Number
110998
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. BOHL
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to limitations on professional service contracts with retired city employees.
Sections
310-12 cr
Analysis
This ordinance establishes that if a department enters into a professional service contract with any person who has retired from that department and is receiving a retirement allowance from the employes' retirement system, the combined annual value of the professional service contract and the retirement allowance may not exceed the retired person's earnable compensation during the 12 months immediately preceding the retirement date, and the contract term shall not exceed a period of longer than 18 months. The common council may waive these limitations by resolution for special circumstances as it deems necessary.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 310-12 of the code is created to read:
310-12. Professional Service Contract Limitations. If a department enters into a professional service contract, as defined in s. 310-13-2-a, with any person who has retired from that department and is receiving a retirement allowance from the employes' retirement system, the combined annual value of the professional service contract and the retirement allowance may not exceed the retired person's earnable compensation, as defined under s. 36-02-12 of the charter, during the 12 months immediately preceding the retirement date, and the contract term shall not exceed a period longer than 18 months. The common council may waive these limitations by resolution for special circumstances, as it, in its sole discretion, shall determine and deem necessary.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Legislative Reference Bureau
Date:_____________________
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
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Office of the City Attorney
Date:____________________
Requestor
Drafter
Mary E. Turk
11/29/11
LRB135556-6