The city of Huber Heights paid 26 employees more than $100,000 last year, the same number as in 2016, according to the I-Team Payroll Project searchable database of public employees.
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City Manager Rob Schommer was the city's highest-paid worker, earning $150,544 in gross compensation. Schommer retired and was re-hired in January in a deal that included a $15,000 payment and release from the requirement that he live in the city.
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Local governments make payroll with your money, which is why the I-Team has assembled and made available a searchable database of pay for public employees.
Huber Heights’ 10 highest-paid employees in 2017 were:
1. Rob Schommer, city manager: $150,544
2. Frank Crouse, police sergeant: $146,522
3. Donnie Jones, assistant city manager: $128,474
4. John Evans, fire battalion chief: $123,011
5. Gregory Baumle, fire battalion chief: $120,500
6. Michael Muhl, fire battalion chief: $116,728
7. Mark Lightner, police chief: $116,122
8. Anthony Ashley, police lieutenant: $115,600
9. James Bell, finance director: $115,545
10. Keith Knisley, fire battalion chief: $115,220
An I-Team investigation last year found the ability to cash out unused sick and vacation leave is a rare perk in the private sector, though local governments are on the hook for tens of millions of dollars worth of these payments.
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