City of Milwaukee - File #: 011514

• File #: 011514
• Version: 1
• Type: Charter Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/12/2002
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 3/5/2002
• Effective date: 5/21/2002
• Title: A substitute charter ordinance relating to duty disability retirement credit.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CHARTER ORDINANCES, DISABILITY BENEFITS, RETIREMENT BENEFITS, WAGES AND BENEFITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/21/2002	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
3/14/2002	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/5/2002	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
2/27/2002	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
2/19/2002	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/19/2002	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/18/2002	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
2/13/2002		FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
2/13/2002		FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
2/12/2002	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
011514
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A substitute charter ordinance relating to duty disability retirement credit.
Sections
36-04-3-a am
Analysis
Section 36-04-3-a of the charter authorizes service credit for time spent on a duty disability retirement in computing service retirement allowance on the basis of the formula applicable. This charter ordinance clarifies the law to make it clear that service credit resulting from time spent on duty disability counts towards establishing eligibility for service retirement as well as computation of the amount of the service retirement benefit.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1: Section 36-04-3-a of the charter is amended to read:

36-04. Creditable Service.

3. DUTY DISABILITY RETIREMENT CREDIT. a. Any member employed as a policeman on or after October 5, 1973, who is thereafter retired from active service upon becoming entitled to a duty disability retirement allowance or who was restored to active service prior to October 5, 1973, following termination of a duty disability retirement allowance, any member employed as a fireman on or after July 28, 1974, who is thereafter retired from active service upon becoming entitled to a duty disability retirement allowance or who was restored to active service prior to July 28, 1974, following termination of a duty disability retirement allowance, and any member other than a fireman or policeman employed or receiving a duty disability retirement allowance on or after May 15, 1973, shall be allowed toward his or her service retirement a credit for each year or part thereof during which he or she is eligible to receive a duty disability retirement allowance, or in which duty disability retirement allowance is suspended under s.36-07-3, in computing his or her service retirement on the basis of the formula applicable. Such credit shall only be reflected fo...