Yesterday I noted that as the city is cutting front-line staff and reducing service delivery to taxpayers, many of the top city leaders have received raises.

As several readers pointed out, some were promoted and got a salary boost to go with it. But that’s not the story with most.

Of the top 67 earners on the city’s payroll this month, 12 have received promotions since last August. The other 55 didn’t–but 31 of them still received 3 percent raises, which worked out to between $4,320 and $5,160 each per year.

Most are leaders of departments that made multiple layoffs. A few examples:

NAME

TITLE

2008

2009

DEPT STAFFING CHANGE

MASON,  TERRY

HEALTH COMMISSIONER

 $  171,996

 $ 177,156

-121

GEORGES,  MARA S

CORPORATION COUNSEL

 $  168,600

 $ 173,664

-5

ANDOLINO,  ROSEMARIE S

EXECUTIVE DIR – O’HARE MODERNIZATION

 $  165,612

 $ 170,580

-10

GAYLES,  MONTEL M

CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER

 $  164,100

 $ 169,020

-9

KAIDEN,  MARLA M

CITY COUNCIL CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

 $  155,580

 $ 160,248

-43

DUNN,  JOHN F

DIR OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

 $  153,756

 $ 158,364

-5

BYRNE,  THOMAS G

TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER

 $  152,520

 $ 157,092

-275

DEMPSEY,  MARY A

LIBRARY COMMISSIONER

 $  152,520

 $ 157,092

-67

PICARDI,  MICHAEL J

STREETS & SAN COMMISSIONER

 $  152,520

 $ 157,092

-308

SPATZ JR,  JOHN F

WATER MGMT COMMISSIONER

 $  152,520

 $ 157,092

-23

GOVIA,  CARLO M

FIRST DEPUTY HEALTH COMMISSIONER

 $  149,928

 $ 154,428

-121

LUX,  STEVE J

CITY COMPTROLLER

 $  147,156

 $ 151,572

-13

TRISTAN,  HOMERO

HUMAN RESOURCES COMMISSIONER

 $  147,156

 $ 151,572

-20

LADNER,  TRACEY R

DIRECTOR OF POLICE PERSONNEL

 $  146,016

 $ 150,396

-213