Fitchburg, WI Personnel Committee 8-5-26

The Fitchburg, WI Personnel Committee met on August 5, 2026, to discuss personnel-related matters including an update to the city's overtime policy for paid on-call firefighters. The committee considered a proposal to change the overtime threshold from 40 to 48 hours within a 28-day period to help reduce overtime costs, while still providing overtime benefits exceeding federal minimum requirements. The committee approved this update. Additionally, the committee approved a job title reclassification for an administrative specialist at the senior center to better reflect current job responsibilities without a pay change. No other procurement or budgetary decisions were made during the meeting.