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"                      <p class=\"imgtitle\">Goldenhersh</p>                                <p class=\"imgtitle\">Chapman</p>           Judges in Madison and St. Clair County are among the highest paid state employees in the municipalities in which they reside, according to a Web site that tracks how taxpayer dollars are spent in Illinois.<br /><br />The top two publicly paid employees residing in Alton, for instance, are Duane Bailey and David Grounds who, as associate judges, earn salaries of $167,382.<br /><br />By comparison, state lawmakers Sen. William Haine and Rep. Daniel Beiser, Democrats from Alton, earn base salaries of $74,569, according to Ilreference.com. <br /><br />The site also shows the total number of employees on the state payroll by city. In Alton, a total of 145 state workers earn $8,093,961 annually.<br /> <br />Here's what other Madison County city figures look like:<br /><br />In Collinsville, Fifth District Appellate Court Justice Thomas Welch is the top earner with a salary of $192,007. He is followed by Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth at $176,191; and Associate Judges Clarence Harrison and Elizabeth Levy at $167,382. <br /><br />Total state employees residing in Collinsville: 119. Total state salary paid to Collinsville residents: $5,685,181.<br /><br />In Edwardsville, Department of Human Services physicians Jagannath Patil and Sanghee Kim-Ansbro are the top two earners. Patil earns $216,660 and Kim-Ansbro earns $211,249. <br /><br />Judges occupy the next six spots &ndash; Appellate Justice Melissa Chapman at $192,007, followed by Circuit Judges Barbara Crowder and Andreas Matoesian at $176,191, then Associate Judges Keith Jensen, James Hackett, Janet Heflin and Nelson Metz (who recently retired) at $167,382.<br /><br />Total state employees residing in Edwardsville: 145. Total state salary paid to Edwardsville residents: $9,874,446.<br /><br />In Troy, Circuit Judges Ann Callis and Richard Tognarelli top the list with salaries of $176,191.<br /><br />Total state employees residing in Troy: 45. Total state salary paid to Troy residents: $2,599,656.  <br /><br />In the city of Belleville, a whopping $13,894,589 is paid to 249 employees annually. <br /><br />Judges occupy the first 13 positions on the list, topped by Appellate Justices Richard Goldenhersh and James Donovan who earn $192,007 annually. <br /><br />The site also breaks out the most common positions by city.<br /><br />In Belleville, highway maintainers are the most common type of state job at 31. There are 26 human services caseworkers; seven circuit judges; seven contractual workers; six associate judges; six engineering technicians; six public service administrators; six \"stipend\" workers; five civil engineers; five engineering technicians; four conservation/historic preservation workers; four human services casework managers; four senior public service administrators; three rehabilitation counselor trainees; three technical trainees; three child support specialists; three site technicians; three executives; two employment security program representatives; two highway maintenance lead workers; two registered nurses; two revenue auditors; two tax auditors; two public service representatives and two office coordinators. <br /><br />No judges reside in O'Fallon. The top state wage earner in O'Fallon is Department of Human Services physician Hetal Amin at $186,539.<br /><br />In the number two position is Democrat candidate for the 12th Congressional District, Brad Harriman, who until last year served as county superintendent of schools. His salary was $100,762. In the third spot is court reporter (supervisor) Maureen Schaefer who earns $100,291 annually. <br /><br />Total state employees residing in O'Fallon: 26. Total state salary paid to O'Fallon residents: $1,567,457."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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