Here is John Shay's and Jackie Steckel's (the Asst. City Manager) salaries as reported on their 2008 W-2s.  I do not see where the $87, 798 figure comes from.  If we look at the salary of $84, 208.57 there is a $3500 difference.  If City Hall is adding the 14.5 or 14.7% into his retirement extra, that would be over $12,000, putting him up to $96,000+, not the reported social security/medicare wage of over $100,000 noted on his w-2.  The numbers from the budget below, seem to indicate the 14.7% paid into Shay's retirement from his salary is figured separately from his salary, as the salary figure is close to the added non-retirement salaries of Shay and Steckel.  This is odd, since it does show up as SS/ Medicare wages. 

Nevertheless, when we get past all the faceless 'fringe benefits' in the budget, the City Manager office's two officers get $200,000 in wages and fringes that year.  

Does it seem ethical to report and indicate that the CM's wages are $84,208.57 when the actual IRS-reported wages are $100,095.27-- a $15,886,70 difference-- more than a citizen who works full-time at minimum wage earns per year? 

I'm not sure about the exact amount, but you can find John Shay's reported salary for 2024 by checking the public records available on the city website or through news articles. Salaries for city officials are usually publicly accessible information, so those sources might have the details you're looking for. Just be mindful that sometimes the numbers might differ depending on the specifics of the reports or the way the information is presented. Also, if you're curious about a patrolman salary, it's a good idea to compare the salary of various public service roles to get a better understanding of how city management salaries align with other public sector positions.

John Shay’s salary transparency in public roles always sparks good debate. I was looking into government related topics on mcqsalert.com when I came across this useful to see real-world examples like this one!