One-sixth of city workforce projected for cuts by 2026, with added cuts in future years.
By
Jeramey Jannene - Apr 28th, 2021 01:16 pm
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Milwaukee City Hall. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
City of Milwaukee officials continue to stare down a 2023 fiscal cliff.
As that day of reckoning draws closer, the actual amount of a required pension fund contribution is coming into focus. The city will need to come up with an additional $76.6 million annually, a 105% increase, starting in 2023. But the city doesn’t have the ability to raise taxes to plug that gap.
The city must increase its annual contribution to offset declining pension fund returns and increasing costs. The size of the increase is expected to affect every city department, potentially causing a cascading series of layoffs and service reductions or eliminations.