From The Gardner News - December 2024https://www.thegardnernews.com/story/news/education/2024/10/16/narragansett-regional-school-districts-top-earners-for-fiscal-2024-superintendent-principal-teacher/75622276007/
The top 20 highest-earning Templeton employees during fiscal 2024 all made six-figure salaries, many of whom were from the Police Department or Light Department.
The town spent $6,670,193 in FY24 on the payroll of 240 employees. In FY23, the town paid a total of $6,183,928 on the salaries of 215 employees, and only 13 employees earned a six-figure salary.
The highest earner is Police Sgt. Derek Hall, who earned a total of $170,339, which included $47,752 in overtime. After Hall is Detective Eric Smith, who earned a total of $154,557 with $35,251 in overtime. The third highest earner is Nicholas Malnati, a patrolman who earned a total of $150,354 with $46,203 in overtime in FY24.
The fourth highest earner is John Driscoll, the Municipal Light and Water Plant general manager, with a salary of $147,914. Following Driscoll is the department's Lead Lineman Nicholas Houston, who earned $11,997 in overtime and made a total income of $131,925. The sixth-highest earner is Joseph Parker, a lineman for the light department, who earned $11,971 in overtime and earned a total of $129,948.
Michael Bennett, the town's police chief, earned a salary of $128,251, which makes him the seventh-highest earner. Electric Superintendent Thomas Berry earned $125,386, making him the eighth-highest earner. The ninth-highest earner is Shane Egan, a lineman for the Light and Water Department with a salary of $125,386. Egan earned $8,563 in overtime this past fiscal year. Steven Flis, a police sergeant, earned $31,329 in overtime, giving him a total salary of $120,723 in FY24, making him the 10th highest earner.
| Last Name | First Name | Employee Position | Total Earnings | Overtime/Other |
| Hall | Derek | Police Sergeant | $170,339.01 | $47,752.76 |
| Smith | Eric | Detective | $154,577.62 | $35,251.77 |
| Malnati | Nicholas | Patrolman | $150,354.78 | $46,203.06 |
| Driscoll | John | Municipal Light and Water Plant General Manager | $147,914.84 | 0.00 |
| Houston | Nicholas | Lead Lineman | $131,925.83 | $11,997.76 |
| Parker | Joseph | Lineman | $129,948.49 | $11,971.18 |
| Bennett | Michael | Police Chief | $128,251.45 | $0.00 |
| Berry | Thomas | Electric Superintendent | $125,386.54 | $0.00 |
| Egan | Shane | Lineman | $123,830.49 | $8,563.16 |
| Flis | Steven | Police Sergeant | $120,723.83 | $31,329.68 |
| Welch | Noah | Police Officer | $114,777.97 | $14,335.72 |
| Daniels | Kyle | Firefighter/ Paramedic | $114,315.05 | $44,439.05 |
| White | John | Lead Lineman | $109,661.10 | $391.50 |
| Lamontagne | Adam | Town Administrator | $107,850.00 | $0.00 |
| Donahue | Daniel | Police Officer | $107,785.08 | $14,158.04 |
| Deschenes III | Robert | Police Officer | $106,519.65 | $21,418.71 |
| Schwinger | Scott | Water Superintendent | $105,649.47 | $14,962.68 |
| Gearin | Tyler | Groundsman | $104,614.06 | $5,945.18 |
| Matson | Caleb | Police Officer | $103,881.07 | $19,969.05 |
| Chapman | William | Police Officer | $103,122.03 | $10,579.20 |
My quick Math shows $240,997.99 in police overtime. Because it's overtime I'm assuming time and half so tht would mean we required $160,000 regular time hours. The lowest paid officer on the list seems to have a pay, excluding overtime of $83,911.95.
ReplyDeleteI know all things aren't equal, but the town could have 3 officers at $83,911.95 and it would cost an additional $10,737.86 per year.....That means 120 hours of coverage for the same monies as the town now pays in overtime.
Now look at the FY24 Budget book The highest paid sargent had a base salary of $77,659 which is very confusing when looking at the number stated above. $170,339 -$47,752.76 = $122.586.24which is $44,972.24 higher than the base salary listed on fy 24 Budget book.......
Page 78 of the fy24 budget book in the electronic copy.
Remember, overtime does not add additional monies for health insurance and retirement costs. Also, overtime will probably never go away completely, also, increase would be for ammo for fire arms training, possible education pay, PT pay, all those extras need to be accounted for when looking at additional officers.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Mr. Driscoll used the money the Town should get for a PILOT to enrich himself. 🤔
ReplyDeleteTempleton would have a hard time spending $1,000 a year on training ammo. In any case, it's not a significant part of the budget. Selectboard should look at all the proliferation of town owned vehicles. That's where there's money to be saved and employees to be reined in.
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