Number
021767
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. DUDZIK, BOHL, DONOVAN, BREIER, MURPLY, HINES, GORDON, PRATT, NARDELLI and SANCHEZ
Title
An ordinance relating to continuation of city employe benefits during certain military leaves of absence.
Sections
350-36-2.5-0 am
Analysis
This ordinance extends employe health and dental benefits to the dependents of city employes whose national guard or reserve units are called up, or who volunteer, for active military duty in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom. The ordinance establishes the following:
1. The city shall contribute towards the subscriber cost for the employes' health or dental plan, or both, for employes who serve on active duty for more than 30 days.
2. The benefits cease when the national guard or reserve members are released from active duty or after 24 months, whichever comes first.
3. The benefit terms are the same as those provided for dependents of employes who volunteered or were called up for active duty in Bosnia and in connection with the presidential order of April 27, 1999, relating to Operation Allied Force (the Kosovo conflict), and in connection with the anti-terrorism campaign Operation Enduring Freedom.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 350-36-2.5-0 of the code is amended to read:
350-36. Military Leave.
2.5. CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS DURING CERTAIN MILITARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE. In addition to the rights of city employes pursuant to this section, during a military leave of absence for performance of duties as a member of a national guard unit of the United States or reserve component of the United States who is called to, or volunteers for, active duty in Bosnia, active duty in connection with the presidential executive order of April 27, 1999, relating to Operation Allied Force [[or to]]>>,<< the anti-terrorism campaign Operation Enduring Freedom >>or Operation Iraqi Freedom<< in accordance with the calling up of units of the national guard of the United States or members of the reserve components of the United States, for a period of more than 30 days, health or dental benefits or both for such employe's dependents shall be continued under the following conditions:
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
____________________________
Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: ______________________
ATTORNEY
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
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Office of the City Attorney
Date: ______________________
Department
Drafter
LRB 03124-1
RGP
3/19/03
BOHL, DONOVAN, BREIER, MURPLY, HINES, GORDON, PRATT and NARDELLI requested to added as sponsors 4/2/03. tjm