About 880 employees with the City of Windsor made the Sunshine List for 2023.
The annual list details all public sector employees who earned at least $100,000.
The highest paid city employee is Chief Administrative Officer Joseph Mancina who was paid $268,734.
Mayor Drew Dilkens collected $209,649 plus $9,941 in taxable benefits, while his chief of staff, Abe Taqtaq, made $120,147.
In November 2023, Dilkens used his strong mayor powers to fire city engineer Chris Nepszy and city solicitor Shelby Askin Hager, as part of a "realignment" of the corporate leadership team. Nepszy was compensated $236,802 and Askin Hager was paid $241,789.
Windsor Public Library CEO Kitty Pope retired in May 2023, and was paid $195,384.
The city's fire chief Stephen Laforet collected $188,585. The city's deputy fire chiefs James Waffle and Jonathan Wilker were paid $169,444 and $151,021 respectively.
Other notable names on the list include:
Steven Vlachodimos, City Clerk, $223,754.
Raymond Mensour, Commissioner Community Services Corporate Leader, $215,867.
Andrew Daher, Commissioner Human and Health Services Corporate Leader, $208,493.
Janice Guthrie, Commissioner Corporate Services - Chief Financial Officer, $179,051.
James Chacko, Executive Director Parks and Facilities, $175,646.
Vincenza Mihalo, Executive Director Human Resources, $171,480.
Jennifer Knights, Executive Director Recreation and Culture, $161,347.
Phong Nguy, Manager Contracts Field Services and Maintenance, $157,747.
Anne-Marie Albidone, Manager Environmental Services, $139,310.
Wadah Al-Yassiri, Manager Parks Development, $138,985.
Onorio Colucci, Chief Administrative Officer, $111,978.
Gordon Orr, Chief Executive Officer of Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island, $139,309.
ENWIN President and CEO Garry Rossi was paid $295,217.