Some are making more in yearly pension contributions, than many people get in their annual salary. The council’s highest paid officers appeared on the Town Hall Rich List 2021 for 2019/20. Five Winchester City Council employees appeared in the list and 24 from Hampshire County Council. Winchester City Council’s chief executive Laura Taylor earned £120,000, plus £1,000 in expenses. Add in her pension, £19,000, and she cost taxpayers £140,000. Also appearing on the list is strategic director of services Richard Botham who last year earned £109,000, made up of a salary of £91,000, £3,000 expenses and £15,000 in his pension pot. Chas Bradfield, the council’s strategic director of place, earned £97,000, plus £2,000 in expenses and £16,000 pension, bringing his total to £115,000.