City of Milwaukee - File #: 001558

• File #: 001558
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/27/2001
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 3/20/2001
• Title: Resolution authorizing engagement of a consultant to assist in the compilation of records pertaining to police officer compensatory time off in conjunction with a litigation entitled Bradley DeBraska, et al. v. City of Milwaukee, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 96-C-402. (City Attorney)
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CONSULTANTS, FEES, LITIGATION, OVERTIME, WAGES AND BENEFITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/26/2001	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/20/2001	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	16:0
3/14/2001	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Meeting Commenced: 11:04 A.M. Ald. Hines moved to go into Closed Session. Roll Call: Ayes: 5 - Ald. Henningsen, Hines, D'Amato, Breier & Gordon Noes: 0 Also present: Laura Engan, Eric Pearson, David Schroeder, Anita Paretti, Marianne Walsh, Hattie Billingsley, Jennifer Meyer, Cassandra Patterson, Randy Gschwind, Barbara Woldt, Deputy City Atty. Rudolph Konrad & Asst. City Atty. Stuart Mukamal The purpose of this meeting was to confer with the City Attorney pursuant to Sec. 19.85 (1)(g), Wis. Stats., who is rendering advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the City with respect to litigation in which the City is or is likely to become involved relative to Items 14 & 15, File Nos. 001557 & 001558. (Ald. Gordon left at 11:25 A.M.) Ald. D'Amato moved to reconvene in Open Session.	Pass	4:0
3/5/2001	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/5/2001	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/5/2001	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/28/2001		FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
2/27/2001	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
001558
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing engagement of a consultant to assist in the compilation of records pertaining to police officer compensatory time off in conjunction with a litigation entitled Bradley DeBraska, et al. v. City of Milwaukee, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Case No. 96-C-402. (City Attorney)
Analysis
Resolution authorizing the City of Milwaukee to engage a consultant to assist various City departments with respect to the compilation of records of police officer compensatory time off in conjunction with the ongoing proceedings in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin entitled Bradley DeBraska, et al. v. City of Milwaukee, Case No. 96-C-402.
Body
Whereas, On April 8, 1996, the Milwaukee Police Association IUPA Local No. 21 AFL-CIO ("MPA") and numerous individual police officer-plaintiffs brought suit against the City of Milwaukee ("City") alleging that the City had failed to comply with the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§201-219 ("FLSA") in various respects, among which was included the manner by which the Milwaukee Police Department administered police officer access to earned and accrued compensatory time off ("CTO") balances; and

Whereas, On September 26, 2000, and following protracted litigation, the Court, by Senior United States District Judge Myron L. Gordon, ruled that the Milwaukee Police Department's system for governing police officer access to earned and accrued CTO balances failed to comply with the requirements of the FLSA, and ordered further proceedings concerning the nature and extent of damages and/or other remedies to which the plaintiffs might be entitled from the City as a consequence of that ruling; and

Whereas, Following Judge Gordon's retirement, these proceedings were reassigned to United States District Judge Charles N. Clevert; and

Whereas, Judge Clevert, on ...