Baltimore City Council
File #: 07-0608    Version: 0 Name: Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System - Fallen Heroes
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed - End of Term
File created: 2/26/2007 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 12/5/2007
Enactment #:
Title: Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System - Fallen Heroes FOR the purpose of modifying, for purposes of the line-of-duty death benefit, the determination of a member's compensation; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System.
Sponsors: Kenneth Harris, James B. Kraft, President Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Keiffer Mitchell, Mary Pat Clarke, Belinda Conaway, Agnes Welch
Indexes: Fallen Heroes, Fire & Police Retirement Systems
Attachments: 1. 07-0608 - 1st Reader.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Harris
At the request of: Baltimore City Firefighters Local 734
Address: Rick Schluderberg, President, 1202 Ridgely Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Telephone: 443-324-2530

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System - Fallen Heroes

FOR the purpose of modifying, for purposes of the line-of-duty death benefit, the determination of a member's compensation; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 22 - Retirement Systems
Section(s) 34(i)(2)(A) and (E)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 22. Retirement Systems

Subtitle - Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System

ยง 34. Benefits.

(i) Line-of-duty death benefit.

(2) Line-of-duty death benefit.

(A) On the receipt of a written application, proper proof of death, and an award by a hearing examiner of a line-of-duty death benefit, the Board of Trustees shall pay:

(i) a lump-sum refund of the member's accumulated contributions, to be paid as follows:



1. to the member's designated beneficiary;

2. if there is no ...

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