City Employees Could Get 2% Pay Raises

All city workers could receive a 2 percent raise for this year if the Waukesha Common Council approves contracts with its bargaining units on Tuesday.

Police and fire employees, who are not subject to the terms of Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining law, are slated for a three-year labor agreement that includes a 2 percent raise in May, January 2014 and January 2015 and a 1.5 percent raise in July 2014 and July 2015.

All other employees are scheduled for a 2 percent raise in May, according to the Common Council’s agenda.

Non-union police and fire employees are also being asked to contribute toward their retirement benefits, including 2 percent of wages in 2013, 4 percent in 2014 and the full employee contribution in 2015.

City employees not participating in the health risk assessment program will pay 20 percent of their health care premiums in 2013, under the proposals going before the Common Council. The employees in the health risk assessment program will pay 8 percent of the premiums in 2013, 10 percent in 2014 and 12 percent in 2015, according to the Common Council’s agenda.

The Common Council will vote on the raises and benefits during its meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.