Mayor Donna Deegan is assembling a more expensive City Hall executive team than that of her predecessor, Lenny Curry.
An analysis of salary data provided by Deegan Chief Communications Officer Philip Perry and a public records request to the city for Curry administration salary data shows salaries for Deegan’s 18-member staff total $3.18 million.
That’s 23% more than the $2.59 million annual payroll of Curry’s 18-employee team when he left office July 1.
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