Number
260544
Version
SUBSTITUTE 3
Reference
250698, 260542, 260719, 260724, 260726
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2026 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service.
Analysis
This substitute ordinance changes the rates of pay in the following departments:
Department of Administration (Information and Technology Management Division), City Attorney, City Treasurer, Common Council-City Clerk, Comptroller, Library, Mayor, Municipal Court, Police Department, Department of Public Works-Infrastructure Services Division, Department of Public Works-Operations Division (Forestry), Department of Public Works-Water Works
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Part 1, Section 2 of ordinance File Number 250698 relative to rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service is hereby amended as follows (Effective Pay Period 3, 2024 - January 21, 2024):
Under Pay Range 2OX, delete the title of “Telecommunications Analyst - Proejct Leader (3)” to “Telecommunications Analyst - Project Leader (3)”.
Part 2. Part 1, Section 2 of ordinance File Number 250698 relative to rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service is hereby amended as follows (Effective Pay Period 1, 2026 - December 21, 2025):
Under Pay Range 2CN, amend the wage rate table to read as follows:
Wage Rate:
Hourly 20.35 29.92
Biweekly 1,627.76 2,393.82
Annual 42,321.76 62,239.32
Part 3. Part 1, Section 2 of ordinance File Number 250698 relative to rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service is hereby amended as follows (Effective Pay Period 17, 2026 - August 2, 2026):
Under Pay Range 2JX, delete the title table and footnotes and replace to read as follows:
Pay Range 2JX
Official Rate Biweekly
ACCOUNTANT III (3)
APPLICATIONS SUPPORT ANALYST (4)
ASSOCIATE AUDITOR (3)
BUDGET AND FISCAL POLICY ANALYST I (3)
BUSINESS ANALYST (3)
BUSINESS FINANCE OFFICER (3)
BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST (5)
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT COLLABORATIVE MANAGER (3)
COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS COORDINATOR (3)
COMPTROLLER NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR (4)
COURT SOCIAL WORKER COORDINATOR (10)
DATABASE ASSOCIATE (6)
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST - SENIOR (3)
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM COORDINATOR (8)
EVENTS AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR (7)
FINANCE SPECIALIST (3)
FUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS ANALYST (4)
GIS ANALYST - SENIOR (2)
GIS DEVELOPER - SENIOR (2)
HEALTH AND SAFETY SPECIALIST (3)
HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST (3)
INVESTIGATOR / ADJUSTER (3)
INVESTMENTS AND FISCAL SERVICES SPECIALIST (3)
IT PROJECT COORDINATOR (6)
IT SECURITY AND AUDIT COMPLIANCE ANALYST (6)
MANAGEMENT SERVICES ANALYST (3)
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR (7)
NETWORK COORDINATOR - SENIOR (6)
PENSION SPECIALIST (3)
PERMITS AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST (7)
PUBLIC HEALTH COMPLIANCE OFFICER
PUBLIC SAFETY GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ANALYST (9)
PURCHASING AGENT (3)
RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYST (3)
SAFETY SPECIALIST (1) (3)
SANITATION PROJECT ANALYST (1) (3)
SENSITIVE CRIMES PROJECT COORDINATOR (3)
TEST ADMINISTRATION SPECIALIST (3)
WATER CLAIMS SPECIALIST (3)
WORKFORCE OUTREACH SPECIALIST (3)
Wage Rate:
Hourly 31.80 45.86
Biweekly 2,544.38 3,668.85
Annual 66,153.88 95,390.10
(1) The incumbents of positions in this class, if certified by the Commissioner of Public Works as being, when appropriate, regularly involved in snow and ice control operations which result in an excessive amount of overtime work, to receive 4.8% additional biweekly salary as compensation for such overtime work.
(2) Recruitment is at:
Biweekly 2,982.71
Annual 77,550.46
(3) Recruitment is at:
Biweekly 2,798.78
Annual 72,768.28
(4) Recruitment is at:
Biweekly 2,931.63
Annual 76,222.38
(5) Recruitment is at:
Biweekly 2,865.46
Annual 74,501.96
(6) Recruitment is at:
Biweekly 2,798.76
Annual 72,767.76
(7) Recruitment is at:
Biweekly 2,912.38
Annual 75,721.88
(8) Recruitment is at:
Biweekly 3,106.69
Annual 80,773.94
(9) Recruitment is at:
Biweekly 2,743.88
Annual 71,340.88
(10) Recruitment is at:
Biweekly 3,237.54
Annual 84,176.04
Part 4. Part 1, Section 7 of ordinance File Number 250698 relative to rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service is hereby amended as follows (Effective Pay Period 18, 2023 - August 20, 2023):
Under Pay Range 7GN, delete the title of “Vehicle Body Repair / Painting Techician 3 (3)” to “Vehicle Body Repair / Painting Technician 3 (3)”.
