City of Milwaukee - File #: 191281

• File #: 191281
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/17/2019
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 3/3/2020
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the responsibilities and authority of the department of employee relations.
• Sponsors: ALD. HAMILTON, ALD. COGGS
• Indexes: DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/13/2020	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/3/2020	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED; Minutes note: Ald. Coggs added as a cosponsor.	Pass	15:0
2/26/2020	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Appearing: Maria Monteagudo, Dept. of Employee Relations Nicole Fleck, Dept. of Employee Relations Ken Wischer, AFSCME Council District 32	Pass	4:0
2/25/2020	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
12/17/2019	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
191281
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. HAMILTON AND COGGS
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the responsibilities and authority of the department of employee relations.
Section
340-1-3 am
340-1-4 rc
340-3-2-a am
340-3-2-c rc
340-3-2-d rc
340-3-3-c rc
340-3-3-d rc
340-3-3-e cr
340-3-3-f cr
340-11-1 am
340-11-2 cr
340-11-4 am
340-11-5 cr
350-241 rp
Analysis
This ordinance makes various revisions to the responsibilities and authority of the department of employee relations, including:

1. The department shall meet and confer with employees and employee groups on an annual basis, and as necessary, for the purpose of communicating, soliciting and exchanging information, views, ideas and interests concerning wages, hours, and other conditions of employment.

2. The department shall establish and administer a dispute resolution procedure for the fair and prompt resolution of employee concerns or disagreements, as well as resolution of workplace disputes.

3. The code provisions relating to the disciplinary grievance procedure are reorganized.

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

Part 1. Section 340-1-3 of the code is amended to read:

340-1. Department Established.

3. Labor >>and employee<< relations.

Part 2. Section 340-1-4 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:

4. Administration of the civil service system.

Part 3. Section 340-3-2-a of the code is amended to read:

340-3. General City Policies and Procedures.

2. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT.

a. Meet and confer with employees and employee groups, including currently and previously-certified employee groups, >>on an annual basis, and as necessary,<< for the purpose of communicating, soliciting and exchanging information, views, ideas and interests concerning wages, hours, and other conditions of employment.

Part 4. Section 340-3-2-c and d of the code is repealed and recreated to read:

c. Establish a dispu...