Holiday Premium Pay.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 350-131
in effect350-131. Holiday Premium Pay.
1. Police officers not covered by a labor contract assigned by police department administration to duty on January 1, July 4, the first Monday in September or December 25 shall be compensated in cash at a rate of 1.5 times their base salary rate for all such duty, computed to the nearest tenth of an hour. Such compensation shall not extend to any other calendar date on which New Year's Day, Independence Day, Labor Day or Christmas may be officially observed.
4. Application of the provisions enumerated herein shall not involve pyramiding of the compensation described herein. No employee shall receive overtime benefits and/or shift or weekend differential benefits in addition to holiday premium pay.
5. Any payment made in addition to the employee's base rate of pay under the provisions of this section shall not have any sum deducted for pension benefits nor shall such payments be included in determining pension benefits or other fringe benefits.
6. Administration and control of the provisions of this section shall be under the chief of police.
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-sub7.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/26/2026