Are we getting our money’s worth?
Some judges enjoyed light workloads as taxpayers ponied up millions for salaries, pensions, health care.
Updated on Dec 10, 2020;
Published on Dec 10, 2020
Greg Johnson has a pretty good job and even better benefits.
The Dauphin County magisterial district judge and his colleagues across the state earn $93,338 a year, with the possibility of a pension and lifetime health care, funded largely by taxpayers.
So, it might come as a surprise that 2019 court data revealed Johnson sometimes had proceedings just two days a week. That also allowed him to tend to his family business a nursery and landscaping company north of Harrisburg.
ROCKFORD The Winnebago County Board on Thursday is expected to approve the appointment of David Rickert as the county new chief financial officer.
Rickert, 54, of Elgin, has served as Kane County treasurer for the past 22 years. Last month, running as a Republican, he narrowly lost to Democrat Corinne Pierog in a bid to become Kane County Board chairman to Democrat Corinne Pierog.
Winnebago County Administrator Patrick Thompson, board member Steve Schultz, R-3, and other county officials led the regional search effort. He applied on his own, Thompson said. We didn t actively recruit him, but the minute I saw his resume I knew immediately that he was going to be at the front of my list at least to talk to.
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