Source: Area fiscal officers and auditor’s offices
ALLEN COUNTY
Allen County
1 Destiny Caldwell ` 158,762
Prosecutor
2 Terri Kohlrieser ` 158,206
Common Pleas Judge
2 Todd Kohlrieser ` 158,206
Juvenile/Probate Judge
2 Jeffrey Reed ` 158,206
Common Pleas Judge
2 Matt Charles Staley ` 158,206
Domestic Judge
6 Tammie Hursh ` 150,275
Municipal Court Judge
6 David Rodabaugh ` 150,275
Municipal Court Judge
8 Bradley Niemeyer ` 134,430
Sanitary Engineer
9 Tammie Colon ` 129,008
Mental Health
10 Brent Burk ` 126,052
WORTH Center Executive Director
American Township
1 Joel M. Will ` 90,810
Fire Captain
2 Thomas C. Hadding ` 87,935
Fire Chief
3 Brian M. Helmig ` 86,676
Fire Captain
4 Robert A. Rhodes ` 79,306
Firefighter
5 Lee T. Rosengarten ` 78,438
Firefighter
6 Andrew I. Follas ` 76,927
Firefighter
7 Robert K. Rowland ` 75,141
EMS Coordinator
8 Joseph L. Hartman ` 72,613
Firefighter
9 Richard E. Wilson ` 71,927
Firefighter
10 Joe R. Bullinger ` 71,521
Firefighter
Bath Township
1 Joseph L Kitchen ` 83,619
Fire chief
2 Jared D Jenkins ` 82,735
Paramedic
3 Crystal M Plumpe ` 79,564
Paramedic
4 Kevin Markward ` 77,891
Paramedic
5 Gary Allen Jay ` 68,144
Road/bridge
6 Nicholas P Shady ` 67,738
Paramedic
7 Bridget E Martin ` 65,799
Paramedic
8 Cody M Blair ` 60,752
Paramedic
9 Ross D Emans ` 55,356
Paramedic
10 Bryan C Cox ` 54,986
Paramedic
Bluffton
1 Jan E. Basinger ` 87,196
A-EMT, Fulltime Service
2 Jesse R. Blackburn ` 78,330
Administrator
3 Ryan M. Burkholder ` 76,832
Police Chief
4 Mathew D. Oglesbee ` 75,468
Lieutenant
5 Bryan D. Lloyd ` 72,601
Assistant Village Administrator
6 Kevin Allyn Nickel ` 71,331
Fiscal Officer
7 Nathaniel W. Jordan ` 67,055
Vol Fireman, Aux. Ptlm, Water/Sewer
8 Scott H. Phillips ` 66,705
Service Employe
9 Tyler S. Hochstetler ` 65,788
Sergeant
10 Eric W. Rayle ` 59,443
Patrol Officer
Delphos
1 James R Mehaffie ` 83,818
Safety/Service Director
2 Scott J Warnement ` 78,537
Platoon Chief
3 Tyler A Hayson ` 77,460
Sergeant
4 Marcus W Slate ` 76,290
Police Chief
5 Kevin J Klaus ` 75,430
Sergeant
6 Benjamin M Suever ` 74,883
Maintenance Superintendent
7 Todd E Haunhorst ` 73,975
Water Superintendent
8 Todd W Teman ` 73,879
Wastewater Superintendent
9 Brandon J Webb ` 73,752
Platoon Chief
10 Brock J Schroeder ` 72,824
Apparatus Engineer
Elida
1 David W Metzger ` 75,631
Village Administrator
2 Michael A. Suever ` 59,894
Water Superintendent
3 William Joseph Endres ` 55,048
Utility Maintenance
4 Sandy L Langhals ` 52,722
Fiscal Officer/Tax Admin/Office Manager
5 Dale A Metzger ` 52,500
Police Chief
6 Lawrence H. Nelson-Wallace ` 51,692
Full-Time Police Department
7 Ashley N Barnett ` 40,812
Utility Billing Department/Mayor’s Court Clerk
8 Robert J Gehr ` 29,481
Utility Maintenance
9 Gary L Teman ` 28,965
Streets Department – Partial Year
10 Owen K Bledsoe ` 28,800
Wastewater Superintendent – Part-Time/Partial Year
Lima
1 Anthony Geiger ` 144,386
Law Director
2 Sharetta T Smith ` 134,980
Mayor
3 Michael H Caprella ` 129,727
Utilities Director
4 Steven J Stechschulte Jr ` 123,357
Police Detective
5 Angel L Cortes ` 122,413
Police Chief
6 Brian D Stewart ` 118,292
Deputy Fire Chief
7 John W Bishop ` 117,692
Police Major
