City of Milwaukee - File #: 020893

• File #: 020893
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Placed On File
• File created: 9/24/2002
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/25/2003
• Title: An ordinance relating to the creation of an employe suggestion program.
• Sponsors: ALD. BOHL
• Indexes: COMMITTEES, EMPLOYMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/25/2003	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PLACED ON FILE	Pass	16:0
11/19/2003	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE	Pass	3:0
11/11/2003	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/26/2002		FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
9/25/2002		FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
9/24/2002	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
020893
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. BOHL
Title
An ordinance relating to the creation of an employe suggestion program.
Sections
320-43 cr
350-245 cr
Analysis
This ordinance establishes a suggestion program for city employes to enable employes to confidentially suggest solutions to problems and improvements to operations and procedures. Employes whose suggestions are adopted shall be eligible for cash awards, which shall be based on the calculated savings of the suggestions. This ordinance also establishes an employe suggestion review committee, consisting of the director of budget and management division, 3 members of the common council and one member appointed by the mayor, to review the employe suggestions to determine if the employe suggestions shall be adopted and the amount of the cash awards.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 320-43 of the code is created to read:

320-43. Employe Suggestion Review Committee.

1. COMPOSITION. a. There is created an employe suggestion review committee consisting of 5 members:

a-1. The director of budget and management division or designee.

a-2. Three members of the common council appointed by the common council president, who shall designate one as chair.

a-3. One member appointed by the mayor.

2. POWERS AND DUTIES.

a. Duties. The committee shall evaluate employe suggestions submitted pursuant to s. 350-245-5-c.

b. Staff. The department of employe relations shall staff the committee.

c. Appeals. The decision of the committee shall be final.

Part 2. Section 350-245 of the code is created to read:

350-245. Employe Suggestion Program.

1. ESTABLISHED. There is established a suggestion program for city employes. This program shall enable employes to suggest solutions to problems and improvements to operations and procedures. Employes whose suggestions are adop...