Outagamie County Drags Its Feet on Domestic Partner Benefits for County Employees

The City of Appleton approved domestic benefits for its non-union employees nearly 2 years ago.

Appleton Post-Crescent, 9/8/2011

Outagamie going slowly on domestic partner benefits.  (Appleton Post-Crescent, 8/13/2013)

Excerpt:    Outagamie County supervisors are taking a deliberative approach to Executive Thomas Nelson’s proposal to extend benefits to the domestic partners of employees. 

The county’s Legislative/Audit and Human Resources Committee on Tuesday postponed a decision on whether to send the proposal to the County Board for a vote. 

The committee will revisit the issue later this month. When Nelson introduced the proposal in July, he touted it as a way to stay competitive in recruiting and retaining quality employees.

Retiring Guy notes that at least one supervisor seems intent on blocking this proposal,

Photo credit:  Outagamie County

Pleuss is also concerned about the "potential for abuse" and, as the above quote illustrates, sees a "moral element" here that needs to be defended.

Perhaps none of this is all that surprising.

The Red and the Blue of Outagamie County

On the other hand, maybe Jim should take a look at this list:  Wisconsin Employers Offering Domestic Partner Benefits. (Fair Wisconsin)