DPW dispatch position reclassifications
Summary
The board approved a pay study that reclassifies dispatch jobs in Fleet Operations and Milwaukee Waterworks into new Public Works Dispatcher titles with higher pay ranges. It affects who the city can recruit and retain for 911-adjacent dispatch work.
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Last discussed May 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
Raises the recruitment rates on roughly a dozen-plus dispatch and management positions, ranging from about $58,000 to nearly $106,000.
Current and future DPW dispatch employees who get higher pay classifications.
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