Highest Paid City Officials

Laquidara standing next to Mayor Alvin Brown at a press conference announcing her reappointment with the city.

Cindy A Laquidara
Office of General Counsel
General Counsel
$200,419.80

Laquidara has been with the City since 1998 and was appointed as General Counsel in 2010. Prior to that position she was Chief Deputy General Counsel. Laquidara had submitted her letter of resignation to the mayor upon his election. The mayor declined and kept her on as General Counsel.  

There is a bit of governmental/political controversy surrounding Laquidara. Some on the City Council think that Laquidara is beholden to the Mayor's office and not treating the rest of the city's departments as her client. Although, this might have less to do with with Lauidara and more to do with the unfortunate netherworld her position exists in. The Mayor selects the person he/she wants as General Counsel and the City Council has to approve the Mayor's selection. However, the Mayor can fire the General Counsel without approval from the City Council. It leaves this position with one boss and it's not the rest of the city's departments.