Highest Paid City Officials

Bowling standing next to Governor Rick Scott. They co-founded Solantic.

Karen Elizabeth Bowling
Executive Office of the Mayor
Chief Administrative Officer
$210,000

Ms. Bowling is the highest paid city official. She was hired by Mayor Alvin Brown in 2011. Prior to her current position she was the co-founder and then CEO of Solantic.

The Mayor has five people as part of his office staff:

Mayor Alvin Brown at  $138,473.52

Chief of Staff: Chris Hand at $165,000

Deputy Chief of Staff: Michelle Barth at $83,000

Chief Administrative Officer: Karen Bowling at $210,000

Deputy Chief Administrative Office: Cleveland Ferguson at $135,000

Chief Financial Officer: C. Ronald (Ronnie) Belton at $156,999.96

The salaries in this office total $888,473.48

There is a distinction between the mayor's "office staff" and the "Executive Office of the Mayor". There are 33 people employed by the Mayor's office. which includes the five people listed above.