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Committee narrows proposed on-call pay to public works and utilities, excludes parks and forestry
Summary
After debate, the committee amended section 3.10 of the employee handbook to extend a $150/week on-call stipend to public works and utility staff but removed parks and forestry from the change; staff estimated the annual cost at about $7,800 and will forward the amendment to the Village Board.
The Ashwaubenon Finance & Personnel Committee on March 17 amended a proposed change to section 3.10 of the employee handbook to extend an on-call stipend to public works and utilities but explicitly exclude parks and forestry.
Staff presented a proposal that would mirror the existing utility on-call rotation — a stipend of $150 per week — for the streets operations supervisor and other senior public works staff to improve work-life balance. Staff estimated the fiscal impact at about $7,800 per year for the stipend if applied to the identified positions. A staff member explained the current utility rotation is five to six people who each carry a duty phone and receive the $150 stipend for their on-call week.
Committee members questioned whether parks and forestry should be included, noting parks functions often end at sunset and that parks already rely on an on-call supervisor and overtime pay for maintenance staff. Rex, a parks and recreation staff member, described the current practice: community-center supervisors and designated staff cover reservations and event issues, and hourly maintenance workers who are called in receive overtime with a minimum three-hour call-in pay. "Typically what winds up happening is that on-call supervisor that we have would call one of our park maintenance people ... and when they come in to help, are they compensated for that? The hourly folks?" Rex said. Staff confirmed those hourly employees receive overtime.
After discussion and a brief procedural exchange about motion wording, a committee member moved to adopt the amendment but remove references to parks and forestry so the stipend change would apply only to public works and utility laborers. The amendment passed on a voice vote. Committee members said it would be faster to amend the handbook as directed and forward the revised language to the Village Board rather than return the item to committee.
Next steps: staff will amend the handbook language to remove parks and forestry references and bring the revised section to the Village Board for consideration; compensation changes will take effect only after board approval.
