The Virginian-Pilot
                            THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, July 8, 1994                   TAG: 9407060141
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER       PAGE: 06   EDITION: FINAL  
                                             LENGTH: Medium:   86 lines

PROPOSED SALARY PLAN HAS `PAY RANGES' FOR CITY'S TOP MANAGERS

The city's new pay plan would place city workers into 26 ``pay ranges'' depending on the skills, stresses, responsibilities and other factors of their jobs. Range 1 includes the lowest paying jobs like laundry workers. The highest paying job is at 26. Only Deputy City Manager Clarence V. Cuffee is slated for that level.

For each range, there is a minimum and a maximum. Raises would be based on the number in the middle. It's a slow climb after that. It could take as many as 15 years to get from the number in the middle to the maximum.

The proposed pay system doesn't include City Manager James W. Rein, who has a contract with the City Council, and several appointed positions like the city real estate assessor.

It is important to note that the maximum pay rates for the following employees may be lowered by the City Council though they are designed to match comparable wages in other cities. Range 26

Minimum: $70,417

Midpoint: $91,542

Maximum: $112,667

Clarence V. Cuffee, deputy city manager - $85,946 Range 25

Minimum: $65,519

Midpoint: $85,175

Maximum: $104,831

Not applicable Range 24

Mininum: $60,963

Midpoint: $79,252

Maximum: $97,541

Ian Shipley Jr., police chief - $72,643

Donald Goldberg, economic development director - $65,745

Brent Nielson, planning director - $64,890

Amar Dwarkanath, public utilities director - $80,774

John O'Connor, public works director - $80,774

Michael Bolac, fire chief - $77,075

John Newhart, sheriff - $76,631 Range 23

Minimum: $56,723

Midpoint: $73,740

Maximum: $90,757

Barbara Carraway, city treasurer - $64,583

Ray A. Conner, revenue commissioner - $64,583

Claude Wright, budget director - $77,075

Joseph Sibley, finance director - $77,075

Richard Bauer, information technology director - $72,467

Margaret Forehand, libraries and research services director - $67,054

Claire Askew, parks and recreation director - $69,526

Carolyn Darden, personnel director - $74,934

W.D. Clark, social services director - $77,075

Candace Waller, community services board executive director - $66,078 Range 22

Minimum: $52,778

Midpoint: $68,612

Maximum: $84,446

James Walski, public utilities assistant director - $58,404

Thomas Westbrook, public works assistant director - $67,731

Richard Justice, deputy police chief - $64,467

John Oliver, deputy city attorney - $66,078

Jan Proctor, deputy city attorney - $49,134

Larry Willis, deputy commonwealth's attorney - $56,979

Nancy Parr, deputy commonwealth's attorney - $61,361

Harry Slaughter, deputy fire chief - $61,361

Carl Hall, inspections director - $50,279

Kenneth Murphy, emergency medical services director - $55,590

Robert Truitt, juvenile detention director - $66,228

Mark Cox, public affairs director - $54,818

Noah Byrum, undersheriff - $61,361

KEYWORDS: CHESAPEAKE CITY EMPLOYEES SALARIES

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