FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
TL;DR
The Finance & Personnel Committee met virtually to discuss city employee wages and pay rates. They approved a 3% wage adjustment for non-represented city employees and updated the 2026 pay scales for city positions. Both measures will now move to the full Common Council for final consideration.
Key Decisions
- Wage Adjustment for Non-Represented City Employees Referred to Common Council
- 2026 City Employee Pay Rates Amendment Recommended for Passage
Agenda
- Meeting convened at 9:39 a.m.
- Also present:
- Meeting adjourned at 10:23 a.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office
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- This is a virtual meeting. Those wishing to view the proceedings are able to do so via the City Channel - Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable - or on the Internet at http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel.
- 1. Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to an amendment to the Salary Ordinance to permit a 3% wage adjustment for eligible non-represented City employeesResolutionAction: REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO Passed
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO to the COMMON COUNCIL . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 2. A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2026 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service.OrdinanceAction: RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE Passed
A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- PLEASE NOTE: If action is taken on the above files, they may be referred to the Common Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 9 a.m.
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