City of Milwaukee - File #: 970865

• File #: 970865
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Dead
• File created: 9/23/1997
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 10/14/1997
• Title: An ordinance relating to funeral leave and health insurance benefits for qualified domestic partners of city officers and employes.
• Sponsors: ALD. HENNINGSEN
• Indexes: HEALTH INSURANCE, WAGES AND BENEFITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/30/1997	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
10/30/1997	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
10/14/1997	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Fail	3:14
10/8/1997	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE; Minutes note: Ald. Breier Chair. Speakers: Asst. C.A. Ellen Tangen Mark Nicolini Mike Brady Speakers in support: Ald. Henningsen Mark Street (Human Rts. League) Ald. Palwinski Christopher Krimmer (ACLU) Margaret Joy Botts (United for Diversity) Julie Kleppin Gary Hawkins (Junam Rts. League) Patrick Flaherty Sue Blaustein (D.P. Task Force) Lucile Krug Louis Horvath Margaret Erhart Laurie Marks Richard Gaeta Tamma Johnson Speakers opposed: Ald. Nardelli Harry Faulkner Ingrid Schlueter David Hall Geo. Nathaniel III Jane Estrada Jonnie Mae Williams Robert Braun (Christian CLU) Casey Lepianka Eric Reep Afredo Avila J. E. O'Brien William Darrow Cynthia Raatz James Soderna James Campbell Rev. Sam J. Jones Dan Holman	Pass	4:0
9/23/1997	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO
9/23/1997	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
9/23/1997	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO; Minutes note: No response
9/23/1997	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO; Minutes note: No response

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970865
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XXBY:
ALD. HENNINGSEN
TITL:
An ordinance relating to funeral leave and health insurance benefits for qualified domestic partners of city officers and employes.
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- Analysis -

This ordinance provides for city health insurance and funeral leave benefits for the "qualified domestic partners" of city employes. A qualified domestic partner is an individual who, together with a city employe, files an affidavit of domestic partnership with the department of employe relations. The affidavit states that the individuals are sole domestic partners, responsible for each other's common welfare, are unmarried, are at least 18 years old, reside together and jointly own such items as a motor vehicle, credit or checking account or residential lease. A new affidavit of domestic partnership cannot be filed until 12 months after filing an affidavit with a different partner.

The ordinance specifically requires all contracts for health care and insurance for city employes to provide the same benefits for "qualified domestic partners" as are provided for the spouses of city employes. The ordinance provides funeral leave for employes on the death of their qualified domestic partner on the same terms as funeral leave on the death of a spouse. When funeral leave is provided for parents-in-law or children-in-law, the ordinance provides the same leave for the death of a parent or child of a qualified domestic partner.

The ordinance requires any person who knowingly submits false information in connection with a domestic partner affidavit to repay the city any expenses incurred because of the falsehood. A city employe who knowingly submits false information may be subject to city and departmental disciplinary action.
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The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do...