Montgomery labor leaders blast county management salaries

Montgomery County’s 26 department directors brought home between $139,000 and $245,000 last year, ruffling the feathers of labor leaders fighting to preserve union members’ raises as lawmakers look for savings.

Last week, Council President Mike Knapp, who also serves as head of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, said officials from other jurisdictions have accused Montgomery County of raising the bar for senior management salaries when County Executive Ike Leggett took office.