- December 15, 2025
In a report that the Daytona Beach News-Journal said took months to compile, 269 men and women in public offices in Volusia and Flagler counties earned $100,000 or more in 2010. The News-Journal said it was "the most comprehensive survey of public salaries ever conducted in the Volusia-Flagler area — 18,000 jobs totaling $783 million in tax dollars."
The top overall was Kent Sharples, former president of Daytona State College, whose total package, including a $1.2 million buyout, was $1,805,106 in 2010.
Here is the list of the 24 officials in Flagler County who made more than $100,000 in 2010:
|
Jim Landon |
Palm Coast city manager |
$183,001.02 |
|
Albert Hadeed |
Flagler County attorney |
$160,157 |
|
Craig Coffey |
Flagler County administrator |
$152,996.40 |
|
Janet Valentine |
Flagler Schools superintendent |
$145,000 |
|
Dennis Craig |
Circuit Judge |
$142,177.92 |
|
Sharon Atack |
County Judge |
$134,280 |
|
Donald Fleming |
Flagler County sheriff |
$118,000 |
|
Suzanne Johnston |
Flagler tax collector |
$113,567.44 |
|
Jay Gardner |
Flagler property appraiser |
$113,452 |
|
John Moden |
Palm Coast stormwater director |
$112,613.85 |
|
Gail Wadsworth |
Flagler clerk of court |
$111,446.40 |
|
Sally Sherman |
Flagler County deputy administrator |
$110,312.96 |
|
Richard Adams |
Palm Coast public works director |
$108,691.83 |
|
Nestor Abreu |
Palm Coast comm.. development dir. |
$108,470.89 |
|
Kifah Alkhatib |
Flagler County engineer |
$107,927.10 |
|
Ray Britt |
Palm Coast finance director |
$106,244.04 |
|
Frances Bey |
State dentist |
$106,080 |
|
Mike Beadle |
Palm Coast fire chief |
$105,629.38 |
|
Tom Tant |
Flagler Schools fiscal director |
$105,345 |
|
Ron Petrillo |
Palm Coast fire captain |
$105,148.65 |
|
Armando Martinez |
Bunnell city manager |
$102,733.60 |
|
Diane Dyer |
Flagler Schools 9-12 curriculum dir. |
$100,612 |
|
Harriett Holiday |
Flagler Schools personnel director |
$100,612 |
|
Bernard Murphy |
Flagler Beach city manager |
$100,039.05 |
