Number
010733
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. SCHERBERT
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to continuation of city employe benefits during certain military leaves of absence.
Sections
350-36-2.5-0 am
350-36-2.5-a am
350-36-2.5-d 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 the anti-terrorism campaign Operation Enduring Freedom. 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. The benefits cease when the national guard or reserve members are released from active duty or after 24 months, whichever comes first. 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).
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 350-36-2.5-0,a and d 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 [[or]]>>,<< 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<< 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:
a. Under COBRA (extended coverage), and commencing on the first day of the month following the month in which an employe's on-payroll status coverage terminates, the city shall contribute an amount towards meeting the subscriber cost for family enrollment in the health and dental plan elected of up to 100% of the monthly subscriber cost for the [[12]]>>24<< months of the military leave of absence conditioned in this subsection.
d. The eligibility of the spouse/dependent to continue city-paid health and/or dental coverage as provided in this subsection shall cease on the last day of the month in which the national guard or reserve member is released from active duty or the expiration of [[12]]>>24<< months of the employe's military leave of absence, whichever occurs first.
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: ______________________
Department
Drafter
LRB 01433-2
TWM/cac
10/10/2001