City of Milwaukee - File #: 050475

• File #: 050475
• Version: 2
• Type: Charter Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/26/2005
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 9/27/2005
• Effective date: 12/13/2005
• Title: A substitute charter ordinance relating to retirement benefits for certain city employes.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CHARTER ORDINANCES, FIRE DEPARTMENT, RETIREMENT BENEFITS, WAGES AND BENEFITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/13/2005	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
10/6/2005	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/27/2005	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
9/21/2005	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED	Pass	5:0
9/21/2005	2	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
9/20/2005	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
9/13/2005	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/28/2005	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
7/28/2005	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
7/28/2005	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
7/26/2005	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
050475
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A substitute charter ordinance relating to retirement benefits for certain city employes.
Sections
36-02-12-a am
36-02-20 am
36-05-3-c-1-a am
Analysis
This charter ordinance incorporates a number of retirement benefits for city employes represented by: Local 215, Fire Fighters Association:
A) The first $1,000 of EMT II pay for applicable firefighters is included in the final average salary for pension purposes for firefighters retiring in 2006; previously EMT II pay was not included for pension purposes.
B) Effective in 2004 certain firefighters are first entitled to training standards pay, and effective for firefighters retiring on and after January 1, 2004, the first $400 of training standards pay shall be included in the final average salary for pension purposes.

This charter ordinance also provides that a firefighter becoming a member of the retirement system after the effective date of this charter ordinance and who applies for or is granted a duty disability retirement allowance based on a mental injury, that the medical council rather than the medical panel is the body which makes recommendations to the annuity and pension board on such matters (the medical council consists of 3 physicians
selected by the annuity and pension board; the medical panel has 3 physicians consisting of one member selected by the city, one by the bargaining agent for affected policemen, and the third by the other 2 physicians).
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 36-02-12-a of the city charter is amended to read:

36-02. Definitions.
12. EARNABLE COMPENSATION shall mean: a. the annual regular base salary that would be payable to a member if he or she worked the full normal working time for his or her position, provided, however, that where service is credited during periods of absences as provided in s. 36-04-1-b, the...