Number
231617
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to employee wages, benefits, and regulations.
Section
350-2-2-a-1 am
350-37-15-g am
350-40-15-b-2-c am
350-40-15-b-2-d am
Analysis
This ordinance amends provisions of ch. 350 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances relating to leave and vacation accrual for sworn management employees of the Milwaukee Fire Department whose normal hours of work exceed 40 hours per week. The ordinance aligns benefits for these nonrepresented employees with provisions negotiated in the 2023 to 2026 labor agreement with the Milwaukee Fire Fighters’ Association, Local 215, ensuring consistency for employees promoted from represented firefighter ranks into command staff positions.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 350-2-2-a-1 is of the code is amended to read:
350-2. Holidays, General Provisions.
2. FIRE DEPARTMENT.
a.
a-1. Holiday Compensation. >>Effective pay period 1, 2026, an<< [[An]] employee working 24-hour shifts shall receive [[24]] >>96<< hours off per calendar year in lieu of holidays or holiday pay, earned at a rate of [[2]] >>8 << hours per month. This holiday time-off shall be taken in the calendar year in which it was earned.
Part 2. Section 350-37-15-g of the code is amended to read:
350-37. Sick and Disability Leave.
15. SICK LEAVE CONTROL INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
g. Effective trimester 1, 2021, a noncivilian management employee in the fire department, working a 40-hour work week or 53-hour work week, shall be eligible to accrue up to a maximum of 48 hours of special incentive leave into a separate special incentive leave account. >> Effective trimester 1, 2026, a noncivilian management employee in the fire department, working a 53-hour work week shall be eligible to accrue up to a maximum of 144 hours of special incentive leave into a separate special incentive leave account.<< An employee working a 40-hour work week shall earn 8 hours of special incentive leave per trimester for which it is earned. >> Effective trimester 1, 2026, a noncivilian management employee in the fire department, << [[An employee]] working a 53-hour work week shall earn [[16]] >>24<< hours of special incentive leave per trimester for which it is earned. If an employee has reached the maximum accrual allowed of special incentive leave the employee shall be paid in cash for any additional special incentive leave earned. The special incentive leave may be carried over into the next year. If an employee leaves the employ of the city for any reason, the employee shall not be paid the balance of the employee’s special incentive leave account upon separation. Additional guidelines and administration of this section shall be by the fire chief.
Part 3. Section 350-40-15-b-2-c and d of the code is amended to read:
350-40. Vacations.
15. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
b-2.
b-2-c. >>Effective pay period 1, 2026, << 8.4 hours per pay period for employees who have completed 11 years but fewer than [[19]] >>18<< years of active service.
b-2-d. >>Effective pay period 1, 2026, << 10.2 hours per pay period for employees who have completed [[19]] >>18<< years or more years of active service.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
____________________________
Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: 03.19.2026
______________________
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
____________________________
Office of the City Attorney
Date: ______________________
Requestor
Drafter
LRB181483-4
Addis Zewdie
03/19/2026