RDCO remuneration increases reported wrong

[western_star]

Did you notice that Castanet reported RDCO remuneration increases of 2015 wrong, saying that RDCO Fire Managers increase was the largest when RDCO CAO had the largest increase followed by RDCO Director of Community Services?

In 2015 RDCO CAO Brian Reardon's remuneration was $197,110 ($20,696 increase)
In 2014 RDCO CAO Brian Reardon's remuneration was $176,414

In 2015 Director of Environmental Services Chris Radford remuneration was $162,926 ($15,150 increase)
In 2014 Director of Environmental Services Chris Radford remuneration was $147,776
(We were told that Chris Radford isn't an engineer, but we have not investigated that)

In 2015 Manager, Fire & Inspections Services Daniel Wildeman remuneration was $118,521 ($14,035 increase)
In 2014 Manager, Fire & Inspections Services Daniel Wildeman remuneration was $104,486

In 2015 Director of Financial Services / Deputy CAO Marilyn Rilkoff remuneration was $171,515 ($9,625 increase)
In 2014 Director of Financial Services / Deputy CAO Marilyn Rilkoff remuneration was $161,890

In 2015 Director, Parks & Facilities Murray Kopp remuneration was $138,285 ($8,935 increase)
In 2014 Director, Parks & Facilities Murray Kopp remuneration was $129,350

In 2015 Manager of Corporate Services Mary Jane Drouin remuneration was $127,540 (A lot of money for a secretary)
In 2014 Manager of Corporate Services Mary Jane Drouin remuneration was $124,291

In 2015 Community & Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator Bruce Smith remuneration $102,752 ($6,092 increase)
In 2014 Community & Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator Bruce Smith remuneration $96,660

In 2015 North Westside Road Fire Chief Doug Gardiner remuneration was $91,605 ($7,803 increase)
In 2014 North Westside Road Fire Chief Doug Gardiner remuneration was $83,802

Audio of RDCO CAO saying how responsible a Fire Chiefs job is http://www.okanaganlakebc.ca/community/ ... n_died.wma

Don't know why RDCO CAO remuneration is so high compared to a Fire Chief position when a fire chief's position is just as important if not more important.

[oneh2obabe]

Did you notice that Castanet reported RDCO remuneration increases of 2015 wrong, saying that RDCO Fire Managers increase was the largest when RDCO CAO had the largest increase followed by RDCO Director of Community Services?

When comparing salary increases, you don't go by the dollar figure - it's based on percentage increase so yes, the Fire Manager received the biggest increase.

[western_star]

When comparing salary increases, you don't go by the dollar figure - it's based on percentage increase so yes, the Fire Manager received the biggest increase.

You fail to realize that dollar amounts and percentage amounts are comparable, and so when there is a large dollar amount increase there will also be an large increase in percentage. So no matter, they are one in the same. So no the Fire Manager did not receive the biggest increase, RDCO CAO had the largest increase at $20,696.

[oneh2obabe]

CAO's increase was roughly 11.7%
Fire Manager's increase was roughly 13.4%

Someone with a higher salary gets more money even though the percentage increase was smaller.

[LoneWolf_53]

I can't believe a secretary makes more than a fire chief. That's just wrong.

[oneh2obabe]

Manager of Corporate Services is not a secretary.

[LoneWolf_53]

Manager of Corporate Services is not a secretary.

My mistake, "glorified secretary" I meant to say.

I doubt her job requires much risk to her life.

On a serious note though, it seems to me that public servants in our area have gotten into this game of playing around with their job title, in the never ending quest to justify pay raises that may or may not be actually deserved.

[western_star]

CAO's increase was roughly 11.7%
Fire Manager's increase was roughly 13.4%

Someone with a higher salary gets more money even though the percentage increase was smaller.

RDCO CAO had the largest increase at $20,646 no matter how you look at it.

[oneh2obabe]

Dollar wise yes but that's not how business equates salary increases - it's done by percentages.

[jetty1965]

Corporate service manager is not a glorified secretary any more than head of engineering is or director of parks and operations

Corporate services manager would have
Finance,bylaw,legislative,police ,purchasing
and risk management under him / her sounds like a lot of responsibility to me.


http://www.kelowna.ca/CM/Page617.aspx

The Fire chief doesn't really risk much either, they stand on the sidelines and instruct the fire fighters.

[western_star]

Corporate service manager is not a glorified secretary any more than head of engineering is or director of parks and operations

Corporate services manager would have
Finance,bylaw,legislative,police ,purchasing
and risk management under him / her sounds like a lot of responsibility to me.


http://www.kelowna.ca/CM/Page617.aspx

The Fire chief doesn't really risk much either, they stand on the sidelines and instruct the fire fighters.

Yeh but that is City of Kelowna and we are talking about Regional District of Central Okanagan.

[western_star]

Corporate service manager is not a glorified secretary any more than head of engineering is or director of parks and operations

Corporate services manager would have
Finance,bylaw,legislative,police ,purchasing
and risk management under him / her sounds like a lot of responsibility to me.


http://www.kelowna.ca/CM/Page617.aspx

The Fire chief doesn't really risk much either, they stand on the sidelines and instruct the fire fighters.

The Fire Chief himself doesn't risk much in life but the firemen he directs do, so the Fire Chief does have a lot of responsibility just the same.

[jetty1965]

My mistake , does the regional district have a fire dept? Or are they not just over seeing the depts unincorporated in their jurisdiction, volunteer / paid on call etc.

Ok so heres the RDCO's page of corporate services. Its similar to Kelownas.

https://www.regionaldistrict.com/your-s ... vices.aspx

I'm not trying to down play any fire chiefs, just think calling Manager of Corporate Services a glorified secretary, is maybe a little uncalled for.

[oneh2obabe]

Yeh but that is City of Kelowna and we are talking about Regional District of Central Okanagan.

And you'll find that the job description for a Corporate Services Manager is basically the same across Canada.

[western_star]

I believe they all make too much and a ditch digger is worth more cause can you just imagine a CAO or Corporate Secretary down in the ditch LOL