Kentucky lawmaker calls out MSD for salary increases after recent rate hikes | News from WDRB [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Kentucky lawmaker has taken to social media to call out what he believes are excessive salaries and pay raises for top executives at Louisville’s Metropolitan Sewer District. 

Rep. Jason Nemes (R-Middletown), vented his frustration in a Sept. 13 Facebook post. 

Nemes said in the post that MSD CEO Tony Parrott is now the second highest paid official in Louisville, citing a recent article in Business First. He now makes $330,000 per year after a 17 percent increase, and other executives received similar pay bumps.

Nemes also said the MSD Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff each earn close to $300,000, and are among the city’s highest paid public officials. 

“I should have also mentioned that MSD’s COO got an 11 percent pay raise, going from $264,451 to $293,592, and its Chief of Staff makes $293,592.”

The salary increases come on the heels of a 6.9 rate increase from the utility. 

“I understand that running the MSD is …