The top executive hired by the governing board is often the highest-paid person in U.S. governments.
That’s not always the case, though, as situations like the city of Chandler’s top salaries. The top gross wage-earner — and many in the top 25 — are first-responders.
Assistant Police Chief Dave Ramer represented one of those high-earning first responders and also the nature of the veteran, highly compensated staff Chandler has across many departments — something due to change over the next few years, but not overnight.
