Township of Russell

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 26 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

26

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$3.3M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$124,747

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$115,612

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Township of Russell in 2025?

Richard Godin, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $183,346 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 26 Township of Russell employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $115,612.

How has Township of Russell's Sunshine List changed?

Township of Russell listed 2 people in 2008 and 26 in 2025 — 13× as many; payroll on the list went from $240K to $3.3M, and the median salary moved from $117,182 to $115,612.

How many Township of Russell employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 18 yearly values of median salary, from $117,182 in 2008 to $115,612 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K200820122015201820212025
Median salary, 2008–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. That threshold has never been indexed to inflation, so this line can fall over time simply because more people newly cross it — not necessarily because pay fell.

Top Employees
2025

#1Richard Godin
$183,346
Chief Administrative Officer
#2Jonathan Bourgon
$165,976
Executive Director of Planning and Infrastructure Services
#3Celine Guitard
$164,370
Director of Parks and Recreation
#4Brian Mcbain
$153,572
Fire Chief, and Director of Building Department
#5Millie Bourdeau
$145,745
Director of Public Safety and Enforcement
#6Sebastien Dagenais
$143,196
Director of Corporate Services/Treasurer
#7Jonathan Goulet
$132,527
Manager of Infrastructure Services
#8France Seguin
$132,076
Chief Executive Officer
#9Julia Tuff
$131,357
Chief Building Official
#10Ian Courville
$129,241
Deputy Fire Chief of Operations and Training
#11Jacques Gregoire
$125,983
Water/Wastewater Supervisor
#12Joanne Camire Laflamme
$119,145
Municipal Clerk
#13Lucille Bazinet
$116,409
Deputy Treasurer
#14Jesse Carrier
$116,305
Civil Engineer
#15Sylvain Boudreault
$115,085
Manager of Planning Services
#16Frederic Bourbonnais
$113,871
Public Works Supervisor
#17Francois Landry
$112,986
Project Manager Infrastructure Services
#18Matthew Gulliver
$112,375
Water and Wastewater Operator/Technical Coordinator
#19Ivan Clement
$111,260
Water/Wastewater Lead Operator
#20Marc Seguin
$110,856
Public Works Operator Team Lead
#21Kevin Bird
$110,770
Recreation Operations Manager
#22Dominique Tremblay
$110,359
Director,Planning, Building and Economic Development
#23Wesley Cluff-Clyburne
$110,135
Water/Wastewater Lead Operator
#24Debbie Guillemette
$109,264
Manager of Administrative Services
#25Chantal Begin
$105,016
Deputy Chief Building Official

See all 26 employees in 2025 →

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Richard Godin at Township Of Russell had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $167,097 to $181,466, up 8.6%.

Richard Godin+8.6%
Chief Administrative Officer
$167,097 → $181,466
Julia Tuff+8.2%
Chief Building Official
$120,625 → $130,473
Sylvain Boudreault+8.6%
Manager of Planning Services
$105,233 → $114,333
Jonathan Bourgon+4.3%
Executive Director of Planning and Infrastructure Services
$158,259 → $165,079
Brian Mcbain+4.1%
Fire Chief, and Director of Building Department
$146,561 → $152,522

A year-over-year increase or decrease in disclosed pay can include overtime, a retroactive payment, a vacation payout or severance, not only a change in base pay, rate, or role — the Sunshine List discloses total salary paid that year, not a pay rate. This list is ranked by the dollar increase, not by the percentage shown.

<5 people were new to Township of Russell's list in 2025; 0 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

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