Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Several members of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Council of Milwaukee wanted the board reduced and the positions switched to part-time.
The proposal to shrink the Milwaukee County Board is on hold, despite strong support of it by 12 suburban Milwaukee communities. In April, suburban voters overwhelmingly supported reducing the size of the board from 18 members to nine, and making supervisors part-time rather than full-time positions. But on Monday, members of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Council of Milwaukee County voted to stop pursuing the downsizing of the board. "There’s some new leadership at the county," Greenfield Mayor Michael Neitzke said. "I think we want to get the politics behind us and give them the opportunity to work more cooperatively with us." "There’s this idea that now that Chairman (Lee) Holloway is gone, things could improve. Everyone’s willing …
Friday, November 11, 2011
Agreement was for three years, however, Monday's vote by County Board ends contract one year early.
Milwaukee County supervisors this week restored at least some funding to the North Shore Fire Department in the 2012 budget. But it’s a hollow victory, according to NSFD Chief Robert Whitaker. The NSFD was originally facing a $362,000 cut to its paramedics budget after County Executive Chris Abele proposed entirely eliminating emergency medical services subsidiary for municipal departments. Supervisors restored a total of $1.5 million across the county, with $150,000 slated for the NSFD. Though this particular amendment passed by a 15-4 margin, enough to override the veto Abele has threatened, Whitaker said he is unhappy that the partial restoration comes with the requirement to explore more consolidation and other conditions. "I whispered…
Friday, September 23, 2011
County executive calls for ending $3 million subsidiary to county fire departments.
One less man per shift and potentially increased response times. That's what North Shore Fire Department Chief Robert Whitaker is warning may happen if a proposed $3 million cut to Milwaukee County paramedic services goes into effect. Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele last week announced that he plans to end the payments to county fire departments for paramedic service as part of his 2012 budget. The move to cut the $3 million in fire department funding is driven by a $55 million budget shortfall for Milwaukee County. However, eliminating what Abele describes as an "out-of-date" practice is not getting positive feedback from fire officials or some county supervisors. "Candidate Abele pledged to engage in partnerships and dialogues …
Bob McBride
3:51 pm on Friday, September 23, 2011
Where are all the lefties railing at the CE for these cuts and others like them and insisting he propose more taxes instead? :::Crickets::: more ›