Amending Section 21-105 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Hero Awards," by increasing the amount that may be awarded to family members of firefighters, police officers, and prosecution detectives killed in the course of performing heroic deeds, and by making certain technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
CTCouncilmember TaubenbergerCDCouncilmember DombBrian J. O'NeillCPCouncilmember ParkerCPCouncil President Clarke
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 21-105 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
§21-105. Hero Awards
(1)
The Council hereby provides that the sum of [twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)]
fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)
may be awarded to the surviving spouse or Life Partner or dependent children or dependent children of a Life Partner or dependent parents of every firefighter, police officer and prosecution detective who is killed in the course of performing a heroic deed which, in the judgment of the Hero Award Committee, involves a special hazard or risk; provided, however, that payments of said sum shall be made at the rate of [five hundred dollars ($500)]
one thousand dollars ($1000)
per month for a period of fifty months, and shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (6).
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Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
Pass
Official action detail
A motion was made by Councilmember Taubenberger that this matter be Introduced and Referred to the Committee on Finance. The motion carried unanimously.
