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Council advances West Allis police collective bargaining agreement amid budget questions
Summary
The City moved to approve a collective bargaining resolution with the West Allis National Police Association (Brooklyn 2639). Council members pressed staff about the four-year salary schedule’s impact on future budgets before the measure passed by voice vote.
The City of West Allis moved to approve a resolution adopting a four‑year collective bargaining agreement with the West Allis National Police Association (Brooklyn 2639). Speaker 2 introduced the resolution and a motion to approve was seconded; the committee subsequently recorded an affirmative voice vote and the budget-related items were declared passed.
Members raised questions about the contract’s multi‑year wage increases and long‑term affordability. Speaker 4 asked whether the salary increases mapped over the four years had been modeled against the city’s longer‑term budget and warned the council could face layoffs or utility rate increases if costs exceed projections. Speaker 3 and Speaker 2 responded that the overall lift is historically higher and said they could not guarantee year‑to‑year performance.
No named council member proposed an amendment during the discussion. The council did not record a roll‑call vote with individual member tallies in the transcript; the action was approved by voice vote. The committee moved on to subsequent agenda items after the vote.
