Number
151590
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to overtime compensation for Milwaukee police department technical communications division civilian employees.
Sections
350-3-5.5-0 ra
350-3-5.5-b cr
Analysis
This ordinance provides that hours worked by an eligible police department-technical communications division civilian employee beyond the employee’s scheduled work shift, as required by a department directive in response to an unexpected staffing shortage, shall be considered overtime in accordance with applicable provisions of the salary ordinance.
Body
Whereas, The Milwaukee Police Department-Technical Communications Division must maintain adequate staffing at all times; and
Whereas, Civilian employees of the Milwaukee Police Department Technical Communications Division are sometimes required by a department directive to work additional hours following their scheduled work shift with little or no notice due to unexpected staffing shortages; and
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee recognizes that being required to work beyond their scheduled work shifts with little or no notice causes a significant disruption in the lives of these employees; and
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee desires to compensate these employees for the disruption in their lives by considering hours worked following the employees’ scheduled work shifts, as required by a department directive due to an unexpected staffing shortage, to be overtime; now, therefore
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 350-3-5.5-0 of the code is renumbered 350-3-5.5-a and amended to read:
350-3-5.5. Uniform Overtime Policies.
5.5 EMERGENCY OVERTIME WORK.
a. >>Snow and Ice Operations and Water Main Repairs.<< Hours worked by an eligible department of public works employee in response to a management emergency call-out for snow and ice operations outside of the employee’s regular work schedule, and hours worked by an eligible Milwaukee water works-distribution section employee in response to a management emergency call-out for water main repairs performed outside of the employee’s regular work schedule, shall be considered overtime in accordance with applicable provisions of the salary ordinance.
Part 2. Section 350-3-5.5-b is created to read:
b.Milwaukee Police Department-Technical Communications Division. Additional hours worked by an eligible Milwaukee police department-technical communications division civilian employee following the employee’s scheduled work shift, as required by a department directive in response to an unexpected staffing shortage, shall be considered overtime in accordance with applicable provisions of the salary ordinance.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
____________________________
Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: ______________________
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
____________________________
Office of the City Attorney
Date: ______________________
Requestor
Drafter
LRB163100-2
Dana J. Zelazny
2/19/2016