City of Milwaukee - File #: 000877

• File #: 000877
• Version: 0
• Type: Charter Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/10/2000
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/8/2000
• Effective date: 1/29/2001
• Title: A charter ordinance related to discontinuance of contributions to the pension system on behalf of employes on a military leave of absence.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: RETIREMENT BENEFITS, WAGES AND BENEFITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/28/2000	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
11/17/2000	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/8/2000	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	17:0
11/1/2000	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
10/17/2000	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/10/2000		FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
10/10/2000	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
000877
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A charter ordinance related to discontinuance of contributions to the pension system on behalf of employes on a military leave of absence.
Section
20-20 rp
Analysis
Currently, the Milwaukee city charter requires discontinuance of contributions to the pension system on behalf of employes on a military leave of absence which exceeds 2 months, except for cases of national emergency. This ordinance is being repealed because it is contrary to revised provisions to the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act which requires employes returning from military service to be treated as not having incurred a break-in-service with the employer.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 20-20 of the city charter is repealed.
(Note: The section being repealed reads:

20-20. Military Service; Discontinuance of Contributions to Pension Systems. 1. WHEN COVERED BY FEDERAL PENSION LAWS. Whenever any person covered by any pension system to which funds are contributed by the city is granted a leave of absence or is otherwise permitted to leave city service for the purpose of entering or serving with the military forces in any respect whatsoever, and such leave of absence or absence from city service is for a period of time exceeding 2 months in any calendar year, and such person is a contributor to or is covered by a pension system to which the federal government is a contributor, then no further contribution shall be made on behalf of such person by the city to any pension fund to which the city contributes. The pension rights of such person shall be determined without any consideration being given to the period of time during which such person is absent in the military service and during which period he is also covered by a pension system to which the federal government is a contributor.

2. TO NOT...