8 Andrew F Heffner ` 116,854
Fire Chief
9 Kirk P Niemeyer ` 115,085
Public Works Director
10 Aaron R Montgomery ` 115,005
Police Officer
Perry Township
1 Kevin J Rader ` 72,139.50
Fire Chief
2 Iain Bruce ` 62,552.36
Paramedic/Firefighter
3 Ethan J Hull ` 54,052.65
Paramedic/Firefighter
4 Corey A Lehman ` 51,820.43
Road Department
5 Nicholas W Adams ` 49,151.02
Road Department, EMT/Paramedic
6 Nicholas Myers ` 44,051.14
Paramedic/Firefighter
7 Mika A Layman ` 28,402.97
Paramedic/Firefighter
8 Luke Korwin ` 26,453.44
Paramedic/Firefighter
9 Nicholas P Rohrs ` 26,120.08
Paramedic/Firefighter
10 Sandra L Hofacker ` 25,515.96
Fiscal Officer
Shawnee Township
1 Bryon T Stumbaugh ` 105,923
Fire Captain/EMT-P
2 Justin L Cloud ` 96,642
Fire Fighter/EMT-P
3 Michael C. Smith ` 96,137
Fire Fighter/EMT-P
4 Tyler M Cramer ` 92,550
Police Officer
5 Jeffrey A. Jones ` 92,412
Fire Captain/EMT-P
6 Michael Hasenstaub ` 91,323
Fire Captain/EMT-P
7 Collin D Swick ` 89,726
Fire Fighter/EMT-P
8 John Norris ` 89,493
Platoon Chief/EMT-P
9 Joshua Q. Zimmerly ` 86,488
Police Officer – Sgt
10 James H. Painter ` 86,407
Platoon Chief/EMT-P
Spencerville
1 Kyle N Miller ` 61,340
Police Chief
2 William L. Becker ` 60,320
Sewer Operator
3 Sean M. Chapman ` 60,313
Village Administrator
4 Scott C Hamman ` 50,440
Utilities Foreman
5 Keith R Quellhorst ` 47,348
Police Officer
6 Dalton C Hurst ` 47,320
Water Operator
7 Kylie M Jettinghoff ` 45,220
Police Officer
8 Chet L Richardson ` 43,680
General Laborer
9 Jessalyn K. Gay ` 42,640
Utilities Clerk
10 Mckensey Brewer ` 38,769
Fiscal Officer
AUGLAIZE COUNTY
Auglaize County
1 Frederick D Pepple ` 158,206
Common Pleas Judge
1 Mark E Spees ` 158,206
Probate & Juvenile Judge
3 R. Andrew Augsburger ` 150,275
Municipal Judge
4 Edwin A Pierce ` 137,472
Prosecuting Attorney
5 Renee J Kohler ` 126,792
Executive Director
6 Benjamin R Elder ` 109,521
Asst. Prosecuting Attorney
7 Andrew J Baumer ` 109,292
Engineer
8 Erica L Preston ` 106,755
County Administrator
9 Sherri L Lowe ` 103,286
Support Services Director
10 Daniel C. Osborne ` 102,262
Sergent
Minster
1 Don Harrod ` 120,150
Village Administrator, Zoning Administrator
2 John Neuman ` 95,004
Electric Superintendent
3 Travis Fishbaugh ` 84,802
Water, Wastewater Superintendent
4 Brian Drexler ` 80,454
Police
5 Ben Koverman ` 78,492
Lineman
6 Gary Meyer ` 78,200
Public Works Superintendent
7 Scott Gusching ` 72,670
Lineman
8 Ryan Geise ` 69,890
Parks Superintendent
9 Brian Sextro ` 67,340
Lineman
10 Kyle Wildermuth ` 61,313
Water Department Operator
New Bremen
1 Brent A. Richter ` 116,652
Village Administrator
2 Matthew C. Krieg ` 93,727
Electric Superintendent
3 Michael E. Skinner ` 92,666
Police Chief
4 Justin E. Bruns ` 84,017
Patrolman
5 Amy M. Speelman ` 81,355
Fiscal Officer
6 Benjamin T. Krieg ` 80,901
Public Works Superintendent
7 Derek T. Dennis ` 80,724
Police Officer
8 Christopher Pape ` 79,414
Lineman
9 David Goodwin ` 77,901
Wastewater Superintendent
10 Steven Bornhorst ` 75,463
Water Superintendent
St. Marys
1 Gregory J. Foxhoven ` 99,557
Director Of Public Service & Safety
2 Craig A. Moeller ` 93,095
Supt Of Community Svcs & Eng.
3 Mack A. Kuenning ` 92,823
Supt Of Electric Dept.
