§ 350-1 — Definitions
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances (Volumes 1-3 revised through Common Council action of Sept. 22, 2026) · Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 350-1
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350-1. Definitions.
In this chapter, unless stated otherwise in a certified collective bargaining agreement while it is in force and in effect, the following definitions shall apply: 1. DEPARTMENT means the department of employee relations. 2. EMPLOYEE means any person on the bi-weekly payroll of the city. 3. HOLIDAY, except as specifically covered by other provisions of the code means: a. New Year's Day - January 1. b. Good Friday. c. Memorial Day - Last Monday in May. d. Independence Day - July 4. e. Labor Day - The 1st Monday in September. f. Thanksgiving Day - The 4th Thursday in November or the day appointed by the governor of Wisconsin as a day of public thanksgiving in each year. g. The day after Thanksgiving Day. h. Christmas Day - December 25. i. The last normal work day before Christmas Day. j. The last normal work day before New Year's Day. k. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday - the 3rd Monday in January. L. Juneteenth Day - June 19. 4. OVERTIME means the authorized hours worked in excess of 40 hours in one week. 5. TIME AND ONE-HALF means compensation per hour worked, determined by dividing the biweekly rate by 80 and multiplying by 1.5, unless otherwise provided, consistent with the fair labor standards act. 6. TIME WORKED means the hours worked during scheduled work periods, all holiday hours paid but not worked and all furlough hours not worked.
