Number
021511
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. BOHL
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the continuation of city employe compensation as no-interest loans during military leaves of absence.
Sections
350-36-2.7 cr
Analysis
This ordinance provides for the following:
1. Permanent full time city employes, as members of a national guard unit or reserve component of the United States military who are called to active duty relating to the anti- terrorism campaign Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom may enroll to receive their city pay, less a deduction equal to their military pay, for a period not to exceed 90 days.
2. The continuation of compensation shall be a no-interest loan for which the employe has up to 2 years from the date of release from active duty to repay.
3. In the event of the employe's death during the performance of his or her duties as a member of a national guard unit or reserve component of the United States, any compensation owed the city by the employe shall not be collected by the city if the cause of death is directly attributable to military action which occurred as part of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 350-36-2.7 of the code is created to read:
350-36. Military Leave.
2.7. CONTINUATION OF COMPENSATION AS NO-INTEREST LOAN DURING CERTAIN MILITARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE. a. Purpose. The common council finds that city employes who are called to active duty as members of national guard units or reserve components of the United States military often experience a loss of income during military leaves of absence. The common council further finds that the potential loss of income during military leaves of absence is a disincentive to city employes who might otherwise enlist to serve in the national guard or the military reserves during a time in...
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