Most Non-Union Village Employees Get 1.5% Pay Hike
Whitefish Bay police officers and public works employees also get 1.5 percent wage increases through their union contracts in 2012.
The beginning the new year will bring a 1.5 percent salary increase for most non-union village employees. The village's 24 non-union employees each received a 1.5 percent salary increase, with two exceptions: engineering technician Jeff Jurgens and Village Clerk/Finance Director Jennifer Amerell. Jurgens received a 10 percent increase - from $48,200 to $53,044, as his position was reclassified. “As we move into this new environment where we place more duties on the Engineering Department to plan large infrastructure projects, more of the day-to-day duties will be placed on his shoulders,” Village Manager Patrick DeGrave said. “It seems appropriate to compensate him and reclassify his position for the additional work he is expected to do.” …
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Bob McBride
9:55 pm on Thursday, December 22, 2011
Who the heck gets a 9% raise in this current economic climate just so they can be "brought in line" with people in similar positions elsewhere? And isn't this the same woman (the finance director) who recommended a one year, no competitive bid contract for the auditing firm she worked for prior to taking the position? That bad decision alone and the lack of professionalism it demonstrates makes … more ›