HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1983 (24)RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING REVIEW OF WISCONSIN STATUTE CONCERNING PROTECTIVE
OCCUPATION PARTICIPANTS.
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WHEREAS, Wisconsin Statutes Section 40.23, entitled "Retirement Annuities"
contains provisions for protective occupation participants (includes all active
law enforcement officers); and
WHEREAS, said Section 40.23 presently enables protective occupation participants
to retire from age 50 on; and
WHEREAS, said Section 40.23 further provides for a monthly annuity to the pro-
tective occupation participants, which monthly annuity is presently determined by
multiplying the participant's final average earnings by the participant's creditable
service and by using the applicable percentage of 1.8% (as a protective occupation
participant) ; and
WHEREAS, presently general employees of St. Croix County are eligible for monthly
annuities based on the same formula as set forth above except that the applicable
percentage for general employees of St. Croix County is 1.3%; and
WHEREAS, St. Croix County pays the difference between the applicable percentages
for general employees and for protective occupation participants, and
WHEREAS, recently the Supreme Court of the United States decided in the case of
Wyoming vs The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, that the federal laws con-
cerning age discrimination apply to states and local governments as well as the
federal government, meaning that counties may no longer retire protective occupation
participants, at the county's option, at age 55; and
WHEREAS, the Public Protection Committee of the St. Croix County Board of Super-
visors has met and has considered the subject matter of this resolution and recommends
that the State Legislature and Governor review this apparent disparity in calculating
monthly annuities and costs between protective occupation participants and general
employees for counties.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors,
meeting in regular session, that the Board hereby recommends that the Wisconsin
Legislature and the Governor of the State of Wisconsin review Wisconsin Statutes
40.23 in light of the recent Supreme Court case of the State of Wyoming vs Equal
Employment Occupation Commission in regard to the apparent disparity in calculating
monthly annuities and costs between protective occupation participants and general
employees for counties.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this .resolution be sent by the County Clerk
to each member of the Wisconsin Legislature serving St. Croix County, to
the Governor of the State of Wisconsin, and to the Majority and Minority
Leaders in both Houses of the Wisconsin Legislature.
Dated this day of ZZIYAZ' , 1983.
PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMIZ"1'EE
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