Considering the front page story in the Northwest Herald last week about there being one supervisor for every three deputies, I thought readers might be interested in what the supervisors get paid.

The following information was obtained through a Freedom of Information request from the Sheriff’s Department by challenger Zane Seipler’s campaign. It is posted at his secondary web site, MCSDExposed (for “McHenry County Sheriff’s Department Exposed,” I guess), but is no longer on its front page.

The 2009 Wage Report for MCSD was provided today via FOIA request. Keith Nygren’s salary was $149,259.32, a $5000 increase from last year. Listed below are the twenty four other deputy supervisors and the EEO.

• Under Sheriff Eugene Lowery $136,544.37
• Sergeant Porfirio Campos-Cruz $83,461.62
• Lieutenant Donald Carlson $97,580.59
• Sergeant Duane Cedegren $93,544.91
• Sergeant Michael Cisner $98,137.88
• Captain Anton Cundiff $107,519.33
• Sergeant Alex Embry $89,513.35
• Sergeant Karen Groves $87,891.53
• Sergeant Carolyn Hubbard $89,573.22
• Sergeant Donald Kalenick $85,544.37
• Sergeant John Koziol $99,558.30
• Lieutenant William Lutz $99,363.05
• Lieutenant John Miller $105,141.26
• Sergeant Kenneth Nielsen $92,378.49
• Sergeant Daniel Patenaud $88,171.19
• Sergeant Anthony Penna $98,320.79
• Sergeant James Popovits $101,143.16
• Sergeant Greg Pyle $94,183.61
• Sergeant Daniel Reineking $98,510.24
• Sergeant Steve Schmitt $90,072.54
• EEO Kathleen Seith $93,276.86
• Captain David Shepherd $120,966.40
• Sergeant James Wagner $92,968.84
• Lieutenant Andrew Zinke $103,835.64

Summary:

• 17 supervisors increased there yearly income, 7 decreased or remained the same.
• Largest increases in yearly salary goes to Lowery +$10,000, Shepherd +$12,000 and Embry +$15,000
• Largest decreases in yearly salary goes to Cedegren -$4,000 and Carlson -$3,000