Number
070075
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A charter ordinance relating to earnable compensation and creditable service relating to periods of absence for members of the employees’ retirement system while performing military service.
Sections
36-02-12-a am
36-04-1-b am
Analysis
This charter ordinance establishes the following in the case of a employee who is absent due to military service:
1. The earnable compensation for the employee would be the same as it would have been had the employee continued to work the full working time for the employee’s position during the period of absence.
2. City, city agency and member contributions shall continue to be made during periods of absence as though the employee had continued to work the full working time for the employee’s position during the time of such absence.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 36-02-12-a of the 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 employee shall be considered to have an earnable compensation during such periods of absence equivalent to [[his or her earnable compensation as of his or her last month of employment prior to the beginning of such absences]]>>the earnable compensation the employee would have had if the employee had continued to work the full working time for the employee’s position during the period of absence<<. In cases where compensation includes maintenance, the board shall fix the value of that part of the compensation not payable in money. Policemen, excluding sergeant of police, detective lieutenant and ranks above same, retiring on a service retirement allowance on or after Jan...
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