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Milwaukee commission approves most of library layoff plan, holds one reassignment over seniority dispute
Summary
The Board of City Service Commissioners on Dec. 16 approved the Milwaukee Public Library’s circulation-focused layoff plan for most positions but deferred one proposed reassignment after officials disputed whether the change complied with civil service seniority rules or could be justified as an "efficiency" move.
President Frank Bach and commissioners approved the bulk of a Milwaukee Public Library circulation layoff plan on Dec. 16 but paused one reassignment after a prolonged debate over whether the plan properly applies an "efficiency" exception to seniority-based layoffs.
The commission voted to approve the parts of the plan that eliminate 10 central-library circulation service representative positions (with vacancies and reassignments moving affected staff to branch vacancies) and to approve the department’s recommendation that no new probationary period be required for a promoted circulation services supervisor. The board approved those components while holding the proposed reassignment of a circulation service representative lead for further review.
The disagreement centered on the library’s use of an "efficiency" justification to place Heather McSorley, who is not the least-senior employee in her…
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