Tag: MPS Budget

[I apologize that this is so late…but I have to borrow computers to post] A community discussion on reforming Milwaukee County government — including proposed legislation to slash the pay for supervisors and the County Board’s operating budget — will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Dretzka Park…

it happens to be minimum wage for 40 hours per week…

As Dan Bice of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wrote earlier this week: A proposal to slash the salaries of Milwaukee County Board members is being drafted by a Republican lawmaker and promoted by the Democratic county leader. But the real political muscle behind the legislation comes from a group that…

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…

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…