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Board of Water and Light: 2022 employee wages

February 3, 2023

 

In response to my FOIA request, the Lansing Board of Water & Light has provided detailed information on employee pay for 2022. 822 employees were on the payroll at one time or another during the year and were paid a total of $75,025,047.62.

 

BWL provided the information as an Excel file, which I was able to sort into various sequences:

Name

Salary

Total earnings

Regular earnings

Overtime/other earnings

Individual variable pay (only 11 people got this)

Job (within Responsible area)

This chart of responsible areas was provided also.

 

Here are the 20 employees with highest total earnings:

 

  Name Responsible Area Term Date Salary   Job RegEarnings OtAndOther TotEarnings
1 PEFFLEY, RICHARD Corp Administration   369,976   General Manager 344,178.24 7,293.70 351,471.94
2 EBE, JOHN Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   131,828   Lineworker Leader 129,699.96 206,395.09 336,095.05
3 SHAWA, HEATHER Corp Administration   261,860   Chief Financial Officer 253,816.00 5,642.40 259,458.40
4 WRIGHT, ANDREW Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   113,774   Apprentice Lineworker 108,624.32 125,816.50 234,440.82
5 BOLAN, DAVID Corp Administration   235,029   Chief Ops Officer 228,153.60 6,026.72 234,180.32
6 DAVENPORT, RODNEY CFO & Corporate Services   229,984   Chief Info Officer 223,252.80 842.48 224,095.28
7 HOUGHTALING, GERALD Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   131,828   Lineworker Leader 129,556.35 91,999.12 221,555.47
8 SERKAIAN, STEPHEN Corp Administration   217,350   Exec Dir Cust Experience 210,424.00 786.80 211,210.80
9 MATUS, MARK Corp Administration   217,350   General Counsel 208,475.20 372.20 208,847.40
10 FLOWERS, MICHAEL Corp Administration   217,350   Exec Director, HR 205,556.80 0.00 205,556.80
11 SHELEY, RYAN Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   119,847   Electric Srv Worker Relief 117,080.69 88,068.13 205,148.82
12 BAILEY, ERIC Electric Production Maint   105,516   Maint Mechanic Leader 95,994.56 107,363.35 203,357.91
13 SIMMONS JR, EARL Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   119,847   Electric Srv Worker Relief 116,029.00 81,770.76 197,799.76
14 EMMONS, ARCHILL Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   119,847   Electric Service Worker 128,404.39 69,036.71 197,441.10
15 CROLEY, FRANK Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   131,828   Lineworker Leader 129,366.92 66,391.99 195,758.91
16 HOWARD, THOMAS Ovhd Elect Const & Maint 10/4/2022 110,467   Lineworker 87,525.40 103,936.78 191,462.18
17 MUTSCHLER, RICHARD Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   119,847   Electric Srv Worker Relief 116,160.24 73,518.46 189,678.70
18 SEVERNS, JASON Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   131,828   Lineworker Leader 120,254.46 69,103.81 189,358.27
19 BRENNAN, STEVEN Strategic Plan & Dev 7/1/2022 153,200   Mgr, Planning & Development 72,481.44 116,695.12 189,176.56
20 CHRISTENSEN, KELLEE Corp Gov Risk & Legal   178,259   Director of Strategic Plan Dev 169,337.60 18,428.10 187,765.70

 

Earnings for the 2 employees with termination dates above were likely boosted by retirement payouts. For others, overtime was likely the reason earnings exceeded salary. Here are the 40 who received the highest overtime/other pay:

 

