Gold v. City of Adams

¶ 1. Over a period of three years, the City of Adams increased some components of Chief of Police James Gold's total cash payments from the City, but it also reduced and then eliminated one component, the "longevity bonus." Gold contends that the City acted unlawfully by decreasing his longevity bonus without first obtaining a recommendation from the board of police and fire commissioners, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 62.13(7) (1999-2000). The circuit court agreed that a reduction in cash payments to Gold required prior board approval, but it awarded Gold less damages than he claimed. Gold…