Legislation Details

File #: 95171    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Council New Business
File created: 10/9/2026 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: 10/20/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Adopting and confirming modification 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 of January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027
Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway
Attachments: 1. 2026 Employee and Labor Relations Manager's Report GME.pdf

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Title

Adopting and confirming modification 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 of January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027

 

Body

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:

 

Updating the Parking Enforcement Officer Uniform section

Updating the Commercial Driver's License section

Updating Crossing Guard Holiday to include one additional school district designated days as paid at straight time