A growing number of East Lansing officials are stepping down. Several high-profile positions remain vacant or have an interim replacement, including the city manager and city clerk.
February 25, 2021
The city of East Lansing, like so many other Michigan municipalities during the COVID-19 pandemic, delivered hefty pay hikes to many of its officials and workers in 2020.
Here are the changes in gross pay received by top city managers from 2019 to 2020. The salary data came from the city in response to a Freedom of Information Act request:
City Manager George Lahanas: $174,900 to $184,786
Director of Public Works Scott House: $115,770 to $124,718
Finance Director Jill Feldpausch: $125,463 to $137,101
Fire Chief Randall Talifarro: $133,131 to $140,568
Director of Human Resources Shelli Neumann: $112,367 to $121,883
Director of East Lansing Pubic Library Kristin Shelley: $124,864 to $133,812
City Assessor David Lee: $104,095 to $111,332