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File #: 90489    Version: 1 Name: Adopting and confirming modifications to the Employee Benefits Handbooks for the General Municipal Employees, the Madison City Attorneys’ Association (MCAA) and the Madison Professional and Supervisory Employee Association (MPSEA) for the period January 1
Type: Resolution Status: Council New Business
File created: 10/16/2025 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: 10/28/2025 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Adopting and confirming modifications to the Employee Benefits Handbooks for the General Municipal Employees, the Madison City Attorneys’ Association (MCAA) and the Madison Professional and Supervisory Employee Association (MPSEA) for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026.
Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway
Attachments: 1. 2025 Employee and Labor Relations Manager's Report GME(final).pdf

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Adopting and confirming modifications to the Employee Benefits Handbooks for the General Municipal Employees, the Madison City Attorneys’ Association (MCAA) and the Madison Professional and Supervisory Employee Association (MPSEA) for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026.

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WHEREAS, 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 ("Act 10") and 2011 Wisconsin Act 32 ("Act 32"), removed bargaining rights for general municipal employees and MCAA other than base wages; and,

 

WHEREAS, the City created the Employee Benefits Handbook for General Municipal Employees which is a general guide for the discussion, application, and enforcement of the provision of benefits to employees within the applicable compensation groups; and,

 

WHEREAS, the existence of the handbook does not create an expressed or implied contract and is not a collectively bargained agreement; and,

 

WHEREAS, the handbook will not override the Madison General Ordinances, City Administrative Procedure Memoranda or State and Federal law; and,

 

WHEREAS, it is the City's intent that the handbook will be modified and updated in cooperation with the employee representatives and approved by the Committee on Employee Relations and the Common Council,

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council approves and adopts the MPSEA, MCAA and Employee Benefits Handbook for General Municipal Employees created November, 2018, as modified to incorporate language regarding:

 

                     Increase Parking Enforcement Uniform Allowance

                     Increase Bilingual Pay

                     Parking Pre-tax Benefit to begin in 2027

                     Pro-rated Paid Parental Leave during probationary period

                     Bereavement leave for fetal loss

                     Post incarceration notification requirement

                     Update MPSEA Handbook and remove that OD tracks training

                     Eliminate the 10 day suspension step

                     Change the 3 paid leave days to be paid at double time

                     Mirror Streets summer hours to Fleet summer hours

                     For all new out of class pay scenarios a representative from the respective Association must be copied on the confirmation e-mail

                     IATSE changes: 4 hour minimum

                     IATSE: Add they are entitled to a lunch break when scheduled for 8 hours

                     IATSE: Health insurance contribution increased to 13%.