Terminal Leave Compensation (Unused Sick Leave).
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 350-38
in effect350-38. Terminal Leave Compensation (Unused Sick Leave).
1. ELIGIBILITY. Unless stated otherwise in a certified collective bargaining agreement while it is in force and in effect, an employee in active service and employed by the city who retires under the provisions of the city’s employes' retirement system, but excluding retirement on deferred or actuarially reduced pensions as they are defined under the system, shall upon retirement be entitled to a lump-sum payment under the terms and conditions provided in this subsection. The lump-sum payment shall be defined as terminal leave compensation.
2. COMPENSATION. An employee who is eligible for terminal leave compensation under sub. 1 shall upon retirement be entitled to a lump-sum payment equivalent to one 8-hour work shift's base pay for each one 8-hour work shift equivalent of the employee's earned and unused sick leave up to a maximum of 30 8-hour work shifts of pay except as otherwise required by law.
3. ADMINISTRATION. a. Terminal leave compensation shall not be construed as affecting an employee’s pension benefits. Any payments made under this subsection shall not have any sum deducted for pension benefits nor shall the payments be included in establishing pension benefits or payments.
b. Terminal leave compensation benefits may be made as part of an employee's last regular paycheck upon normal retirement.
4. RESTRICTION. An employee shall be eligible for terminal leave compensation as set forth in this subsection, but in no event shall an employee be eligible for terminal leave on more than one occasion or from more than one position classification.
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-sub3.pdf#page=8Fetched: 10/26/2026