Refusal to Pay Judgment; Employee to be Discharged.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 350-217
in effect350-217. Refusal to Pay Judgment; Employee to be Discharged.
Every officer, clerk, assistant or employee of the city who shall refuse and neglect to pay and satisfy any final judgment rendered against him in a court of justice for any debt incurred or contracted by him for and during his appointment and employment as such officer, clerk, assistant or employee, shall be discharged from the service of the city. It shall be the duty of the chiefs of the several departments to discharge every officer, clerk, assistant or employee serving in their respective departments upon any information duly filed with them, verified by the affidavit of the person or persons making the same, setting forth the facts, and that the said officer or employee made default in the payment of such judgment or judgments or any part thereof, as the case may be; provided, that no such officer, assistant, clerk or employee shall be compelled to pay in any one month on account of such judgment or judgments a larger sum than 1/3 of the amount of the monthly salary of compensation he receives from the city; and, provided further, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any officer or employee of the city who shall pay or cause to be paid every month 1/3 of his monthly salary or compensation until such judgment or judgments shall be fully paid and satisfied.
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-3/CH350-sub9.pdf#page=5Fetched: 10/26/2026