Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
as follows:
SECTION 1.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary,
and in
order to promote the public good, the retirement board of the city of Cambridge
shall retire Francis Burns, a police sergeant of said
city,
who sustained serious injury in the line of duty,
resulting in total and permanent incapacitation and inability to perform the
essential functions of a police sergeant.
The annual amount of pension payable to Francis Burns under this act shall be
fixed in an amount equal to the regular rate of compensation which would have
been paid had he continued as a police sergeant in said city at the grade held
by
him at the time of his retirement.
Such retirement shall become effective as of the date following the last day
on
which he is entitled to receive regular compensation.
Upon the retirement of said Francis Burns, the retirement board of said city
shall
forthwith pay to him all amounts standing to his credit in the Annuity Savings
Fund of the retirement system of said city.
SECTION 2. Section 100 of chapter 41 of the General Laws shall
continue to apply to Francis Burns relative to his indemnification by the city
of
Cambridge for any hospital, medical and related expenses which may be incurred
by
him after the date of his retirement as a result of the aforementioned
incapacity.
SECTION 3.
Upon the death of Francis Burns, if his spouse, Kathleen,
survives
him
and as long as she remains unmarried, the retirement board of the city of
Cambridge shall pay
such spouse an annual pension equal to the sum of three-fourths of the amount
of
the pension payable to him at the time of his death and $511.92 for each child
of
said Francis Burns for such time as such child is either under 18 years of age
or until each child, if attending college is under the age of 21. If such
spouse
remarries, said retirement board shall pay to such spouse, in lieu of the
aforesaid pension, an annual pension of $520 for each child of said Francis
Burns for
such time as such child is residing with her and is either under 18 years of
age
or until each child, if attending college is under the age of 21.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 24, 2000.
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