Wisconsin § 62.57 - Uniform salaries in 1st class cities.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 62.57 — Uniform salaries in 1st class cities., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 62.57. Uniform salaries in 1st class cities.
The common council of a 1st class city may at any regular or special meeting adopt a uniform and comprehensive salary or wage ordinance, or both, based on a classification of officers, employments and positions in the city service, whether previously so classified or not, if provision has been made in the budget of the current year for the total sum of money required for the payment of the salaries and wages and a tax levied to fund the wages and salaries. Wages under this section may be fixed by resolution. The common council may, at any time, determine a cost-of-living increment or deduction, to be paid in addition to wages or salaries under this section, based on a proper finding of the United States bureau of labor statistics. The common council may provide for overtime pay and compensatory time under s.
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 62.57 ("Uniform salaries in 1st class cities.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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