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Solano's '$100,000 Club'

1. Solano County Administrator Michael Johnson: $143,280 (Johnson received a raise in December, 1999 that will boost his base salary to $150,444.)

2. Vacaville City Manager John Thompson: $140,961

3. California State Prison, Solano Chief Psychiatrist Dr. Susan Downs: $140,484

4. Vacaville City Attorney Charles Lamoree: $137,921

5. U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein: $136,700.

6. U.S. Reps. Doug Ose and Mike Thompson: $136,700.

7. California State Prison, Solano Chief Deputy Warden Suzan L. Hubbard: $130,884

8. Solano County Counsel Dennis Bunting: $130,776

9. California Medical Facility Chief Deputy Warden (Clinical Services) Donna Wilson: $130,380

10. California Medical Facility Chief Psychiatrist Larry Dizmang: $128,484

11. California Medical Facility Chief Medical Officer Joseph Bick: $128,484

12. California Medical Facility Chief Medical Officer Raymond Andreasen: $126,708

13. California State Prison, Solano Chief Physician & Surgeon Dr. William Greenough: $126,708

14. Solano County District Attorney David Paulson: $122,724

15. Solano County Health Officer-Medical Director Dr. Thomas Charron: $120,708

16. Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District Superintendent Sharon Tucker: $120,600

17. Solano County Assistant County Administrator Darby H. Hayes: $119,400

18. Solano County Health and Social Services Director Don Rowe: $118,248

19. California Medical Facility Chief Dentist Paul DeDeaux: $117,936

20. All Solano County Judges: Harry Kinnicutt, Scott Kays, Peter Foor, Ramona Garrett, William Harrison, Dwight Ely, R. Michael Smith, Mike Nail, James Moelk, Luis M. Villarreal, Eric Uldall, David Power, Franklin Taft and Allan P. Carter. $117,912

21. Solano County Sheriff Rick Hulse: $116,256

22. Fairfield City Manager Kevin O'Rourke: $115,700

23. Solano County Public Defender Marvin Brookner: $114,324

24. California State Prison, Solano Chief Dentist Rita McIntyre: $112,680

25. Solano County Office of Education Supt. Wendall Kuykendall: $111,585

26. Solano College President Stan Arterberry: $110,956

27. Solano County Deputy CAO/Chief Information Officer Steven A. Olson: $110,208

28. Solano County Deputy CAO/Budget Officer Quang Ho: $110,208

29. Fairfield-Suisun School District Deputy Superintendent R. Michael Lenahan: $109,545

30. Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District General Manager Richard F. Luthy Jr.: $109,028

31. Solano County Assistant County Counsel Vicki Sieber-Benson: $109,008

32. Vacaville Public Works Director Dale Pfeiffer: $108,819

33. Solano County Chief Deputy District Attorney Doug Keener: $107,472

34. Solano County Chief Deputy District Attorney Linda Coffer: $107,472

35. Solano County Chief Deputy Public Defender James F. Fitch: $107,472

36. Solano County Chief Deputy Public Defender Guy E. Sandler: $107,472

37. Fairfield Police Chief Doug Milender: $106,963

38. Vacaville Police Chief Bob Harrison: $106,822

39. Fairfield Director of Public Works Ron Hurlbut: $106,109

40. Vacaville Unified School District Superintendent Richard Jackson: $105,773

41. Fairfield Fire Chief Ronald Tougas: $105,029

42. Solano County Transportation Director John Gray: $104,760

43. Solano County Assessor/Recorder Robert Blechschmidt: $103,296

44. Solano County Water Agency General Manager David B. Okita: $103,090

45. Vacaville Assistant City Manager David Van Kirk: $102,168

46. Vacaville Administrative Services Director Pat Moreno: $102,168

47. Vacaville Fire Chief Frank Moore: $101,483

48. Fairfield Director of Planning and Development Sean Quinn: $100,886

49. All Solano Court Commissioners John P. Dean, Raymond C. Wieser Jr., David Haet, Barbara James, Alberta Chew and Paul Coan: $100,225

50. Fairfield Director of Finance Robert Leland: $100,127

(Based on base salary. If total compensation packages were included, many more names would appear on this list.)