Report shows highest-paid City of Moose Jaw employees in 2024

MOOSE JAW — The City of Moose Jaw has released its 2024 public accounts report listing the pay for all city employees and council members, with police and firefighters continuing to earn the most.

The report — presented during the June 23 regular council meeting and unanimously accepted without discussion — showed the remuneration and expenses of council members for the previous year. Last year was also an election year, so the remuneration for the three new council members and the mayor was also included.

Council pay and expenses

• Mayor Clive Tolley: $99,016.29 / $5,689.08
• Coun. Doug Blanc: $32,981.18 / $983.11
• Coun. Heather Eby: $36,439.41 / $76.04
• Coun. Crystal Froese: $32,981.18 / $1,368.87
• Coun. Jamey Logan: $36,415.92 / $0
• Coun. Dawn Luhning: $36,415.92 / $0
• Coun. Kim Robinson: $32,591.18 / $947.35
• Coun. Patrick Boyle: $4,432.62 / $0
• Coun. Carla Delaurier: $4,432.62 / $0
• Coun. Chris Warren: $4,432.62 / $0
• Mayor James Murdock: $14,108.01 / $0

The total remuneration and expenses last year were $334,246.95 and $9,064.45, respectively, with the former increasing by $8,453.97 and the latter decreasing by $3,511.20 compared to 2023.

Highest-paid city hall employees

Some of the highest-paid city hall employees last year were:

• Michelle Sanson, director of planning and development (fired in 2024): $225,330.19; other remuneration of $4,786
• Maryse Carmichael, city manager: $208,722.51
• Bevan Harlton, director of operations: $163,754.34
• Brian Acker director of finance: $156,660.59; other remuneration of $2,084.38
• Derek Blais, director of community services: $154,516.72
• TJ Karwandy, director of human resources: $149,954.91
• Wade McKay, director of information technology: $149,954.91
• Andrew Svenson, city solicitor/director of legislative and enforcement services: $143,491.88
• Staci Dobrescu, manager of public works: $130,168.42
• William Fraser, city treasurer: $120,542.62
• Monica White, deputy city comptroller: $110,289.79; other remuneration of $2,851.35
• Chassidy Guy, human resource consultant: $103,124.98; other remuneration of $1,807.85
• Marnie Loney, land administrator: $96,431.41; other remuneration of $1,668.17
• Jim Dixon, manager of economic development (released in 2024): $74,123.57
• Gary Couzens, bus driver (retired in 2024): $58,498.69; other remuneration: $4,526.70

Highest-paid firefighters

Some of the highest-paid firefighters last year were:

• Rodney Montgomery, fire chief, $170,621.70
• Michael (Mike) Russel, deputy chief, $155,573.59
• Christopher Luiten, senior captain, $144,613.54
• Curtis Beler, senior captain, $141,724.04
• Robert Halsall, senior captain, $139,303.90
• Ryan Hopkinson, senior captain, $136,838.85
• Jae Unser, shift captain, $135,000.52
• Richelle Grocott, shift captain, $132,920.55
• Jeremy Sanderson, shift captain, $132,890.09
• Craig Flanagan, shift captain, $127,909.13
• Ian Clark, fire prevention officer, $125,505.30
• Rodney Ansell, 16^th year, $122,606.45
• Matthew Corcker, 16^th year, $120,058.44
• William Howse, senior captain, $79,408.05; other remuneration of $23,549.31

Highest-paid police

Some of the highest-paid police officers last year were:

• Chief Richard (Rick) Bourassa, $221,285.60
• Deputy Chief Rick Johns, $204,317.73
• Supt. Richard (Rick) McKenna, $187,224.67
• Staff Sgt. Chad Scheske, $187,077.23
• Staff Sgt. Randell Boechler, $182,193.84
• Sgt. Ryan Lawrence, $176,925.91
• Const. Kyle Cunningham, $176,574.33
• Staff Sgt. Sheldon MacNaughton, $176,512.70
• Sgt. Jason Watt, $175,661.21
• Staff Sgt. Cameron Lewis, $175,589.43
• Staff Sgt. Taylor Elder, $171,135.43
• Staff Sgt. Kevin Pilsworth, $169,615.95
• Staff Sgt. Trisha Seman, $168,378.67
• Sgt. Myles Coghlin, $168,059.65
• Supt. Taylor Mickleborough (fired in 2024), $166,026.19
• Const. Bradley Sukenik, $132,677.31; other remuneration of $42,179.15
• Const. Todd Booth, $79,360.63; other remuneration of $48,258.22
• Const. Stanley Koch, $36,141.80; other remuneration of $20,908.16
• Sgt. Robert Heath, $31,679.31; other remuneration of $55,787.14

Contractors’ expenses

Some of the highest-paid contractors or notable contractual expenses included:

• NIS Contractors Ltd., $9,248,913.84
• Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation, $4,066,122.54
• SaskPower, $3,682,087.03
• Cypress Paving, $3,397,347.23
• Neptune Technology Group, $1,895,718.39
• Prairie South Schools, $1,604,870.39
• Parkson Corporation, $1,442,717.44
• Nova Bus Inc., $1,313,405.94
• Insituform Technologies Ltd., $1,308,746.09
• Canada Life Assurance Company, $1,307,543.13
• Palliser Regional Library, $1,240,742.50
• HF Environmental and Construction Ltd., $1,111,121.32
• Finning (Canada), $1,092,724.65
• Federation Co-operatives Ltd., $993,993.05
• SaskEnergy, $718,683.88
• Loraas Disposal South Ltd., $704,250.28
• Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA), $687,648
• Sask. Workers’ Compensation Board, $673,884.38
• Canadian Corp of Commissionaires, $554,762.06
• Greenwave Innovation Inc., $435,765
• KGS Group Consulting Engineers, $324,651.99
• River Street Development Corporation: $304,500

The total amount that city hall paid for all 134 contracting services last year was $57,453,261.35; in comparison, in 2023, those numbers were 144 and $61,184,578.66, respectively.

The next regular council meeting is July 14.