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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember D'Adamo
At the request of: Michael P. May, Esq.
Address: 7305 Harford Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21234
Telephone: 410-444-7606
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Retirement Systems - Fire and Police Employees - Offset for Workers' Compensation Award
FOR the purpose of excepting a certain class of persons from the provisions requiring pension benefits to be offset by workers' compensation awards; providing for the restoration to these persons of amounts previously offset; and generally relating to benefits under the Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 22 - Retirement Systems
Section(s) 34(l)(1)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
Recitals
In 2004 and 2005, the Baltimore Police Department attempted to purge its rolls of light-duty officers. As a direct result of that effort, police officers on light duty, including those who sustained severe line-of-duty injuries and including those who were 100% disabled, were forced involuntarily to retire. In some instances, however, even 100% disabled police officers, notwithstanding their severe and horrific disabilities, continued to provide valuable service to the Baltimore Police Department, to the City of Baltimore, and to the citizens of the City of Baltimore.
When the Baltimore City Ad...
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