Here’s a list of the 10 highest-paid employees in local government, according to a document obtained through FOIA requests.
The FOIA requests covered York County, James City County and the City of Williamsburg.
Salaries are per year and do not include fringe benefits.
York County (listed on the county website’s FAQ section):
- Neil A. Morgan, county administrator: $178,500
- James E. Barnett, Jr., county attorney: $169,830
- Vivian A. Calkins-McGettigan, deputy county administrator: $150,302
- Mark L. Bellamy, Jr., deputy county administrator: $149,430
- Stephen P. Kopczynski, fire chief: $146,539
- James W. Noel, Jr., director of economic development: $140,032
- Brian K. Woodward, director of public works: $137,700
- Adam A. Frisch, director of information technology: $132,881
- D. Terry Hall, director of emergency communications: $130,667
- David K. Gorwitz, director of human resources: $129,500
Their combined annual salaries total nearly $1.47 million.
James City County
- Scott Stevens, county administrator: $180,000
- Adam Kinsman, county attorney: $159,120
- Malvern Douglas Powell, chief executive officer of the JCSA: $147,355.32
- Suzanne Mellen, director of financial and management services department: $140,265.61
- Bradley Rhinehimer, police chief: $129,655.06
- Sharon Boyette Day, assistant director of financial and management services department: $126,094
- Jason Purse, assistant county administrator: $125,087.70
- Ryan Ashe, fire chief, $120,184.56
- Rebecca Paris Vinroot, director of social services department: $119,952
- Paul Holt III, director of community development department/director of planning division: $119,599.08
Their combined annual salaries total nearly $1.37 million.
City of Williamsburg
- Daniel Clayton, director of public works and utilities: $149,623
- Mark Barham, director of information tech: $143,128
- William Dent, fire chief: $143,128
- Sean Dunn, chief of police: $143,128
- Andrew Trivette, acting city manager: $140,760
- Christina Shelton, city attorney: $138, 248
- Peter Walentisch, director of human services/housing authority director: $136,153
- Barbara Dameron, director of finance: $132,600
- Michele DeWitt, director of economic development: $123,689
- Carolyn Murphy, director of planning: $116,210
Their combined annual salaries total nearly $1.37 million.
