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Of the top 67 earners on the city’s payroll this month, 12 have received promotions since last August. The other 55 didn’t–but 31 of them still received 3 percent raises, which worked out to between $4,320 and $5,160 each per year.

Most are leaders of departments that made multiple layoffs. A few examples:

NAME

TITLE

2008

2009

DEPT STAFFING CHANGE

MASON,  TERRY

HEALTH COMMISSIONER

 $  171,996

 $ 177,156

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GEORGES,  MARA S

CORPORATION COUNSEL

 $  168,600

 $ 173,664

-5

ANDOLINO,  ROSEMARIE S

EXECUTIVE DIR – O’HARE MODERNIZATION

 $  165,612

 $ 170,580

-10

GAYLES,  MONTEL M

CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER

 $  164,100

 $ 169,020

-9

KAIDEN,  MARLA M

CITY COUNCIL CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

 $  155,580

 $ 160,248

-43

DUNN,  JOHN F

DIR OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

 $  153,756

 $ 158,364

BYRNE,  THOMAS G

TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER

 $  152,520

 $ 157,092

-275

DEMPSEY,  MARY A

LIBRARY COMMISSIONER

-67

PICARDI,  MICHAEL J

STREETS & SAN COMMISSIONER

-308

SPATZ JR,  JOHN F

WATER MGMT COMMISSIONER

-23

GOVIA,  CARLO M

FIRST DEPUTY HEALTH COMMISSIONER

 $  149,928

 $ 154,428

LUX,  STEVE J

CITY COMPTROLLER

 $  147,156

 $ 151,572

-13

TRISTAN,  HOMERO

HUMAN RESOURCES COMMISSIONER

-20

LADNER,  TRACEY R

DIRECTOR OF POLICE PERSONNEL

 $  146,016

 $ 150,396

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