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Committee rejects proposed utility retention plan, directs HR to raise minimum qualifications
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The Middleton Finance & Personnel Committee rejected a proposed utility staff retention plan and instead directed the HR director to update the utility crew minimum qualifications to require an associate or technical degree (or equivalent experience); administration offered an alternative to move crew members to pay grade 7.
The Middleton Finance & Personnel Committee voted to reject a proposed utility staff retention package and instructed the HR director to update minimum qualifications for utility crew members to require an associate or technical degree or equivalent experience.
HR director Casey told the committee that peer-city comparisons showed Middleton verage pay was "pretty much within the average of those cities," but that the utility group's "current average pay was about 10% lower compared to the average" and that turnover since 2022 had produced staffing gaps. Casey said the proposed retention…
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