonManager SAP Business Support | City of Vancouver | $120,612 | +$5,354 (+4.6%) |
| 100 | S HelmManager Accounting Operations | City of Vancouver | $120,587 | +$10,009 (+9.1%) |
Questions and answers
How many people were on the 2009 Cities' Sunshine List?
1,470 people paid $75,000 or more in 2009, +17.1% on 2008 (1,255 people).
Who was the highest paid on the 2009 list?
P J Ballem, City Manager at City of Vancouver, with a salary of $313,577.
What was the median salary on the 2009 list?
$86,620, +1.0% on 2008. It is the median of people paid $75,000 or more, not of every public employee.
When was the 2009 Cities' Sunshine List released?
In 2010. Each list covers the salaries paid in one year and is published after it ends.
What is “remuneration”?
The one pay figure each city publishes for each person, its remuneration, shown as published. Victoria also lists taxable benefits and payouts, and expenses, in separate columns, which are not shown; Vancouver's remuneration includes payouts. How the lists work
Why is someone not on the list?
Only people paid $75,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Financial Information Act covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.