UPDATED: Mayor Scrima Calls for 'Savings' in Employee Salaries, Benefits
Mayor Jeff Scrima says employee wages and benefits are "the elephant in the room" during 2013 budget process. Union contracts expire in December, and city employees will be subject to Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair law.
This story was updated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday with a clarification about Waukesha Water Utility benefits. Employee wages and benefits are being eyed by Mayor Jeff Scrima as he looks for the 2013 budget to “provide our families with tax relief.” The mayor told the Finance Committee on Tuesday he wants to have a “candid” discussion about the government employees’ salaries and benefits. “The employee contracts are expiring at the end of this year,” Scrima said Tuesday night. “There is great opportunity for savings in the area of salary increases, health care packages and retirement packages. This is the topic that nobody wants to talk about. It is the elephant in the room. That is where the majority of the savings is.” It’s not the first …
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Johnny Paycheck
1:35 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Who have you ever known who's "had it made" working for the city of Waukesha? There may be a few top level directors, but most of them don't make very much and their departments are basically self sustaining-- paying their wages and benefits with permit fees, park pass fee's, etc. more ›