Politics & Government
Capitola Pensions: Which Retiree Makes the Most?
Find out how much public employees from Capitola collect in retirement.
Public employment certainly has its perks, as evidenced by the list of pensions earned by now-retired former servants to local institutions like the City of Capitola, Central Fire District and Soquel Union Elementary School District.
The retirement compensation below is part of a list posted by the San Jose Mercury News and other newspapers.
The CalPERS list was unveiled as the state Legislature last week approved a pension reform bill that is now on Gov. Jerry Brown's desk.
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Sitting at the top of the pension ladder is retired Fire Chief Bruce Clark, who earns a yearly total of over $225K. Also high on the list is retired Capitola City Manager Richard hill at $142K. See the top five pension earners from our neck of the woods below. You might be surprised to see how many people make six figures due to their decades of public service.
Agency Retiree Annual Pension Years of Service City of Capitola Richard Hill $142,712.16 36.32 City of Capitola (Police) Todd Mayer $114,027.56 30.2 City of Capitola (Police) Donald Braunton $105,757.68 26.02 City of Capitola (Police) Brian Martin $101,724.56 29.7 City of Capitola (Police) Joseph Granata $87,362.32 29.89 Central Fire Bruce Clark $225,613.84 37.72 Central Fire Gary Rowe $127,175.04 31.35 Central Fire Mark Tranchina $118,865.52 33.12 Central Fire John Ritchey $118,834.48 31.64 Central Fire Patrick Sharp $110,763.99 31.69 Soquel Union Elementary Danny Cope $91,566.72 35.34 Soquel Union Elementary Thomas Dunks $81,672.32 34.96 Soquel Union Elementary Anna Seliskar $80,722.44 41.85 Soquel Union Elementary Tom Takano $77,614.60 39.56 Soquel Union Elementary Janet Brooks $72,953.32 36.44 Soquel Creek Water District Robert Johnson $123,471.60 40.28 Soquel Creek Water District Jeffrey Gailey $76,343.43 28.11 Soquel Creek Water District John Nowak $68,597.68 35.08 Soquel Creek Water District Thomas Guyer $62,023.56 29.89 Soquel Creek Water District Robert Stevens $61,435.78 25.65 Aptos Fire Gary Smith $141,821.28 32.88 Aptos Fire Richard Rubin $131,897.88 32.88 Aptos Fire Paul Vitali $103,154.52 32.47 Aptos Fire Gregory Joseph $101,320.20 30.48 Aptos Fire Andrew Johnston $85,185.52 31.92Don't miss a thing in Capitola-Soquel!
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