207 city employees topped $100K last year
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More than 200 City of Brandon employees made over $100,000 last year, with the city’s deputy police chief taking home the highest pay.
Greg Hebert collected a total of $209,642, slightly higher than the city’s police and fire chiefs.
Police Chief Tyler Bates made $208,824, while fire Chief Terry Parlow raked in $207,812.
Hebert’s “regular earnings” of $187,116 were considerably lower than those of the police and fire chiefs — whose regular earnings were $208,328 and $207,213, respectively — but he received more money through “other compensation.”
The city’s compensation disclosure report said other compensation can include allowances, overtime payments, retirement or severance payments, vacation or other payouts, retroactive earnings and taxable benefits, though not all are applicable to each staff member.
The names of sworn police members weren’t listed publicly in the document released June 30 but were instead listed by employee number and job title.
The 10 highest earners outside the police force were:
1. Fire Chief Terry Parlow — $207,812
2. City manager Dave Wardrop — $189,391
3. Transportation director Carla Richardson — $184,275
4. Former deputy fire chief Marc Lefebvre (retired in September) — $174,520
5. Deputy fire chief Kevin Garrioch — $167,602
6. General manager of operations Todd Burton — $156,123
7. Parks and recreation director Perry Roque — $155,712
8. Utilities director Alexia Stangherlin — $152,124
9. Director of planning and buildings Ryan Nickel — $152,106
10. Public safety communications director Robert Stewart — $145,935
A total of 207 city employees earned more than $100,000 last year, 29 more than in 2024.
Twenty-one sworn police officers took home more than $150,000.
“Every year can be different and things can change for a number of reasons,” Wardrop told the Sun.
“It is what it is, right? The numbers are what they are,” Wardrop said.
The city has about 700 full-time-equivalent staff on its payroll, though there are also seasonal positions
In the past, the Sun had been told that union agreements had a large impact on rising salaries and other costs.
When asked how retaining staff plays into rising costs, Wardrop on Wednesday said: “It’s important to be competitive in the marketplace so you can attract and retain capable staff.”
The Sun also reached out to Hebert for comment but did not receive a response on Wednesday or Thursday.
» alambert@brandonsun.com