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Vancouver Police Department releases information about top earners

By Stephen Thomson, July 29, 2010

The Vancouver police department has released salary information for dozens of its staff members who earned more than $75,000 in 2009.

Chief Jim Chu topped the list having earned more than $303,600. His travel and training expenses totaled more than $9,700.

Chu's salary was followed by that of deputy chief constable Bob Rolls ($207,898), and deputy chief constable Doug LePard ($207,205).

The information was released publicly today (July 29) following a request under B.C.’s freedom of information legislation by a local daily newspaper.

Seven other municipal police forces in Metro Vancouver and on Vancouver Island were also to release salary information.

But details about undercover officers were to be withheld.

According to the information, top Vancouver police earners include:

  • Chief constable Jim Chu $303,602
  • Deputy chief constable Bob Rolls $207,898
  • Deputy chief constable Doug LePard $207,205
  • Deputy chief constable Steve Sweeney $180,268
  • Superintendent Andy Hobbs $171,784
  • Superintendent Al Niedtner $166,170
  • Superintendent Steve Schnitzer $164,505
  • Inspector Eric Grummisch $159,889
  • Superintendent Warren Lemcke $157,767
  • Inspector Ted Schinbein $155,825
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And...
Thu, 2010-07-29 14:42
Thanks for sharing that...moving on with the rest of my life...
 
Art
Thu, 2010-07-29 19:38
compare their salaries with other private and public executives who heed up as large a force with as nuchr esponsibilites
 
What's new
Thu, 2010-07-29 21:49
Holy, call crime stoppers, We are being ROBBED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Therzo38
Thu, 2010-07-29 21:51
Who the hell cares what anyone else makes? Grow up; stop this shit.
 
glen p robbins
Thu, 2010-07-29 21:58
My father - was a small businessman -- he had a warehouse to receive his appliances and televisions - which he sold in a wholesale set up in Victoria, BC.

I delivered many of these appliances when I was still in school - and university---Herb Doman's apartment buildings - no elevators - my father would drop all of the appliances - they all had to be put in those apartments-- 'way it goes'.

My father's best friend (who died 2 days after my dad) - was a government worker in management. His family was 9 like ours.

We were far better off (not rich). When I scored the highest mark in the city on a government exam - I was offered a job in '75 for $450.00 a month.

I asked my dad if he thought I ought to join the 'walking dead' --- my dad was staunch Social Credit -- loved -- just loved --WAC -- introduced me to him when I was 6 on the BC Ferries -- "Glennie boy - THIS is a great man."

"Don't go into government son - there's no money in it."

 
misha kleider
Sun, 2010-09-05 10:55
I don't think that tax payers should be responsible for contributing to someone's over inflated cop salary. And I would argue that making over 300 thousand dollars a year is far more then any public servant should make. It speaks of greed. Money = resources. And no one person should be consuming that amount of resources. I find it morally repugnant that someone consumes 300,000 dollars worth of the worlds natural resources a year. And if you care about the planet then you should too. This isn't a false dichotomy. You can't be filthy rich (and therefore consume a huge amount of resources) AND tread lightly on this planet. They're mutually exclusive.
 
 
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