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Muskego council rejects mayor pay increase after heated debate over elected-official compensation
Summary
On Sept. 17 the Muskego Common Council debated and ultimately rejected a proposal to raise the mayoral salary from $72,000 to $82,000 effective 2026. Council members also discussed separate proposals to increase alderman expense reimbursements but no amendment passed.
The Muskego Common Council debated raises for elected officials during its Sept. 17 meeting and voted down a proposed mayoral pay increase after a tied roll-call and a statutory vote-threshold requirement.
The council opened a second reading of Ordinance 1495, which would have increased the mayor’s salary from $72,000 to $82,000 beginning in 2026. The change, presented as part of the ordinance’s second reading, was described by the clerk as effective with the next mayoral term.
Alderperson Wolf asked the council to reconsider a prior compensation resolution and argued alderperson expenses no longer cover the out-of-pocket costs…
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