Marshfield Aldermen Revoke Pay Raise for Themselves
Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 -- 10:39 AM
(WDLB) -Marshfield aldermen have revoked a pay raise given to them by Council members three-and-a-half years ago.With Rebecca Spiros absent, the Common Council voted 7-2 on Tuesday night in favor of an ordinance that rescinds part of an earlier pay increase granted to Marshfield Aldermen in April of 2016, when Council members said "yes" to raises tied to annual increases given to non-represented staff. City Administrator Steve Barg said the city attorney and League of Wisconsin Municipalities reviewed the ordinance, and deemed it inappropriate--saying that local governing bodies must take specific votes to grant themselves pay raises.
The pay raises granted by the Council in April of 2016 took effect on May 1 of 2018, and bumped the monthly salaries of aldermen from 375-dollars to 382.50, a two-percent increase. That increase will stay in effect indefinitely. Aldermen Tom Buttke and Jason Zaleski voted "no" last night, meaning they sided with keeping the ongoing pay raises in place. Last year's pay increases represented the first raise Marshfield aldermen received in 18 years. They still make less than their counterparts in Wisconsin Rapids, Wausau and Stevens Point.
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