Number
231352
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
231095, 231364
Sponsor
ALD. RAINEY, COGGS, TAYLOR, BROSTOFF, PRATT, AND CHAMBERS
Title
Substitute resolution establishing accountability reporting requirements for certain positions.
Analysis
This resolution requires annual reports from mayor-appointed employees whose appointments are subject to Common Council approval.
Body
Whereas, Common Council Ordinance File Number 231095 relates to the salaries of City officials and the Mayor; and
Whereas, While the last time City of Milwaukee elected officials received a salary increase was 2008, State legislators have received a cost-of-living increase biennially during the same timeframe and elected officials in comparable cities have received several increases in the same timeframe; and
Whereas, Common Council Communication File Number 231364 relates to the proposed rates of pay for elected officials and leadership classifications; and
Whereas, According to the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee’s December 2023 report for Wisconsin, the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers over the last 12 months shows a 7.7% increase, and that is just for this past year alone - the increase is much greater over the 15-year period since there was last an increase for elected City officials; and
Whereas, According to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue’s August 2023 Wisconsin Economic Forecast whitepaper, high inflation rates yielded a decline of 3.7% in real personal income in 2022, which is just a fraction of the past 15 years of real personal income decline; and
Whereas, Salaries have remained stagnant for Mayor-appointed employees subject to Common Council approval, which has created difficulty in filling these key leadership positions; and
Whereas, The Common Council has experienced difficulty in obtaining key communication and sharing of information from some departments and those in key leadership positions; and
Whereas, Regular reporting on the ac...
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