City of Milwaukee - File #: 071497

• File #: 071497
• Version: 0
• Type: Charter Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/18/2008
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 4/9/2008
• Effective date: 6/30/2008
• Title: A charter ordinance relating to duty disability benefits for surviving spouse and children.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CHARTER ORDINANCES, DISABILITY BENEFITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/30/2008	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
4/17/2008	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
4/9/2008	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	13:0
4/4/2008	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Appearances by: Bernard Allen, Executive Director, Employes' Retirement System and Martin Matson, Deputy Director, Employes' Retirement System	Pass	4:0
3/25/2008	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/18/2008	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
071497
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A charter ordinance relating to duty disability benefits for surviving spouse and children.
Sections
36-05-3-c-1-a am
36-05-3-c-1-d am
Analysis
Current charter provisions are inconsistent in relation to duty disability retirement allowances for surviving spouses and children. This ordinance clarifies the allowances for surviving spouse and child benefits related to percentage of duty disability.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 36-05-3-c-1-a of the charter is amended to read:

36-05. Benefits.
3. DUTY DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE.
c-1-a. Recommendations. Except for policemen represented by the Milwaukee Police Association who become members after June 28, 2005, and firemen represented by Local 215, IAFF, who become members of the retirement system after December 13, 2005 and apply for duty disability retirement allowance based on a mental injury, such member shall be examined by a medical panel and such medical panel shall make the examination, determination and certification required under this act in accordance with the form prescribed by the board. If the panel recommends that such person is entitled to duty disability retirement allowance provided for in this section, the board shall thereupon grant such allowance. For policemen represented by the Milwaukee Police Association who become members of the retirement system after June 28, 2005, and firemen represented by Local 215, IAFF, who become members of the retirement system after December 13, 2005 and apply for a duty disability retirement allowance based on a mental injury, the application shall be referred to the medical council established under s. 36-15-12, in lieu of the medical panel, which medical council shall make the determination and certification required under this act. In any reexamination authorized by this act of such retired beneficiary,...