The item was a late add to Tuesday’s City Council agenda.
Discussion/possible motion to amend the WRS provision of the city administrator’s contract to require her to pay one half of the actuarially required contributions effective when the non-represented employees must begin paying per the Wisconsin Statutes.
Sounds complicated, but it really wasn’t.
Simply, City Administrator Tami Mayzik was asking the council to increase the amount of money she pays toward her pension. That’s right. She was asking us to amend her contract to force her to pay for her retirement benefits.
The reason? Tami wanted to make sure the amount she pays toward her pension is the same percentage that other non-represented employees of the city will pay once the budget repair bill takes effect later this month.
That will be 5.8%. She currently pays nothing toward her pension, like other city employees and many others across the state.
The council passed the measure 7-0 … and Tami gained major respect from me for even bringing it up.
She could have easily not raised the issue, and we probably would have left her contract as is. But she did, and, in doing so, showed she is willing to share in the sacrifice that other, non-unionized city employees will have to make starting soon.
It was a selfless act of solidarity that shows the depth of character of our city administrator. Thanks, Tami.
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