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File #: 100286    Version:
Type: Charter Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 7/7/2010 In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
On agenda: Final action: 7/27/2010
Effective date: 10/2/2010    
Title: A substitute charter ordinance relating to retirement benefits for certain employes.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Indexes: CHARTER ORDINANCES, RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Attachments: 1. Hearing Notice List, 2. Letter to Mayor's Office, 3. Notice Published on 8-2-10

Number

100286

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

100241

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

A substitute charter ordinance relating to retirement benefits for certain employes.

Sections

36-04-1-c  am

36-04-1-f  am

Analysis

This charter ordinance changes retirement benefits for management and non-represented Milwaukee metropolitan sewerage district employes as follows:

1.  Effective for employes who retire on or after September 1, 2010, creditable service for prior military service is granted.

2.  A bonus year is added to the pension payment formulary thus qualifying an employe to retire earlier or add pension-eligible service time, or both.  Only employes who retire from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 are eligible.

Body

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

 

Part 1.  The note appended to s. 36-04-1-c of the city charter, as affected by common council file number 100241, passed July 7, 2010, is amended to read:

36-04.  Creditable Service.

1.  SERVICE CREDITED.  c. 

NOTE:  The foregoing amendment to s. 36-04-1-c shall apply only to policemen represented by the MPA and firemen represented by Local 215, IAFF, who participate in the combined fund and who retire on a service retirement allowance between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2002; policemen represented by the MPSO, and general city employes, who participate in the combined fund and who retire on a service retirement allowance between January 1, 1999 and December 31, 2002; non-represented firemen or policemen who participate in the combined fund and who retire on a service retirement allowance between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2002; policemen represented by the MPA, firemen represented by Local 215, IAFF, nonrepresented firemen, and general city management and nonrepresented employes, who participate in the combined fund and who retire on a service retirement allowance on or after January 1, 2003; city of Milwaukee  employes who participate in the combined fund and who retire on a service retirement allowance between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2006, and who are represented by the Public Employees' Union 61, LIUNA, AFL-CIO; the Association of Law Enforcement Allied Services Personnel; or Local #218, I.U.P.A., AFL-CIO (Police Support Service Personnel); city of Milwaukee employes who participate in the combined fund and who retire on a service retirement allowance on or after January 1, 2003, and who are represented by Milwaukee District Council 48, AFSCME, AFL-CIO; city of Milwaukee employes represented by the Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council who participate in the combined fund and who retire on a service retirement allowance on or after August 1, 2007; city of Milwaukee employes represented by the Technicians, Engineers and Architects of Milwaukee, the Association of Scientific Personnel, the Association of Municipal Attorneys, SEIU Healthcare District 1199 Wisconsin/Staff Nurses Council, Local 195, IBEW, AFL-CIO, Local 75, Journeyman Plumbers and Gasfitters Union, AFL-CIO, Local 494, IBEW, AFL-CIO, Machine Shop, District 10, IAMAW, AFL-CIO, Joint Bargaining Unit Local 139, IUOE, AFL-CIO/Milwaukee District Council 48, AFSCME, AFL-CIO and Local 494, IBEW, AFL-CIO, Fire Equipment Dispatchers who participate in the combined fund and who retire on a service retirement or allowance on or after January 1, 2007; city of Milwaukee employes represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers who participate in the combined fund and who retire on a service retirement allowance between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2006; and city of Milwaukee employes represented by Local 494, IBEW, AFL-CIO, Electrical Group, who participate in the combined fund and who retire on a service retirement allowance on or after June 1, 2007; and members represented by the Administrators and Supervisors Council who participate in the combined fund and retire on a service retirement allowance between January 1, 2003 and June 30, 2007; and Milwaukee public schools employes represented by Local 150, FSA/SNA/HCA, Local 150, BSH, Local 1053, District Council 48, Local 950, International Union of Operating Engineers and Local 1616, District Council 48 who participate in the combined fund and who retire on a service retirement between January 1, 2004 and June 30, 2007; and Milwaukee public schools employes represented by Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO who participate in the combined fund and who retire on a service retirement allowance on or after July 1, 2007; and employes of Veolia Water Milwaukee, LLC., represented by District Council 48, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Local 366, or IBEW, Local 494, or Steamfitters, Local 601, or International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 317, or District No. 10, I.A.M.A.W., Lodge 66, who participate in the combined fund and retire on a service retirement allowance on or after March 1, 2008;

>> and <<employes of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District represented by District Council 48, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Local 366, who participate in the combined fund and retire on a service retirement allowance on or after March 8, 2010 >> ; and employes of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District who are management or non-represented, who participate in the combined fund and retire on a service retirement allowance on or after September 1, 2010 <<.

