Deepak Joshi was paid more than any other City of Winnipeg employee in 2015, even though he was suspended and eventually resigned from his job as the city's top bureaucrat early that year.
Joshi, who was acting chief administrative officer, made $567,339 in 2015, according to the city's latest compensation disclosure report, which was released Wednesday. That amount is more than double the $246,000 he made in 2014, when he held the same position.
The report does not indicate how much of Joshi's compensation was severance pay.
He was suspended in January 2015, after Mayor Brian Bowman said he "lost confidence" in his capacity to serve as acting CAO. He resigned a month later.
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The second-highest-paid city staffer in 2015 was paid less than half of what Joshi received. Michael Jack, the city's current chief operating officer, was paid $222,251 that year, the report states.
Outgoing police Chief Devon Clunis was third, receiving $219,324 in 2015.
An unnamed police constable came in fourth place at $211,719 — more than the mayor, who made $178,738 and came in 18th, and more than three deputy chiefs of police and the city's chief financial officer.
Seven out of the 10 highest paid employees in the 2015 list are from the Winnipeg Police Service, and one is a platoon chief with the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service.
Last week, the city publicly released the terms of employment for Doug McNeil, the city's current CAO.
According to the document, he has an annual salary of $240,000 plus $700 per month for a car allowance. His parking is covered under the contract, and is entitled to seven weeks of vacation and leave.
In the event that the city fires McNeil for cause, he gets nothing. If he is fired without cause, he gets a year's salary plus a 12 per cent top up to cover lost benefits such as his dental plan and pension.
If he quits, he must give two months notice to council's executive policy committee, and he gets paid out for any unused vacation days.
One thing not stipulated is what happens if the CAO resigns suddenly, as was the case with Joshi.
Read the city's full report here:
