In Oakland, Kenny Lau, an engineer in the city planning department, racked up $299,000 in overtime last year, records show. Oakland pay data obtained from the city since 2008 show Lau is routinely a top overtime earner. City officials have said most of his work is funded through fees for development applications. Lau grossed $494,000 in pay and benefits last year, data show.
Neither Lau nor Interim Planning Director Darin Ranellett returned messages Monday.
Preetpal Dhaliwal, an Oakland firefighter, grossed $263,174 in overtime last year, the sixth-highest overtime pay in the survey and an Oakland officer, Malcolm Miller, grossed $157,000 in overtime last year and was paid $463,000 in cash and benefits.
Michael Wester, a Mountain View firefighter, grossed $234,000 in overtime on his way to $484,000 in cash and benefits for 2016.