 

Part 2.  Section 36-04-1-f of the city charter is amended to read:

f.  City employes represented by Milwaukee District Court 48, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, the Technicians, Engineers and Architects of Milwaukee, the Association of Scientific Personnel, the Association of Municipal Attorneys, SEIU Healthcare District 1199 Wisconsin/Staff Nurses Council, Local 195, IBEW, AFL-CIO, Local 75, Journeyman Plumbers and Gasfitters Union, AFL-CIO, Local 494, IBEW, AFL-CIO, Machine Shop, District 10, IAMAW, AFL-CIO, Joint Bargaining Unit Local 139, IUOE, AFL-CIO/Milwaukee District Council 48, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Local 494, IBEW, AFL-CIO, Fire Equipment Dispatchers and nonmanagement/nonrepresented employes who during the calendar year 2010 retire from active service on a normal service retirement allowance, including allowances under s. 36-05-1-d-3, or on an immediate retirement allowance under s. 36-05-6-c, shall be eligible for a bonus year.  At the member’s discretion, the bonus year may be added either to the member’s age for purposes of retirement eligibility, or to creditable service.  The bonus year may be divided into one month increments and used for a combination of additions to age and creditable service, not to exceed a total of 12 months.  All or part of the bonus year cannot be applied to earn more than 35 years of creditable service or to exceed the 70% of final average salary limitation stated in s. 36-06-10-f.  In order to be eligible for the bonus year provided in this paragraph, a nonrepresented/nonmanagement employe must provide notice of his or her intent to retire to his or her department head or designee by August 31, 2010.  Employes of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District represented by District Council 48, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Local 366, who during the period commencing May 1, 2010 and ending April 30, 2011, retire from active service on a normal service retirement allowance, including allowances under s. 36-05-1-d-3, or on an immediate retirement allowance under s. 36-05-6-c, shall be eligible for a bonus year pursuant to this paragraph and must give notice by February 1, 2011, of their intent to retire in order to be eligible for the bonus year.  This provision shall expire at the end of April 30, 2011.  >> Employes of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District who are management or non-represented, who during the period commencing January 1, 2011 and ending December 31, 2011, retire from active service on a normal service retirement allowance, including allowances under s. 36-05-1-d-3, or on an immediate retirement allowance under s. 36-05-6-c, shall be eligible for a bonus year pursuant to this paragraph and must give notice by November 1, 2011, of their intent to retire in order to be eligible for the bonus year.  This provision shall expire at the end of December 31, 2011. <<  Employes of Local 494, IBEW-AFL-CIO, Electrical Group, who during the period commencing June 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010, retire from active service on a normal service retirement allowance, including allowances under s. 36-05-1-d-3, or on an immediate retirement allowance under s. 36-05-6-c, shall be eligible for a bonus year pursuant to this paragraph.  This provision shall expire at the end of December 31, 2010.  Employes of Milwaukee public schools represented by Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, who during the period commencing August 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010, retire from active service on a normal service retirement allowance, including allowances under s. 36-05-1-d-3, or on an immediate retirement allowance under s. 36-05-6-c, shall be eligible for a bonus year pursuant to this paragraph.  This provision shall expire January 1, 2011.

                     

 

Part 3.  This is a charter ordinance and shall take effect 60 days after its passage and publication, unless within such 60 days a referendum petition is filed as provided in s. 66.0101(5), Wis. Stats., in which event this ordinance shall not take effect until submitted to a referendum and approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon.

LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

 

 

____________________________

Legislative Reference Bureau

Date:  ______________________

Attorney

IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE

IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE

 

 

____________________________

Office of the City Attorney

Date:  ______________________

 

Requestor

 

Drafter

LRB10299-2

MET

7/14/2010