Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Former Elm Grove village manager will receive $140,000 annual salary, however, he will receive reduced medical benefits.
Ed Henschel is officially Waukesha’s new city administrator. The Common Council unanimously approved his hire Tuesday night. He will be paid an annual salary of $140,000. However, the city will save $15,000 annually on his medical benefits package as he will not receive health insurance from Waukesha. Henschel, who was village manager of Elm Grove from 1977 to 1993, and Whitefish Bay from 1993 to 2000, will begin on Monday. Henschel is the executive director of the Wisconsin City/County Management Association, a post he has held since 2001. He also is the general manager and senior consultant for RW Management Group and an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Henschel said he is humbled by the appointment and that …
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The salary range for the next city administrator — which was set between $110,000 and $140,000 — becomes topic of debate as aldermen have varying views on the lower end of the salary spectrum.
Waukesha’s next city administrator is unlikely to be selected until June 19, but that person will answer to the mayor with the caveat that the Common Council’s legislation is the final authority. “It is the original job description, but it has some additions to it,” said Joan Francoeur, who is the chairman of the Human Resources Committee. The Waukesha Common Council Tuesday approved the city administrator job description that returns the reporting structure of that post to the mayor. It was a highly controversial issue when the council removed Scrima’s supervisory role in the summer 2010 after conflicts between him and then-city administrator Lori Luther prompted the change. The move infuriated Scrima’s supporters, who would frequently …
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Firm to be paid up to $20,500 to seek new executive for city.
Updated, 12:20 p.m. Wednesday: The aldermen who voted against using the Colin Baenziger & Associates search firm were Joan Francoeur, Kathleen Cummings and Roger Patton, according to Clerk/Treasurer Tom Neill. Original: Despite concerns from some aldermen about using a Florida-based head-hunting firm with little experience in Wisconsin to seek the next city administrator, the Common Council Tuesday voted to hire Colin Baenziger & Associates at a cost to not exceed $20,500. Alderman Paul Ybarra, who voted to approve the contract, said he was concerned about the firm’s lack of experience in Waukesha and Wisconsin. However, he said he was respecting the Human Resources Committee’s recommendations to hire the firm. “I think you are going to be…
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Capital improvement plan calls for $5 million in borrowing.
With a minimal procedure change to shift a $6,000 expenditure to the city's operating budget, the Waukesha Common Council adopted Tuesday night the Finance Committee’s recommendations for the 2012 capital improvement plan. The plan calls for the city to borrow $5.05 million to fund certain projects, including expenditures on road projects for the city’s aging infrastructure. The city is paying off about $7 million in debt in the proposed 2012 budget. The operating budget still needs to be tackled, including the issue of the proposed $136 garbage fee for most property owners that members of the Finance Committee did not support. The city needs to cut about $1.9 million to create a flat tax levy without the garbage fees. The Common Council …
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Friday, July 29, 2011
Waukesha Common Council will vote Thursday to move the process forward.
The Human Resources Committee agreed unanimously Thursday evening that it wants to hire an executive search firm to begin searching for the next city administrator. City Administrator Lori Luther’s last day in Waukesha is Aug. 5 as she is taking the county administrator position for Peoria County, Illinois. Community Development Director Steve Crandell will be the acting city administrator until a new city administrator is hired. “He does not want both jobs,” said Alderman Roger Patton, who brought the request forward. “Even though he did a good job three years ago and I know he will do his very best now and everything, we need to not just talk. … Let’s get going.” While the decision to hire an executive search firm is moving forward to …
alpine5654
12:04 am on Saturday, March 24, 2012
Wow! I am honestly surprised the Council partially reversed it self. The closed door session that changed the reporting structure was illegal and was a slap in the face of residents who desire open and transparent government. more ›