Automobile Usage for Nonrepresented, Noncivilian Police Department Management Employees.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 350-135
in effect350-135. Automobile Usage for Nonrepresented, Noncivilian Police Department Management Employees.
1. EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE. Employees in active service and in the following position classifications shall be covered by this section as long as they remain in active service and within such classifications:
a. Chief of police.
b. Assistant chief of police.
c. Inspector of police.
2. USE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES. a. An employee may, at the employee's option, use the employee's privately owned vehicle for departmental business only under express authorization from the employee's commanding officer. When such use is authorized, the city will indemnify the employee for any property damage sustained by the employee's automobile and shall represent the employee and be responsible for any judgment, damages and costs entered against the employee for acts arising out of the employee's official capacity while acting within the scope of the employee's employment.
b. When an employee is authorized by the employee's commanding officer to use the employee's private vehicle on departmental business, in accordance with departmental procedures established for that purpose, and the vehicle sustains damage during such use, the employee shall submit a written report of the damage to the employee's commanding officer before the end of the workshift in which the damages occurred. The report shall include a description of the damages, the date and time of occurrence and the cause. Reasonable amounts of damages from causes other than negligence of the employee will be reimbursed by the city, provided the employee submits documentation of such costs to the employee's commanding officer no later than 7 calendar days following the occurrence of the damages.
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=3Fetched: 10/26/2026