City of Milwaukee - File #: 011721

• File #: 011721
• Version: 0
• Type: Charter Ordinance
• Status: Placed On File
• File created: 3/26/2002
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/25/2003
• Title: A charter ordinance relating to the eligibility of a beneficiary to file an application for a duty disability retirement allowance.
• Sponsors: ALD. PAWLINSKI
• Indexes: CHARTER ORDINANCES, DISABILITY BENEFITS, RETIREMENT BENEFITS, WAGES AND BENEFITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/25/2003	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PLACED ON FILE	Pass	16:0
11/19/2003	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE	Pass	3:0
11/11/2003	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/17/2002	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	5:0
4/10/2002		FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
4/9/2002	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/9/2002	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/28/2002		FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
3/26/2002	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
011721
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. PAWLINSKI
Title
A charter ordinance relating to the eligibility of a beneficiary to file an application for a duty disability retirement allowance.
Sections
36-05-3-a rn
36-05-3-a-2 cr
Analysis
This charter ordinance provides that the beneficiary of an ordinary disability retirement allowance who has been found ineligible by the annuity and pension board for a duty disability retirement allowance may reapply for a duty disability retirement allowance once the beneficiary has reached a plateau of healing for strictly work-related injuries. Currently, s. 36-05-3-a of the charter provides that members be in active service to file applications for duty disability retirement allowances, therefore, making beneficiaries ineligible to reapply for duty disability retirement allowances.
Body

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

Part 1. Section 36-05-3-a of the charter is renumbered 36-05-3-a-1.

Part 2. Section 36-05-3-a-2 of the charter is created to read:

36-05. Benefits.

3. DUTY DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE.

a-2. Reapplication. A general city employe who is the beneficiary of an ordinary disability retirement allowance and who has been found ineligible by the board for a duty disability retirement allowance may reapply for a duty disability retirement allowance once the treating physician has determined that the beneficiary has reached a plateau of healing for strictly work-related injuries provided that the beneficiary has requested and has been provided a review and hearing on an appeal relating to the initial determination on the application for a duty disability retirement allowance and provided that the reapplication for a duty disability retirement allowance occurs within 18 months of the date of the decision of the hearing on appeal relating to the initial determination of the application for duty disability retireme...