圣克拉拉县水务局2027年将现三人同时领首席执行官薪酬：重叠期合计约84万美元
据加利福尼亚州圣克拉拉县水务局（Santa Clara Valley Water District，简称Valley Water）公开的任命与薪酬记录，该局2027年初将出现三名首席执行官级别人员同时领薪的局面：新任首席执行官亚伦·贝克（Aaron Baker）定于2027年1月4日上任，年薪506,789.03美元；现任临时首席执行官梅兰妮·理查森（Melanie Richardson）将以「过渡首席执行官」身份留任至2027年6月；已经辞职的前首席执行官里克·卡伦德（Rick Callender）则以有薪特别顾问身份留任至2027年2月。三人任期重叠期间的薪酬合计约84万美元，不含福利。
水务局董事会此前以5票赞成、2票反对通过了贝克的任命。理查森在卡伦德辞职后接任临时首席执行官，其留任过渡职务的年薪约51.2万美元。
卡伦德于2026年3月1日辞职。辞职之前，一项外部调查认定他曾在多年间对两名女性员工进行性骚扰，其中一名女性已对他提起诉讼。卡伦德否认相关指控，并称该调查带有偏见。据报道，卡伦德辞职时获得约50万美元的离职补偿，随后转任特别顾问。
圣克拉拉县水务局是圣克拉拉县的公共水务机构，负责全县约200万居民的供水、防洪与河流养护，经费来自水费与财产税等公共资金。该局董事会成员由选民分区选出，首席执行官由董事会任命。
Santa Clara Valley Water District to Pay Three Chief Executives at Once in 2027, With About $840,000 in Overlapping Pay
According to appointment and pay records released by the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) in California, the district will be paying three chief-executive-level officials at the same time in early 2027. Incoming CEO Aaron Baker is set to start on January 4, 2027, at an annual salary of $506,789.03. Current interim CEO Melanie Richardson will stay on as a 'transition CEO' through June 2027. And former CEO Rick Callender, who has already resigned, will remain as a paid special adviser through February 2027. Their overlapping pay totals about $840,000, excluding benefits.
The district's board approved Baker's appointment by a 5-2 vote. Richardson took over as interim CEO after Callender's resignation and will earn about $512,000 a year in the transition role.
Callender resigned effective March 1, 2026. Before his resignation, an external investigation found that he had sexually harassed two female employees over a period of years; one of the women has sued him. Callender denies the allegations and says the investigation was biased. He reportedly received about $500,000 in separation pay when he resigned, before moving into the special adviser role.
The Santa Clara Valley Water District is Santa Clara County's public water agency, responsible for water supply, flood protection and stream stewardship for about two million residents, funded by water charges, property taxes and other public money. Its board members are elected by district voters, and the board appoints the chief executive.
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图片来源：圣克拉拉县水务局管理的安德森水库（摄于2017年满库时，资料图）。CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Anderson Reservoir, managed by the Santa Clara Valley Water District, at capacity in 2017 (file photo). CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
