Number of City of Ottawa employees on Sunshine List jumps again

The chief of staff at The Ottawa Hospital was the highest-paid provincial public servant in Ottawa last year.

Dr. JeffreyTurnbull, medical chief of staff,earned$645,999.60 in 2015 a $25,000 increase over his 2014 salary,according to theSunshine List that disclosesthe names and salaries ofprovincial public servants who earned more than $100,000.

The hospital's president, Dr. Jack Kitts, made $630,485, and is one of 537 hospital employees who made the list.

Other top earners in the city included the heads of post-secondary schools.

DrJacquesBradwejn,thedean of theUniversity of Ottawa's Brain and Mind Research Institute made$422,780.52, while president Allan Rock earned $394,999.92. Carleton University president Roseann Runte made $358,468.16 andAlgonquin College president Cheryl Jensen earned$321.165.74.

1,487 University of Ottawa employeesmade the Sunshine List, while at Carleton, 779 people earned more than $100,000.

Also included on the Sunshine List for 2015 are 471 employees with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

At the City of Ottawa, the number of employees who earn more than $100,000jumped by 665 employees to more than 2,900in 2015.

And topping the list once again was city manager Kent Kirkpatrickwith a salary of $355,346.44 in 2015 an increase of more than $14,000 from 2014. Kirkpatrick retired earlier this year.

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Included in the total of 2,912 employees on the list are 1,012 people working for the Ottawa Police Service, a decrease of 67 over the previous year.

However the number of firefighters on the list jumped to 709 from 449.

According to a city memo, "60 per cent of first responders on the list (including police services employees) have a base salary of less than $100,000 and are on the list as a result of additional payments," including a retroactive pay raise due to arbitrated settlements.

The memo also states that halfof city employees on the list (excluding Ottawa Police Services and Ottawa Public Library employees) have a base salary less than $100,000 but are included because of one-time cash payments for things like overtime, on-call pay or vacation cash-outs

Provincial publicsector salaries over $100,000 have been released each year since the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Actwas passed in 1996 by Mike Harris's PC government. However, the threshold for salary disclosure hasn't changedin the last 20 years despite rising wages.

Had it kept pace withinflation,the threshold for making the list today would be a salary of $142,338.25 (based on the consumer price index up to 2015).

City of Ottawa's top earners in 2015 (salaries only)

• KentKirkpatrick,city manager (now retired):$355,346.44
• Dr. IsraLevy, medical officer of health: $318,136.89
• Charles Bordeleau, chief of police: $283,040.37
• John Manconi, general managerofOCTranspo: $248,266.58
• John Moser, actingdeputy city manager:$245,012.71

Top hospital earners in 2015 (salaries only)

• Dr. Jeffrey Turnbull, medical chief of staff for The Ottawa Hospital:$645,999.60
• Dr. Jack Kitts, president of The Ottawa Hospital:$630,485.00
• Duncan Stewart, vice-president of The Ottawa Hospital: $522,501.80
• James Worthington, vice-president of The Ottawa Hospital: $400,593.00
• Cameron Love, vice-president of The Ottawa Hospital: $381,499.00

Top education earners in 2015 (salaries only)

• JacquesBradwejn, dean atUniversity of Ottawa: $422,780.52
• Allan Rock, president of University of Ottawa: $394,999.92
• Roseann Runte, president ofCarleton University:$358,468.16
• Cheryl Jensen, president ofAlgonquin College: $321.165.74
• RamaNair, vice-dean of University of Ottawa: $318,028.64