photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop
The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If approved the pay increases would go into effect in May 2026. Under the plan the mayor would get a $6,000 pay increase to $18,000 a year, with councilmembers getting a $500 increase to $6,500 and firefighters would get a $1,000 annual increase in their stipend. Mayor Rohn Bishop says paid on call firefighters and EMRs deserve a pay increase. Bishop says the mayor’s pay raise is justified because of the time required to do the job. Bishop also supports changing the mayoral term from a two year term to three years. City administrator Kathy Schlieve says changing the term length can only be done with a charter ordinance.
