Marcia Andrew wrote: ... First, the Journal list is based on old data. For example, it lists Dennis Newell, the former high school principal (and it lists him as a teacher). Carmela Cotter has been the high school principal since last July.  We hired a new Treasurer last August, whose salary is approximately $85,000.  I don't know why the list does not include the prior treasurer, Lisa Fahnke. Her salary was in the same range....

Perhaps I can clear up some of the confusion regarding theway these salaries are reported, or at least how they have been reported in thepast.  (I have not seen the actual listthis year.)

The list does not report “salaries”, but rather reports compensation paid to an individual overthe course of a calendar year, and lists that person’s title at the end of that calendar year.

If butcher John Doe was hired at a salary of $70,000/year onJuly 1, he would make only $35,000 during the calendar year, so he would notshow up on the list.

If baker Jane Doe had a salary of $70,000 per year, but resignedor was terminated on June 30 she would have made only $35,000 during thecalendar year, so he would not show up on the list.

If candlestick-maker Richard Roe had a base salary of$40,000 per year worked so much overtime that he ended up earning $65,000, hewould be on the list as a “candlestick-maker” with a “salary” of $65,000.

If Fred Foe started the year as a “master chef” with asalary of $120,000 per year, but was demoted on November 30 to “bus boy” at arate of $3,000 per month, he would be listed as “bus boy” with a salary of $113,000.

I hope that this helps with the understanding of how the listis compiled and reported.