Police Departments Contribute to Pension Fund
Posted Friday, December 14, 2012 --- 12:25 p.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Some police departments in Wisconsin are paying into the state's pension system, even though the law doesn't require it.
Unions representing Eau Claire police officers and supervisors have agreed to pay 100 percent of the employee contribution to the Wisconsin Retirement System. City Attorney Steve Nicks says the pension contribution will be offset by a pay increase over a two-year period.
Under Wisconsin Act 10 passed last year, most state and municipal employees are now required to make pension payments, but not police and fire personnel.
Nicks tells Wisconsin Public Radio News (http://bit.ly/U0q3W3 ) that other communities, including Superior and Kenosha, are asking police and fire personnel to pay into the retirement fund, but are offsetting that with a corresponding wage increase.
Copyright 2012: Associated Press
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by Name Location: Location on Dec 16, 2012 at 02:50 AMPlease note however, any STATE law enforcement agency, mainly the different UW campus police agencies, DNR, state capitol police, and DCI were impacted by Act 10. So not only did they lose the deferred comp (in the form of health insurance and retirement pay) but now they are unable to bargin for higher wages. this is a big deal as they have historically taken lower pay than other agencies because the state was contributing more for those other compensations. Now, they are not only behind in pay, but have lost the compensation of health insurance and retirement. Oddly enough, the only state agency exempted from this was the WI State Patrol, who provides the governor's protection detail.[ Report Abuse ]
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