NUMB:
961656
VERS:
ORIGINAL
REF:
XXBY:
ALD. SCHERBERT
TITL:
A charter ordinance relating to fire and police duty disability benefits.
SECS:
36-05-3-c-1-a am
36-05-3-c-1-d am
36-05-3-c-3-g am
ANLS:
- Analysis -
This charter ordinance eliminates the so-called remarriage penalty on the receipt of fire and police duty disability benefits.
BODY:
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 36-05-3-c-1-a and d, and 3-c-3-g of the charter is amended to read:
36-05. Benefits.
3. DUTY DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE.
c. Firemen and Policemen Duty Disability.
c-1. Medical Panel, etc.
c-1-a. Recommendations. Such member shall be examined by a medical panel and such medical panel shall make the examination, determination and certification required under this act in accordance with the form prescribed by the board. If the panel recommends that such person is entitled to duty disability retirement allowance provided for in this section, the board shall thereupon grant such allowance. Except as otherwise provided in sub. 3-c- f, any fireman or policeman who shall become disabled as the direct result of injury incurred in the performance of one or more specific acts of duty shall have a right to receive duty disability benefit during the period of such disability of an amount equal to 75% of the current annual salary for such position which he >>or she<< held at the time of such injury. Except as otherwise provided in sub. 3-c-3-f, the surviving spouse of such member after his or her death [[but only during the period prior to remarriage]] shall receive 70% of the amount of the duty disability which the member received at the time of his or her death, and such percentage shall thereafter be based upon the salary of the position of such member at the time of his or her death. Periodic medical examinations of such person shall be made at least once each year but the heads of the resp...
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