CARMEL – Each December, members of the Putnam County Legislature must approve by resolution compensation of all officers and employees paid from county funds.

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Personnel Committee, the lawmakers set the salaries for county workers who are not members of bargaining units or whose salaries are not required to be set by local law.

Among the salaries approved: County Executive Kevin Byrne–$181,303; 

District Attorney Robert Tendy–$223,700; members of the county legislature–$48,173; coroners–$48,173; Commissioner of Finance William Carlin–$175,782; County Clerk Michael Bartolotti–$156,963; County Attorney Compton Spain–$175,782; DPW Commissioner Thomas Feighery–$163,647; Personnel Director Paul Eldridge–$163,358; Commissioners of Elections Cathy Croft and Kelly Primavera–$112,710; Sheriff Brian Hess–$180,313.

The full legislature will place its seal of approval on the salaries at its year-end meeting next week.



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