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File #: 151590    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 2/9/2016 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: Final action: 3/1/2016
Effective date: 3/18/2016    
Title: A substitute ordinance relating to overtime compensation for Milwaukee police department technical communications division civilian employees.
Sponsors: ALD. WITKOWSKI
Indexes: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, POLICE DEPARTMENT
Attachments: 1. Cover Letter, 2. Fiscal Impact Statement, 3. Hearing Notice List, 4. Notice Published on 3-17-16
Number
151590
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to overtime compensation for Milwaukee police department technical communications division civilian employees.
Sections
350-3-5.5-0 ra
350-3-5.5-b cr
Analysis
This ordinance provides that hours worked by an eligible police department-technical communications division civilian employee beyond the employee’s scheduled work shift, as required by a department directive in response to an unexpected staffing shortage, shall be considered overtime in accordance with applicable provisions of the salary ordinance.
Body
Whereas, The Milwaukee Police Department-Technical Communications Division must maintain adequate staffing at all times; and

Whereas, Civilian employees of the Milwaukee Police Department Technical Communications Division are sometimes required by a department directive to work additional hours following their scheduled work shift with little or no notice due to unexpected staffing shortages; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee recognizes that being required to work beyond their scheduled work shifts with little or no notice causes a significant disruption in the lives of these employees; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee desires to compensate these employees for the disruption in their lives by considering hours worked following the employees’ scheduled work shifts, as required by a department directive due to an unexpected staffing shortage, to be overtime; now, therefore

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

Part 1. Section 350-3-5.5-0 of the code is renumbered 350-3-5.5-a and amended to read:

350-3-5.5. Uniform Overtime Policies.

5.5 EMERGENCY OVERTIME WORK.
a. >>Snow and Ice Operations and Water Main Repairs.<< Hours worked by an eligible department of public works employee in response to a management emergency call-out for snow and ice operations outside of the employee’s regular wo...

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