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File #: 251283    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/25/2025 In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
On agenda: Final action: 12/16/2025
Effective date: 1/6/2026    
Title: A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2026 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Indexes: SALARY ORDINANCE
Attachments: 1. Proposed Substitute A, 2. 2026 Salary Ordinance (Effective Pay Period 2, 2026), 3. Motion by Ald. Chambers
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
1/5/20262 CITY CLERK PUBLISHED   Action details Meeting details Not available
12/17/20252 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
12/16/20251 COMMON COUNCIL AMENDED

Minutes note: Ald. Chambers, Jr. moved to amend Substitute 1 of File 251283 by inserting the following text after Part 8: Part 9. Part 2, Section 4 of ordinance File Number 250698 relative to rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service is hereby amended to add the following text under paragraph A. Salary Adjustments: General City employees shall receive a salary adjustment of 3% of the employee’s biweekly rate of pay effective on and after Pay Period 1, 2026
Pass14:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
12/16/20252 COMMON COUNCIL PASSEDPass14:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
12/15/20251 FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE

Minutes note: Proposed Substitute A was not considered.
Pass5:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
12/10/20251 FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGEPass5:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
12/9/20251 CITY CLERK DRAFT SUBMITTED   Action details Meeting details Not available
11/25/20250 COMMON COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO   Action details Meeting details Not available
Number
251283
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
250698, 251053, 251482

Sponsor
ALD. CHAMBERS

Title
A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2026 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service.

Analysis
This substitute ordinance changes the rates of pay in the following departments:
All Departments, Department of Administration (Information and Technology Management Division), Common Council - City Clerk, Department of Public Works - Water Works

Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Part 1, Section 1 of ordinance File Number 250698 relative to rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service is hereby amended as follows (Effective Pay Period 1, 2026 - December 21, 2025):

Under Pay Range 1MX, delete footnote designation (6) from the title of “Water Plants Operations Manager (5)(6)”.

Part 2. Part 1, Section 2 of ordinance File Number 250698 relative to rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service is hereby amended as follows (Effective Pay Period 3, 2024 - January 21, 2024):

Under Pay Range 2JX, delete the title of “Public Health Geographic Information Analyst (12)” and add the title of “Public Safety Geographic Information Analyst (12)”.

Part 3. Part 1, Section 2 of ordinance File Number 250698 relative to rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service is hereby amended as follows (Effective Pay Period 12, 2024 - May 26, 2024):

Under Pay Range 2IX, delete the title of “Staff Assistant - Common Council President”.

Part 4. Part 3 of ordinance File Number 250698 relative to rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service is hereby amended as follows (Effective Pay Period 1, 2026 - December 21, 2025):

Under Part III - Boards and Commissions: Compensation and Reimbursement, amend paragraph F. to read as follows:

F. Administrative Review Board of Appeals: Regular and alternate members of the Administrative Review Board of Appeals shall be compe...

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