The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary’s staff payroll shrank in 2016.
In 2015 it was $8,235,573, it was $7,739,571 in 2016.
Expenses climbed by roughly $25,000 from $149,945 to $174,093.
Twenty employees made more than $100,000.
The highest paid was CAO John MacLean who made $152,952, he was the highest paid employee last year too.
The board of directors’ payroll also saw a slight decline while they incurred a small rise in expenses.
In 2015 the payroll was $325,317 but it shrunk by $1,200 to $324,072 in 2016.
Expenses also rose by roughly $1,200 to $100,461 in 2016 after being at close to the $99,000 mark in 2015.
Most directors made close to what they did in 2015.
Chair Grace McGregor was the highest earner on the board, she made $56,951.
