Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Efforts to balance 2012 budget with a tax freeze are in full swing after the garbage fee that was at one time supported by Mayor Jeff Scrima fell flat.
The Waukesha Common Council is asking all city employees – including police and fire union members – to voluntarily agree to a pay freeze, contribute 5.8 percent into their pensions, 12 percent into their health insurance, early retirement packages and/or other monetary concessions. The council directed city staff to address the issue with the employees on Wednesday and is requesting a response from the employees by Friday in preparation for the next week of budget talks. Human Resource Director Donna Whalen warned that she could not guarantee a response by Friday. “Unions are organizations,” Whalen said. “It takes time for them to meet and confer with each other.” The city, which lost millions in state funding, is trying to balance its …
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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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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Waukesha Common Council President Paul Ybarra asks mayor to consider moving Halloween tradition to Saturdays.
While it is “more than likely” too late to change the Halloween Trick or Treat hours in Waukesha for 2011, Waukesha Mayor Jeff Scrima said he would still be opening to changing the date in the future. The city's website states that Trick or Treat for 2011 is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 31. It's the mayor's duty to set the hours for the Halloween activity each year. Common Council President Paul Ybarra asked Scrima Tuesday night to see if the hours could change to the Saturday before Halloween. While the kids won’t care about what day they get to dress up in costumes and gather candy from their neighbors, Ybarra said it does affect parents when Oct. 31 is on a school night. Ybarra, in his request, noted that if it is too late to change the …
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Alderman Paul Ybarra wants city prepared for November when concealed carry is legal. Mayor Jeff Scrima says there's no reason for weapons in city buildings.
A Waukesha alderman is looking to create a discussion as the city prepares for a new state law that allows for concealed carry for weapons, including firearms and tasers. Common Council President Paul Ybarra’s referral Tuesday night to consider restricting weapons from city buildings and parks. No meeting has yet been scheduled to discuss the request. Waukesha has a plethora of city buildings, including City Hall, the Waukesha Water Utility, Department of Public Works, Parks, Recreation & Forestry, the Waukesha Public Library, as well as many community center buildings in the local parks. “I think it is a good conversation for us to start now, so that if it is the council’s prerogative, we can put some restriction on where weapons can be …
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Thursday, July 7, 2011
Mayor expects search for new administrator to be lengthy process. Council president confident in past search techniques.
With Waukesha City Administrator Lori Curtis Luther moving to Peoria County, Illinois, city leaders will have to prepare for the budget process while searching for a new city administrator. Steve Crandell, director of Community Development, will take charge of the day-to-day operations of the city as he moves into the interim city administrator position following Luther’s absence. Crandell was the interim city administrator before Luther was started in Waukesha in January 2008. The Common Council recently approved changes to Crandell's job description, which dictated he would be the interim city administrator in a situation where the city administrator would leave. The formal change to the job description reflected what was being enacted …
Cindy
12:54 pm on Saturday, November 12, 2011
Perhaps it's time to take a pay decrease for those who have enjoyed generous salary increases when times were good. Bring wages back to average or market value could be a thought. more ›