Dunn County v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission

¶ 1. Dunn County appeals a judgment affirming a Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission determination that certain proposed provisions of a collective bargaining agreement are mandatory subjects of bargaining. The County asserts the disputed provisions impermissibly restrict the county sheriffs constitutionally protected prerogatives. With the exception of one, we determine the disputed provisions on their face do not intrude upon the sphere of the sheriffs duties. Accordingly, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

Background

¶ 2. The Dunn County Joint Council of Unions, AFSCME (the Union),…