City of Milwaukee - File #: 131590

• File #: 131590
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/4/2014
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 6/24/2014
• Effective date: 7/12/2014
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to employee benefits for positions excluded from overtime.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, OVERTIME

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/11/2014	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
7/2/2014	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/24/2014	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
6/18/2014	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Individual appearing: Maria Monteagudo, Department of Employee Relations	Pass	4:0
6/12/2014	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
6/11/2014	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/11/2014	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/4/2014	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO	Fail

Number

131590

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

A substitute ordinance relating to employee benefits for positions excluded from overtime.

Sections

350-5-4  am

350-5-5  cr

Analysis

Currently, a city employee entering a position excluded from payment in cash or compensatory time-off for overtime worked is required to take off any overtime balance previously earned within a 2-year period from the time of entering the position.  This ordinance establishes that if the time is not used within 2 years, the employee shall be compensated for the unused earned time in cash.  In addition, effective July 15, 2014, any employee entering a position excluded from payment in cash or compensatory time-off for overtime worked shall be compensated in cash for any compensatory time balance prior to entering a job excluded from overtime.    

Body

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1.  Section 350-5-4 of the code is amended to read:

350-5.  Exclusion from Overtime.

4.  TO BE USED WITHIN 2 YEARS.  All employees entering positions excluded from payment in cash or compensatory time-off for overtime worked [[by these or any other provisions of the code]] >>under the provisions of this subchapter<< shall take off any overtime balance previously earned within a 2-year period from the time of entering the [[position]] >>positions<<.  >>If time is not used within 2 years, the employee shall be compensated for the unused earned time in cash.<<

Part 2.  Section 350-5-5 of the code is created to read:

5.  Effective July 15, 2014, any employee entering a position excluded from payment in cash or compensatory time-off for overtime worked under the provisions of this subchapter shall be compensated in cash for any compensatory time balance prior to entering a job excluded from overtime.

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

Department of Employee Relations

Drafter

LRB151369-2

Mary E. Turk

6/6/2014