Supervisors Propose New Board Downsizing Plan
Steve Taylor and Mark Borkowski, each of whom represent suburbs on Milwaukee County's south side, proposed cutting five supervisor positions and 40 percent off the board's personnel budget.
Two South Suburban county supervisors are proposing their own version of Milwaukee County Board downsizing. Supervisors Steve Taylor and Mark Borkowski on Tuesday released a proposal that calls for the board to be reduced from 18 supervisors to 13 by 2016. In addition, the board's personnel budget would be cut by about 40 percent starting in 2014 and potentially 50 percent by 2016. In an open letter, Borkowski and Taylor said they will be "asking the state Legislature to give us the tools to downsize." "Without this authority, we are not able to take this first step in reforming ourselves," Taylor and Borkowski said. Their plan comes after state Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, a former county board member, authored legislation that calls for a …
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4:07 am on Thursday, February 7, 2013
I just want to add that it is important to note that there will be as qualified concerned and perhaps more honest candidates with integrity stepping up to the plate as candidates regardless of pay. SO DON"T LISTEN TO THEIR CLAIMS AND CRIES THAT WE WON'T GET QUALIFIED CANDIDATES IF THE PAY IS CUT SEVERELY. MOST RECENTLY I LEARNED TOO LATE THAT MY SUPERVISOR, ISN'T AS BRIGHT AS HE PRESENTED HIMSELF… more ›