Part 5. Part 1, Section 8 of ordinance File Number 250698 relative to rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service is hereby amended as follows (Effective Pay Period 18, 2023 - August 20, 2023):
Under Pay Range 8AN, delete footnote designation (6) from the title of “Custodial Worker 1 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)”, delete footnote (6) in its entirety, and renumber remaining footnotes accordingly.
Under Pay Range 8BN, add footnote designations (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) to the title of “Custodial Worker 2”; and add new footnotes (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) to read as follows:
(3) One position in the Buildings and Grounds Division of the Police Department shall receive $5.00 biweekly additional, while assigned to the operation of the floor scrubbing machine.
(4) Employees shall receive an additional $10 biweekly while assigned to rubbish removal at the City Hall complex, provided the employee performed the assignment for at least five working days during the pay period.
(5) Positions in the Police Department will receive an additional one dollar ($1.00) per hour for all time worked in excess of eight (8) hours in one 24-hour day plowing snow or salting.
(6) Positions in the Milwaukee Public Library regularly assigned to the Central Library shall receive an additional fifty cents ($0.50) per hour while assigned to the Automotive Services Unit as a backup delivery driver to operate the delivery truck.
(7) Employees in the Maintenance Services Section of the Police Department shall receive a premium of $10 biweekly while assigned to and performing work on the wax crew.
Under Pay Range 8EN, add footnote designation (8) to the title of “Electrical Services Laborer 2 (1)”, delete footnote designation (2) from and add footnote designation (1) to the title of “Urban Forestry Laborer (2) (3)”, and add new footnote (8) to read as follows:
(8) Effective Pay Period 16, 2017 an employee assigned to perform crosswalk and special purpose line painting to be paid an additional $.60 per hour.
Part 6. Part 1, Section 8 of ordinance File Number 250698 relative to rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service is hereby amended as follows (Effective Pay Period 21, 2026 - September 27, 2026):
Under Pay Range 8CN, delete footnote designation (1) from and add footnote designation (2) to the title of “Water Distribution Investigator Helper 1 (1)”.
Part 7. Part 1, Section 9 of ordinance File Number 250698 relative to rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service is hereby amended as follows (Effective Pay Period 21, 2026 - September 27, 2026):
Under Pay Range 9JN, amend footnote (1) to read as follows:
(1) Recruitment is at:
Biweekly 3,570.40
Annual 92,830.40
Part 8. Part 1, Section 11 of ordinance File Number 250698 relative to rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service is hereby amended as follows:
Under Ray Range EOE, delete footnote designation (8) from the titles of “Alderman (6) (7) (8)” and “Mayor (1) (8)”; add footnote designation (9) to the titles of “City Attorney (2) (8)”, City Treasurer (3) (8)”, “Comptroller (4) (8)”, and “Municipal Judge (5) (8)”; and add new footnote (9) to read as follows:
(9) At the commencement of the 2028-2032 term of office, salaries for the titles City Attorney, City Treasurer, Comptroller, and Municipal Judge shall be increased by 2% over the rates in effect for the 4th year of the 2024-2028 term. Effective pay period 10, 2029, and each year thereafter in pay period 10, these rates shall be increased by 2% for the remainder of the 2028-2032 term except as prohibited by s. 755.04, Wis. Stats.
Part 9. All ordinances or parts of ordinances contravening the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Part 10. The provisions of Parts 4 and 5 of this ordinance are deemed to be in force and effect from and after Pay Period 18, 2023 (August 20, 2023).
Part 11. The provisions of Part 1 of this ordinance are deemed to be in force and effect from and after Pay Period 3, 2024 (January 21, 2024).
Part 12. The provisions of Part 2 of this ordinance are deemed to be in force and effect from and after Pay Period 1, 2026 (December 21, 2025).
Part 13. The provisions of Part 3 of this ordinance are deemed to be in force and effect from and after Pay Period 17, 2026 (August 2, 2026).
Part 14. The provisions of Parts 6 and 7 of this ordinance are deemed to be in force and effect from and after Pay Period 21, 2026 (September 27, 2026).
Part 15. This ordinance will take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.
Drafter
City Clerk's Office
Chris Lee
9/16/2026
Technical Corrections
Chris Lee
9/16/2026
Amended
Chris Lee
9/22/2026