32 Joliet Employees Made Over $30,000 In OT Pay Last Year In AFSCME Local 440: Patch Exclusive

JOLIET, IL — A Joliet Patch public spending analysis of overtime costs at the city of Joliet found that 32 employees who are members of the AFSCME Local 440 collective bargaining group made between $30,000 and $69,800 in overtime pay last year.

In addition to those 32 city employees, another 19 union employees who are represented by AFSCME Local 440 made between $24,000 and $29,999 in overtime compensation last year.

As a result of a recent Freedom of Information Act request, Joliet Patch obtained the names, job titles, salaries and overtime expenses for about 255 Joliet employees who were members of AFSCME Local 440 last year. Patch focused on the Local 440 employees because this group of city employees has been working the entire year without a new collective bargaining agreement.

At its last meeting, the Joliet City Council voted 6-3 to spend $156,500 in taxpayer funds to hire the outside professional consulting firm Raftelis to conduct a citywide staffing study. Mayor Terry D'Arcy revealed that Joliet is spending at least $10 million annually on overtime pay, and he's very angry about that.

The mayor suggested that his city's overtime costs may mean that a number of employees are fatigued and burning themselves out. The upcoming citywide staffing study may show that Joliet needs to add more positions in certain departments, according to D'Arcy.

The $156,500 expense for the consulting study was recommended by public works director Greg Ruddy. "This study will determine the desired type, level, and quality of city services and the appropriate number of employees and contractual support necessary to provide services at the desired level," Ruddy's memo indicated.

In a Nov. 17 exclusive story, Joliet Patch revealed that a total of six AFSCME Local 440 employees exceeded $200,000 in total compensation from the city of Joliet in 2024. However, four of them received significant payouts for their retirement buyouts, which helped boost their pay above $200,000.

In this latest public spending story, Joliet Patch has analyzed the city's top overtime recipients within AFSCME Local 440 from last year. The following Local 440 members exceeded $30,000 in overtime wages:

Joseph Alsbury, hired May 2015
Job title: public safety dispatch II, police administration and operations
Annual pay: $82,797
Overtime compensation: $69,830

Wayne Lopez, hired May 1998
Job title: chief wastewater plant operator, public utilities
Annual pay: $134,439
Overtime compensation: $64,060

James Foster, hired August 2001
Job title: equipment operator II, public utilities
Annual pay: $116,397
Overtime compensation: $63,889

Terry Juricic, hired July 2001
Job title: maintenance foreman II, public utilities
Annual pay: $134,439
Overtime compensation: $63,067

Giovanno Dimiele, hired April 2004
Job title: fleet technician, public works
Annual pay: $114,607
Overtime compensation: $54,027

Tibra Jones, hired December 2003
Job title: communications shift supervisor, police administration and operations
Annual pay: $102,842
Overtime compensation: $53,813

Christopher Schoonover, hired September 2006
Job title: fleet technician, public works
Annual pay: $109,418
Overtime compensation: $51,751

Drew Reyes, hired May 2017
Job title: public safety dispatch II, police administration and operations
Annual pay: $82,797
Overtime compensation: $50,105

Kyle Parker, hired January 1998
Job title: public safety dispatch II, police administration and operations
Annual pay: $93,659
Overtime compensation: $45,811

Andres Delrio, hired April 2004
Engineering aide, public works
Annual pay: $116,397
Overtime compensation: $44,013

James Bagley, hired October 2005
Job title: public safety dispatch II, police administration and operations
Annual pay: $89,373
Overtime compensation: $42,155

William Davis, hired November 1997
Job title: maintenance foreman II, public utilities
Annual pay: $134,439
Overtime compensation: $41,592

James Shabnow, hired February 2020
Job title: fleet technician, public works
Annual pay: $101,350
Overtime compensation: $40,612

Carlos Betancourt, hired November 2003
Job title: water plant operator, public utilities
Annual pay: $122,088
Overtime compensation: $39,928

Michael Aimaro, hired October 2006
Job title: fleet technician senior fire, fire administration
Annual pay last year: $114,711
Overtime compensation last year: $39,832

Kimece Mabry, hired August 2017
Job title: public safety dispatch II, police administration and operations
Annual pay: $82,797
Overtime compensation: $39,707

Kevin Quinn, hired March 2001
Job title: wastewater plant operator, public utilities
Annual pay: $122,088
Overtime compensation: $39,488

Joshua Fisher, hired February 2015
Fleet technician, public works
Annual pay: $101,350
Overtime compensation: $38,737

Gregg Sturdy, hired October 2006
Job title: fleet technician, public works
Annual pay: $109,418
Overtime compensation: $37,273

Joette Villa, hired November 2018
Job title: public safety dispatch II, police administration and operations
Annual pay: $82,797
Overtime compensation: $36,886

Dale Bakalar, hired November 2014
Job title: fleet technician, public works fleet services
Annual pay: $101,350
Overtime compensation: $36,513

Brian Grooms, hired January 2018
Job title: fleet technician, public works
Annual pay: $101,350
Overtime compensation: $35,269

Jamie Benson, hired January 2019
Job title: public safety dispatch II, police administration and operations
Annual pay: $82,797
Overtime compensation: $35,244

Michael Skole, hired April 2004
Job title: maintenance foreman II, public works roadways
Annual pay: $134,439
Overtime compensation: $35,242

Christopher Thomson, hired March 2013
Job title: fleet foreman, public works
Annual pay: $122,167
Overtime compensation: $34,007

James Miller, hired January 2022
Job title: fleet technician, public works
Annual pay: $94,715
Overtime compensation: $33,414

Joseph Saad, hired July 2005
Job title: fleet technician body repair, public works
Annual pay: $114,711
Overtime compensation: $32,597

James Grammer, hired May 1998
Job title: lift station mechanic, public utilities
Annual pay: $116,397
Overtime compensation: $31,478

Kristen Boyd, hired January 2021
Job title: public safety dispatch II, police administration and operations
Annual pay: $77,293
Overtime compensation: $30,824

Manuel Galvan, hired November 2017
Job title: fleet technician, public works
Annual pay: $101,350
Overtime compensation: $30,492

Korey Calkins, hired June 2008
Job title: equipment operator, public utilities
Annual pay: $111,042
Overtime compensation: $30,371

Wesley Miller, hired January 2004
Job title: fleet foreman, public works
Annual pay: $138,207
Overtime compensation: $30,216