Finance Committee approves three‑year police union contract covering 2025–2027

The Finance Committee on Jan. 6 approved a three‑year collective bargaining agreement between the City of West Bend and the West Bend Police Protective Association covering 2025–2027. Committee members said the agreement includes wage increases and edits to working language and is broadly comparable to recent contracts for other public safety unions.

A finance committee member summarized the agreement: "It is a 3 year contract, similar to the other, the fire or excuse me, firefighters as well as the police supervisors." He said the contract contains wage increases for each of the three years and some language cleanup on topics such as shift change by seniority that the chief requested. The member also said the city made a small front‑end salary correction to align non‑represented and represented employees so salaries sit at or slightly above median levels in comparable communities.

Why it matters: The contract affects police wages and labor conditions over multiple years and sets a pay benchmark relative to nearby jurisdictions and other city public safety employees.

Alderman Allen moved to approve the contract; Alderman Bergquist seconded. After no questions from committee members, the committee approved the motion by voice vote: "All in favor signal by saying aye… Any opposed? That motion carries." The transcript does not record a roll‑call vote or individual tallies.

Provenance: The collective bargaining agreement discussion and the committee vote are recorded during the Finance Committee portion of the Jan. 6 meeting.

Next steps: The contract was approved by the Finance Committee and will follow the city's internal processes for finalization and implementation.