Police say majority of workers comply with underage checks  

The Middleton Police Department has released the results of a round of alcohol compliance checks conducted in March.

The round of checks showed a compliance rate of 85 percent, with three out of 35 checks serving alcohol to minors, according to the report. Middleton Police Department said the purpose of the alcohol compliance checks was to determine the degree to which licensed establishments complied with laws relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages to underage buyers.  

All licensed Middleton establishments were notified by letter that compliance checks would be conducted, police said. Middleton officers said an 18-year-old volunteer was used to complete the checks and no attempts were made to misrepresent the volunteers’ age or to distract the employee.

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A newspaper report showed a Middleton labor consultant has signed nearly $600,000 in contracts because of changes to collective bargaining for state workers in 2011.

The lack of public sector unions created a void that allowed counties and cities to set their own pay scales without bargaining and to compare wages to the private sector.

According to a review by Gannett Wisconsin Media, Charlie Carlson and his five-person Carlson Dettmann Consulting firm have completed at least 12 compensation studies around the state since Act 10 became law.

He's cornered the state market, having been hired by 42 of Wisconsin's 72 counties. He charges about $50,000 per study.