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Gryba’s 2017 payout was more than $100,000 higher than that of former city manager Murray Totland, who left his position at the end of last year. The city manager is usually the city’s highest-paid employee.

In an interview on Thursday, Gryba said she could not comment on the payment, but she suggested she didn’t choose to leave.

“I had 34 great years at the city and I enjoyed every year,” she said. “And, really, if a new council decides to bring in their own people, that’s their choice.”

Gryba said she has started a consulting business. The city’s chief financial officer, Kerry Tarasoff, said in an email on Thursday that Gryba’s payout included an “additional contractual payment” of $220,000.

Former police chief Clive Weighill, whose position usually draws the second-highest city salary, still cracked the Top 10 at $204,576, even though he retired last fall.

Cheryl McRorie, the former director of ticketing and business projects at SaskTel Centre, made more than Weighill in 2017, taking home $210,212. Like Gryba, that’s nearly double McRorie’s 2016 salary of $114,027.

Jason Keating, SaskTel Centre’s former director of operations, also received a substantial pay bump, from $110,105 in 2016 to $153,160 last year.

McRorie and Keating could not be reached for comment Thursday. Tarasoff referred inquires to SaskTel Centre officials. SaskTel Centre chief executive officer Will Lofdahl said Thursday he could not comment.