City of Milwaukee - File #: 130162

• File #: 130162
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/21/2013
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 7/2/2013
• Effective date: 7/23/2013
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to health benefits for surviving spouses and domestic partners of city employees.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, HEALTH INSURANCE, INSURANCE BENEFITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/22/2013	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
7/12/2013	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/2/2013	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
6/26/2013	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Individuals appearing: Mike Brady, Department of Employee Relations Mary Turk, Legislative Reference Bureau	Pass	5:0
6/24/2013	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/21/2013	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
130162
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to health benefits for surviving spouses and domestic partners of city employees.
Sections
350-30-1-a rn
350-30-1-a cr
350-30-1-b rn
350-30-1-c rn
350-30-1-d rn
350-30-1-e rn
350-30-1-f rn
350-30-3-a-3 am
350-30-3-a-6 am
350-30-3-a-7 am
350-30-3-a-8 am
350-30-7-a-4 cr
350-30-7-a-5 cr
350-30-7-a-6 cr
350-30-7-a-7 cr
Analysis
This ordinance codifies existing health benefits for surviving spouses and domestic partners of city employees. This ordinance clarifies that domestic partners of retirees who die while enrolled in a city health care plan and surviving domestic partners of employees who are receiving an accidental death allowance shall be eligible for health care benefits. In addition, surviving spouses and domestic partners receiving an ordinary death allowance shall be eligible for health care benefits for the period of time equal to the employees’ creditable service if the employee had at least 4 years of creditable service. The premiums to be paid by these persons are also specified in the ordinance.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 350-30-1-a to f is renumbered 350-30-1-b to g.

Part 2. Section 350-30-1-a of the code is created to read:

350-30. Health Benefits.
1. DEFINITIONS.
a. “Creditable Service” means prior service plus membership service for which credit is allowable under s. 36-04.

Part 3. Section 350-30-3-a-3,6,7 and 8 of the code is amended to read:

3. ELIGIBILITY. a. Eligible.
a-3. Retirees defined under sub. 1-f if they separate voluntarily with at least 15 years of creditable service[[, as defined under s. 36-04,]] with the city, the housing authority of the city of Milwaukee, or the redevelopment authority of the city of Milwaukee, and have been enrolled since the date of retirement in any health plan without lapse of coverage. Pers...