CCR1987068COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEG0
RESOLUTION #68-87
AUTHORIZING REQUESTING WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE TO MODIFY 600 HOUR
ELIGIBILITY FOR WISCONSIN RETIREMENT SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin has established and offered a state-wide Retirement
System for all eligible full-time state, county and municipal employed personnel,
and
WHEREAS, this Retirement Program is administered through the Wisconsin Department of
Employee Trust Funds, operating under specific rules and regulations, and
WHEREAS, for the majority, individual employee contributions are being paid into the
retirement system in total as a fringe benefit by each governmental entity, and
WHEREAS, the retirement system has established a compulsory employee minimum
eligibility of 600 working hours each year to participate, and
WHEREAS, a number of municipalities throughout the state have, and continue to hire
part-time employees, in the interest of eliminating increasing costs of employee
fringe benefits, and
WHEREAS, there will always be specific seasonal and other part-time municipal jobs
for students and those who supplement family income with part-time work, and
WHEREAS, a number of part-time municipal jobs are exceeding the 600 hour working
minimum, making it necessary for the municipality to pay contributions to the
retirement system which defeats the original intent of no fringe benefits to part-
time employees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Muskego, does
hereby request the Wisconsin Legislature, in the interest of budgetary control and
cost containment and to eliminate the excess administrative costs of monitoring
part-time employment, that the 600 hours per year be modified to be more realistic.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a more realistic figure for eligibility of part-time
hours worked be established at 1000 hours per year being half of full-time
employment.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Governor,
Municipalities.
our members of the Wisconsin Legislature and to the League of Wisconsin
DATED THIS DAY OF &nLp , 1987.
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aynHG. Salentine, Mayor
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