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REMOVED BY MAYOR AT COMMON COUNCIL -- 3/10/2011
COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEGO
RESOLUTION #024-2011
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF STATE LEGISLATION
AMENDING WISCONSIN STATUTES CHAPTER 111,
MODIFYING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE STATE AND LOCAL
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LAW
WHEREAS, The State of Wisconsin is facing an immediate $137 million budget deficit along
with an additional $225 million obligation associated with prior funds taken out of the Patient’s
Compensation Fund; and
WHEREAS, Governor Walker has introduced legislation (Budget Repair Bill) that will address
our current budget deficit and provide a foundation for a long-term sustainable budget; and
WHEREAS, This legislation will require most participants of the Wisconsin Retirement System
to pay 5.8% toward their pension; and
WHEREAS, This legislation will limit collective bargaining for most public employees to base
wages with total wage increases not exceeding the Consumer Price Index (CPI) unless
approved by a referendum; and
WHEREAS, This legislation will give state, county and local governments the tools to better
manage expenditures associated with personnel costs; and
WHEREAS, Costs associated with personnel, including employee benefits continue to
comprise a larger portion of government budgets including the City of Muskego; and
WHEREAS, The costs associated with employee benefits represent 21.85% of the personnel
costs in the City’s 2011 budget (of this total, the benefits for police protective employees
amounts to 12%); and
WHEREAS, This legislation would exempt local police and fire employees (employees
classified as “protective”) from the collective bargaining changes; and
WHEREAS, The State of Ohio is considering a similar bill that includes protective employees;
and
WHEREAS, A consequence of the proposed legislation would be the creation of a two-tier
benefit plan for the City: protective employees vs. general employees; and
WHEREAS, It is cost prohibitive to have two health plans, one the City would negotiate with
protective employees and one for general employees; and
WHEREAS, Employees in the same office would have two different levels of benefits creating
serious administrative and employee morale issues.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED That the Common Council of the City of Muskego
does hereby support Governor Walker’s Budget Repair Bill in principle and urges the state
representatives and the Governor to pass legislation amending Chapter 111 of the Wisconsin
Statutes so that benefits for all represented employees, including protective employees, will no
longer be a mandated subject of collective bargaining.
DATED THIS DAY OF , 2011
SPONSORED BY:
John R. Johnson, Mayor
This is to certify that this is a true and accurate copy of Resolution #024-2011 which was
adopted by the Common Council of the City of Muskego.
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Clerk-Treasurer
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