Fiscal Note
This alternate resolution establishes a wage increase equity schedule for all General Municipal Employees. General Municipal Employees total approximately 1,400 permanent positions and include employees that are not in Police, Fire and Teamsters bargaining units. While Police and Fire commissioned staff and Teamsters employees can continue to collectively bargain and have various mediation/arbitration options for resolving impasses during contract negotiations, General Municipal Employees lost most of those bargaining rights when state laws were changed in 2011 Wisconsin Act 10.
General Municipal Employees are 6% behind protective service employees (Police and Fire commissioned staff) when comparing the total percentage of wage increases over the past several years. The intent of the schedule in the alternate resolution is to bring the wage increases for General Municipal Employees to parity with protective service employees by January 2024, assuming no increase for protective service employees during that period of time.
The wage increase schedule proposed in this alternate resolution for General Municipal Employees varies from the original resolution by including a 3% wage increase in January 2024 rather than a 1% increase in January 2024 and a 2% increase in July 2024, under the original resolution. The associated estimated annual cost increase over the prior year of the alternate resolution is shown below:
January 1, 2022 -- 1%
General and Library funds -- $828,074
All Funds -- $1,388,256
January 1, 2023 -- 1% and July 1, 2023 -- 1%
General and Library Funds -- $1,258,714
All Funds -- $2,110,219
January 1, 2024 -- 3% (original resolution -- January 1, 2024 -- 1%; July 1, 2024 -- 2%)
General and Library Funds -- $2,549,386 (original resolution -- $2,124,488)
All Funds -- $4,274,012 (original resolution -- $3,561,677)
July 1, 2024 -- 0% (original resolution -- 2025 Fiscal Effect to Fully Fund July 1, 2024 Increase)
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