Waukesha County panel refuses to endorse Walker bill

Waukesha - A divided Waukesha County Board leadership committee on Monday refused to endorse the controversial budget-repair bill already passed by Republicans and signed by Gov. Scott Walker last week.

Supervisor Robert Hutton of Sussex had proposed a resolution stating the Waukesha County Board's support for Walker's bill, which strips most collective bargaining rights from public employee unions. The pending law also requires public employees to contribute 5.8% of their pay to the state pension fund and, if they're in the state insurance plan, 12% toward premiums. His measure failed on a 3-4 vote in the Executive Committee.

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Dwyer offered an amendment so that any savings resulting from employee benefit contributions imposed in the state legislation would be used to reduce property taxes "and not to subsidize state funding cuts or shortfalls." That language failed 2-5.

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In addition to Dwyer of Menomonee Falls, those opposing the resolution were Supervisors Patricia Haukohl of Brookfield, Jean Tortomasi of Waukesha and Duane Paulson of Waukesha. In favor were Supervisors David Swan and Fritz Ruf, both of the City of Pewaukee, and Janel Brandtjen of Menomonee Falls.