4 Douglas D. Ayers ` 92,734
Fire Chief
5 Jacob K. Sutton ` 92,712
Chief Of Police
6 Curtis W. Gabel ` 91,372
Captain/Paramedic
7 Thomas P. Kennedy Ii ` 87,655
Police Sergeant
8 Brian A. Parker ` 85,875
Police Sergeant
9 John A. Menker ` 84,420
Supt Of General Services
10 Susan M. Backs ` 84,101
Personnel Director
Wapakoneta
“Due to recent organizational transitions in personnel and payroll management, the city will provide the data as soon as we can.” – Michael Brillhart, Safety Service Director
PUTNAM COUNTY
Putnam County
1 Michael A. Borer ` 158,206
Probate/Juvenile Judge
1 Keith H. Schierloh ` 158,206
Common Pleas Judge
3 Chad C. Niese ` 150,275
Municipal Court Judge
4 Gary L. Lammers ` 135,672
Prosecutor
5 Michael D. Boaz ` 116,689
Developmental Disabilities Superintendent
6 Brad A. Brubaker ` 111,975
Captain/911 Coordinator, $52,298.40 payout
7 Michael L. Lenhart ` 109,292
Engineer
8 Randall A. Weller ` 105,322
Road Deputy, $52,600.80 payout
9 Stacy J. Klass ` 104,685
Certified Nurse Practitioner
10 Kimberly A. Rieman ` 103,986
Health Commissioner
Columbus Grove
1 Jeffrey A Vance ` 68,164
Village Administrator
2 Russell Lammers ` 55,594
Police Chief
3 Robert A Michel ` 54,101
Water/Sewer
4 Shana L Kerns ` 50,779
Fiscal Officer/Clerk
5 Lucas K Schroeder ` 46,683
Water/Sewer
6 Eric B Altstaetter ` 42,513
Streets
7 Sammy Barnhart ` 35,360
Water/Sewer Office
8 Alex Niese ` 34,389
Full Time Police
9 Sean M Hiler ` 21,787
Police Chief
10 Chadd Martin ` 11,813
Part-Time Seasonal
Kalida
1 Craig Hoffman ` 69,946
Water department
2 Andrew Fortman ` 62,919
Water, sewer and streets departments
3 Jon Edelbrock ` 58,122
Streets
4 Rita Schroeder ` 51,387
Clerk
5 James Gulker ` 51,026
Police
6 Bernice Heitmeyer ` 35,625
Clerk’s office
7 Jennifer Klausing ` 7,840
Law director
8 Alan Gerdeman ` 7,800
Mayor
9 Nine names tied ` 3,720
Administration
Leipsic
1 Eric P Steingass ` 76,903
Street Dept.
2 Leo T Ellerbrock ` 74,788
Street Supt
3 John R Rodriguez ` 70,308
Police Chief
4 Evan A Ellerbrock ` 62,383
Water Dept
5 Ben L Ellerbrock ` 60,932
WWTP Dept
6 Keith D Schroeder ` 60,552
Street Dept.
7 Samuel C Schreder ` 59,622
WWTP Dept
8 Renee A Spangler ` 55,903
Fiscal Officer
9 Joe L Quintero ` 54,366
Police Officer
10 Derek J Maas ` 53,657
Water Dept
Ottawa
1 Russell C. Bales ` 97,388
Wastewater Director
2 Richard D. Knowlton ` 96,116
Municipal Director
3 Barbara J. Hermiller ` 93,338
Clerk-Treasurer
4 Douglas J Schroeder ` 91,746
Water Director
5 Steven M. Backus ` 70,922
Utilities Operator
6 Jacob A. Macke ` 68,826
Police Officer
7 Kyle W. Stechschulte ` 67,971
Police Chief/Safety Director
8 Richard Kenneth Knowlton ` 67,401
Utilities Operator
9 Michael J. Meyer ` 66,905
Utilities Operator
10 Brian Lomeli ` 65,355
Police Officer
VAN WERT COUNTY
Van Wert County
1 James Stripe ` 176,115
Developmental Disabilities Superintendent
2 Martin Burchfield ` 158,206
Common Pleas Judge
2 Kevin Taylor ` 158,206
Probate and Juvenile Judge
4 Jill Worthington ` 150,275
Municipal Judge
5 Eva Yarger ` 135,209
Prosecutor
6 Shannon Timmerman ` 89,020
SSA Director
7 Dillon Staas ` 86,625
Assistant Prosecutor
8 Erin Sellers ` 82,625
Job and Family Services Director
9 Adam Clark ` 78,360
Chief Deputy
9 Robert Kennedy ` 78,360
Corrections Lieutenant
Van Wert
1 Jon D Jones ` 90,650
Fire Chief
2 Douglas J Weigle ` 90,082
Police Chief
3 Steven R Boroff ` 90,039
Police Luitenant
4 Jay C Fleming ` 89,999
Safety Service Director
5 Cory A Hirschy ` 89,169
Police Sergeant
6 Adam F Wehage ` 88,594
Sergeant
7 Kurt E Conn ` 88,473
Police Sergeant
8 Scott A Cowling ` 87,655
Police Sergeant
9 Robert E Black ` 86,243
Police Luitenant
10 Brian R Ankney ` 84,491
Capt/Firefighter/Paramedic
