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Finance committee refers pay-range change for police and fire chiefs to full council after heated debate
Summary
The committee debated whether the Fire & Police Commission should retain exclusive authority to place hires within pay ranges or whether the finance chair should also sign off; a proposal to add chair sign-off failed and the substitute salary ordinance was referred to the full Common Council without recommendation.
A Milwaukee Common Council Finance & Personnel Committee debate over who signs off on police and fire chief pay ranges ended with the committee referring the matter to the full council after a contentious exchange.
Alderman Scott Speicher proposed an amendment to the substitute 2026 salary ordinance that would require both the Fire & Police Commission (FPC) and the finance & personnel committee chair to approve recruitment placement within the pay range for the police and fire chief positions. Speicher said the change was intended to preserve the council’s "purse-string" oversight while still…
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