Sage highest-paid city employee in 2020 By: Colin Slark
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The City of Brandon’s highest-paid employee in 2020 didn’t actually do any work.
Despite retiring in February 2020 after several months on paid leave, former city manager Rod Sage made the most money of any municipal employee last year, according to a compensation disclosure report released by the city earlier this week.
Under the provincial Public Sector Compensation Disclosure Act, municipalities must disclose how much municipal councillors were paid as well as the salaries of any city employee making $75,000 or more. The threshold was $50,000 until 2019.
Sage raked in $213,519.41 in regular earnings and other compensation in 2020, which is more than $20,000 greater than the No. 2 highest-paid employee, Brandon Police Service Chief Wayne Balcaen. The chief made $193,128.13 in total compensation in 2020.
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Sunday Frangi sworn in as Prairie city s first Black councillor Save to Read Later
Sunday Frangi comes from a family of politicians. A life in politics makes this newcomer feel right at home.
Sunday Frangi comes from a family of politicians. A life in politics makes this newcomer feel right at home.
Last week, years of jumping hurdles and hard work resulted in a historic win. Frangi was sworn in as Brandon’s first Black city councillor.
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Brandon Coun. Sunday Frangi comes from a family of politicians.
In Sudan, his father was a politician, as are some of his extended family. When Frangi immigrated to Winnipeg from Sudan in 2004, he hoped to follow suit. First those hurdles: learning English, getting his high school diploma, studying at the University of Manitoba.