City of Milwaukee - File #: 161229

• File #: 161229
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/18/2017
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 2/7/2017
• Effective date: 2/24/2017
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to benefits for non-represented, sworn employees of the fire department and police department.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/23/2017	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
2/16/2017	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/7/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
2/1/2017	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Individual appearing: Nicole Fleck, Department of Employee Relations	Pass	5:0
1/31/2017	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
1/26/2017	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/26/2017	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/26/2017	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/18/2017	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
161229
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to benefits for non-represented, sworn employees of the fire department and police department.
Sections
350-25-11-a rc
350-25-11-b rc
350-25-11-c am
350-25-11-e rc
350-25-11-f-1 rp
350-25-11-f-2 rn
350-25-11-f-3 rn
350-25-11-f-4 rn
350-25-11-g am
350-25-12 cr
350-25-13-a-4 rp
350-25-13-a-5 rp
350-25-13-a-6 rp
350-25-13-b am
350-25-13-g am
350-25-13-h cr
Analysis
This ordinance revises group life insurance provisions for non-represented, sworn employees of the fire department and police department. It updates the position titles covered, the amount of basic life insurance coverage provided by the city, the cost of additional life insurance coverage and coverage available to this class of employees who have retired.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 350-25-11-a and b of the code is repealed and recreated to read:

350-25. Group Life Insurance.
11. UNREPRESENTED NON-CIVILIAN FIRE AND POLICE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES.
a. Eligibility. Employees in active service and in the following position classifications shall be entitled to the life insurance benefits provided under this subsection as long as they remain in active service within such classifications:
a-1. Chief of police.
a-2. Assistant chief of police.
a-3. Inspector of police.
a-4. Fire chief.
a.5. Assistant chief, fire.
a-6. Deputy chief, fire.
a-7. Battalion chief classifications.
b. Amount of Life Insurance Coverage. Eligible employees, at no cost to the employee, shall be enrolled in basic life insurance coverage in an amount equal to $55,000, as long as they remain in active service. These employees shall be eligible to purchase additional voluntary life insurance, in 50% increments of the employees’ annual base salaries, at no cost to the city, in an amount not to exceed 3 times the employees’ annual base salaries. Howe...