Tag: Milwaukee County Budget

One of the continuing memes relating to reducing county supervisor salaries is the amount of money the county will save…approximately $850,000…which by the way is just under 90 cents per county resident. And of course there is continued talk that county government is an unnecessary layer of government that doesn’t…

One persistent comment about State Representative (and former County Supervisor) Joe Sanfelippo’s proposal to dismantle the Milwaukee County Board as we know it is: Can the state do that? County Government is designated in the Wisconsin Constitution so the state legislature certainly has some say in the nature of county…

Press Statement of Candice Owley, President of the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals The Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals stands in strong opposition to the Greater Milwaukee Committee’s plan to reduce the County Board because it is a threat to both democracy and to oversight of…

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has gotten solidly behind State Representative (former county board supervisor) Joe Sanfelippo’s move to reduce the Milwaukee County Board to a part time entity. Rep. Sanfelippo’s binding referendum would reduce supervisor salaries to $15,000 per year without any benefits. MJS and many other commenters have compared…

County Executive Chris Abele’s take on how to do his job continues to be fascinating. His open battles with Sheriff Clarke. His arms length attitude toward the county board. His czarina firing of Sue Black. His lack of communication with the other powers that be in the County Court House…