Explanation
BACKGROUND: Fred Harris, a firefighter with the Division of Fire and a member of IAFF, Local 67 passed away after a tentative agreement had been reached between the City of Columbus and the Columbus Fire Fighters Union. However, he passed away prior to acceptance of the collective bargaining agreement by City Council. This legislation is to request that the deceased Fire Fighter be granted the new life insurance provisions outlined in Section 18.4 of the current contract, which was accepted by City Council through Ordinance No. 0588-2005, passed on March 28, 2005.
FISCAL IMPACT: The prior contract language provided the payment of one times the annual salary. The term life provisions in the current IAFF contract provides life insurance in the amount of their annual salary or $100,000 whichever is greater. This change would allow payment for the difference of the annual salary payment up to $100,000.
Title
To authorize and direct that Fred Harris, a deceased firefighter, be granted the new life insurance provisions of the current collective bargaining contract between the City of Columbus and the Columbus Fire Firefighters Union, Local 67; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $48,829.09 from the Employees Benefit Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($48,829.09)
Body
WHEREAS, Fred Harris, a firefighter with the Division of Fire passed away after a tentative agreement had been reached between the city of Columbus and the Columbus firefighter's union; and
WHEREAS, he passed away prior to the acceptance of the collective bargaining agreement by City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City intends to make Fred Harris' insurance death benefit equal and payable in the same manner as the insurance death benefit payable under the current IAFF contract; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate within the unappropriated ...
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