  Name Responsible Area Term Date Salary   Job RegEarnings OtAndOther TotEarnings
1 EBE, JOHN Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   131,828   Lineworker Leader 129,699.96 206,395.09 336,095.05
2 KELLER, LYNNETTE Corp Administration 11/24/2021 192,400   Exec Director, HR   145,274.36 145,274.36
3 WRIGHT, ANDREW Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   113,774   Apprentice Lineworker 108,624.32 125,816.50 234,440.82
4 BRENNAN, STEVEN Strategic Plan & Dev 7/1/2022 153,200   Mgr, Planning & Development 72,481.44 116,695.12 189,176.56
5 BAILEY, ERIC Electric Production Maint   105,516   Maint Mechanic Leader 95,994.56 107,363.35 203,357.91
6 FLYNN, DANIEL Delta Energy Park 4/1/2022 141,588   Principal Mechanical Engineer 30,495.36 104,283.92 134,779.28
7 HOWARD, THOMAS Ovhd Elect Const & Maint 10/4/2022 110,467   Lineworker 87,525.40 103,936.78 191,462.18
8 HOUGHTALING, GERALD Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   131,828   Lineworker Leader 129,556.35 91,999.12 221,555.47
9 DUDLEY II, KENNETH Ovhd Elect Const & Maint 4/1/2022 122,260   Lineworker Leader 27,293.20 88,849.94 116,143.14
10 SHELEY, RYAN Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   119,847   Electric Srv Worker Relief 117,080.69 88,068.13 205,148.82
11 MCCORMICK, JAMES Electric Production Maint   107,596   Maint Mechanic Leader 98,074.58 87,272.57 185,347.15
12 MURPHY JR, ROBERT REO Plant   91,206   Gas Plant Chiller Oper 88,893.76 82,987.43 171,881.19
13 SIMMONS JR, EARL Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   119,847   Electric Srv Worker Relief 116,029.00 81,770.76 197,799.76
14 BARON, FRANK Ovhd Elect Const & Maint 3/4/2022 111,153   Electric Service Worker 19,914.64 79,322.36 99,237.00
15 SMITH, CHERYL Market Operations 2/4/2022 100,233   Bulk Power Controller - Sr 9,879.04 79,151.86 89,030.90
16 SHOOLTZ, KEITH Work Mgmt Office 6/1/2022 99,849   Lead Water Dist Planner 40,320.00 77,001.12 117,321.12
17 GRIFFIN, MARILYN Corp Secretary 1/8/2022 146,239   Corporate Secretary 8,437.20 76,181.61 84,618.81
18 SCHMITZ, TREVOR Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   101,252   Apprentice Lineworker 97,851.35 75,450.74 173,302.09
19 SCUTT, RANDALL Electric Production Maint   95,616   Maintenance Mechanic 86,794.88 75,129.14 161,924.02
20 COX, ALFRED REO Plant   93,057   Gas Plant Chiller Oper 92,449.04 74,627.49 167,076.53
21 GEMALSKY, MONTY REO Plant   93,057   Gas Plant Chiller Oper 92,717.60 74,114.60 166,832.20
22 MUTSCHLER, RICHARD Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   119,847   Electric Srv Worker Relief 116,160.24 73,518.46 189,678.70
23 SUMBAL, AHSAN Water Production   87,234   Water Station A Operator 84,986.76 72,840.84 157,827.60
24 HASSO, ROBERT Erickson Station   91,206   Power Plant Operator B 88,883.52 71,789.92 160,673.44
25 BALDWIN, ADAM Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   113,774   Lineworker 111,448.34 71,741.59 183,189.93
26 JOHNSON, CLARENCE Operational Tech   108,657   Instrument & Control Spec 105,911.04 71,506.19 177,417.23
27 FENBY, ADAM Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   101,273   Apprentice Lineworker 98,926.89 69,941.53 168,868.42
28 SEVERNS, JASON Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   131,828   Lineworker Leader 120,254.46 69,103.81 189,358.27
29 EMMONS, ARCHILL Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   119,847   Electric Service Worker 128,404.39 69,036.71 197,441.10
30 OBERT, MARY Delta Energy Park   103,249   Bulk Power Controller - Sr 103,733.00 68,710.72 172,443.72
31 DAVIES, DUSTIN Water Production   88,066   Water Station A Operator 85,442.12 68,439.43 153,881.55
32 TERWILLIGER, RAY Delta Energy Park   103,249   Bulk Power Controller - Sr 104,565.96 66,723.09 171,289.05
33 HOXIE, JAYNE MARIE Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   119,847   Electric Service Worker 111,682.32 66,460.12 178,142.44
34 CROLEY, FRANK Ovhd Elect Const & Maint   131,828   Lineworker Leader 129,366.92 66,391.99 195,758.91
35 WALTER, BRIAN Erickson Station   95,616   Maintenance Mechanic 78,375.88 65,887.08 144,262.96
36 ERICKSON, JAMES Electric Production Maint   95,616   Maintenance Mechanic 86,794.88 65,560.50 152,355.38
37 LOHRKE, MICHAEL Water Production   87,650   Water Station A Operator 85,008.72 63,952.54 148,961.26
38 HARRIS, DONALD Information Technology 5/1/2022 84,168   IT Programmer 25,577.04 62,728.50 88,305.54
39 SCHOFIELD, JOHN Electric Metering Svs 6/1/2022 87,317   Primary Meter Specialist 32,369.28 60,824.34 93,193.62
40 DRAVENSTATT MOCERI, J Field Services 9/1/2022 91,456   Field Serv Ldr-Cust Accts 63,316.96 60,699.31 124,016.27

 

You  can download the file as provided by BWL here.

 

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