City of Milwaukee - File #: 020471

• File #: 020471
• Version: 1
• Type: Charter Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/25/2002
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/16/2002
• Effective date: 10/1/2002
• Title: A substitute charter ordinance relating to ordinary disability retirement benefits for firemen and policemen.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CHARTER ORDINANCES, DISABILITY BENEFITS, EMPLOYES RETIREMENT SYSTEM, RETIREMENT BENEFITS, WAGES AND BENEFITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/1/2002	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
7/25/2002	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/16/2002	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	16:0
7/11/2002	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	4:0
7/2/2002	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/2/2002	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/2/2002	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/1/2002	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
6/26/2002		FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
6/26/2002		FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
6/26/2002		FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
6/25/2002	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

020471

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

A substitute charter ordinance relating to ordinary disability retirement benefits for firemen and policemen.

Sections

36-05-2-c-3      am

Analysis

Section 36-05-2-c-3 of the charter provides that firemen and policemen shall receive an additional 2% of final average salary toward an ordinary disability retirement allowance for each year of service in excess of 5 years of service. No provision is made for proration based upon this formula for service for any period less than a full year.  This charter ordinance authorizes proration.

Body      

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

Part 1.  Section 36-05-2-c-3 of the code is amended to read:

36-05.      Benefits.

2.      ORDINARY DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE.

c.      Firemen and Policemen.

c-3.  The minimum ordinary disability retirement allowance shall consist of an amount equal to 25% of the member's final average salary provided he >>or she<< has 5 years of service as a fireman or policeman; for each year of service in excess of 5 years of such service as a fireman or policeman, he >>or she<< shall receive an additional 2% of his >>or her<<final average salary.  The maximum ordinary disability retirement allowance which shall be payable to any fireman or policeman member on ordinary disability under this subsection shall be limited to 50% of such member's final average salary.  >>Firemen or policemen shall receive a pro rata retirement allowance based upon this formula for service for any period less than a full year.<<

Part 2.  This is a charter ordinance and shall take effect 60 days after its passage and publication, unless within such 60 days a referendum petition is filed as provided in s. 66.0101(5), Wis. Stats., in which event this ordinance shall not take effect until submitted to a referendum and approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon.

LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

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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:____________________

Requestor

Drafter      

TEH/kf

1054-2002-385

6/5/2002    54311

LRB02334-2

TWM/cac

6/27/2002