EXPLANATION
The purpose of this ordinance is to enact new Section 1909.12 in Chapter 1909 of the Columbus City Codes. This new section will pertain to the establishment of a volunteer peace officers' dependents fund board.
Senate Bill 11, passed on March 23, 2016, enacted the "Jason Gresko Act" to create the Volunteer Peace Officers' Dependents Fund to provide death benefits to survivors of volunteer peace officers killed in the line of duty and disability benefits to disabled volunteer peace officers and to make survivors of gaming agents and Department of Taxation investigators eligible for benefits from the Ohio Public Safety Officers Death Benefit Fund. The Bill also requires that each county, Municipal Corporation, township, township police district, and joint police district with a police or sheriff's department that employs volunteer peace officers is a member of the volunteer peace officers' dependents fund and shall establish a volunteer peace officers' dependents fund board.
This ordinance shall establish the fund board as well as outline the requirements for members of said board.
No funds are associated with this legislation.
TITLE
To enact new Section 1909.12 of the Columbus City Codes to establish the Volunteer Peace Officers’ Dependents Fund Board.
BODY
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 11, passed on March 23, 2016, enacted the "Jason Gresko Act" to create the Volunteer Peace Officers' Dependents Fund to provide death benefits to survivors of volunteer peace officers killed in the line of duty and disability benefits to disabled volunteer peace officers and to make survivors of gaming agents and Department of Taxation investigators eligible for benefits from the Ohio Public Safety Officers Death Benefit Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Bill also requires that each county, Municipal Corporation, township, township police district, and joint police district with a police or sheriff's department that employs volunteer peace officers is a member of the volun...
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