2020 Sunshine List: Town Of Collingwood top earners
Every year Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants, which includes nurses, teachers, police officers, and firefighters, with six-figure salaries. In Town Of Collingwood, 48 staffers made the list this year, earning a total salary of $6,068,205.47 in 2019.
At the top of the Sunshine List
Topping the list for Town Of Collingwood was Chief Administration Officer Fareed Amin who brought home $261,620.39 in 2019.
Following Fareed Amin was Director, Public Works, Engineering and Environmental Services Brian Macdonald, who had annual earnings of $168,642.97. Fire Chief Ross Parr made $166,430.09, Director, Parks Recreation and Culture Dean Collver made $162,748.33 and Clerk Sara Almas round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $160,504.00 for the Town Of Collingwood 2020 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among the 48 Town Of Collingwood's employees, who received more than six-figure salaries 9 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 32 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 6 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at Town Of Collingwood.
For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2020 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2020 Employees List. If you wish to analyse the list by employer go to Sunshine List 2020 Employers List.
The Sunshine List
The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, makes Ontario's public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.
In Ontario the Sunshine List was first published in 1996, by the Progressive Conservative government of Mike Harris. Just 4,576 names appeared on the first list.