§ 37-20. Minimum benefits for widows.

A. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the trustees of the Firemen's Pension Fund shall pay to the widow of any member who his heretofore died or who shall hereafter die an annual pension benefit not less than $2,400, payable in equal monthly installments.

B. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the widows of deceased pensioners who have retired prior to March 31, 1969, are hereby granted 1/2 of the monthly supplemental retirement allowance which the pensioner would have received if living and shall commence upon the death of the pensioner. Such amount shall be payable commencing with a payment for the month of September 1978 and continued through the month of June 1979. Such payment shall cease upon the payment to be made for the month of June 1979, unless Section h of Paragraph 2 of § 78 of the Retirement and Social Security Law is further amended to extend such payments for additional periods of time and, in such event, the payment provided for herein shall continue during such extended periods.

[Added 1-16-1979 by Ord. No. 13-1979]

C. 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, the supplemental retirement allowance heretofore provided for the widows of local retired members of the Fire Department is hereby increased pursuant to the per centum outlined in Subdivision b of § 78 of the Retirement and Social Security Law. Such supplemental retirement allowance shall be computed on the basis of the first $13,500 of such annual retirement allowance and shall be payable commencing with the payment for the month of July 1999 and continuing through the month of August 2000, unless Subdivision b of § 78 of the Retirement and Social Security Law is further amended to permit such payments for additional periods of time, and, in such event, the increase in the supplemental retirement allowance payment provided for herein shall continue during such extended periods.

[Added 12-8-1987 by Ord. No. 339-1987; 5-18-1999 by Ord. No. 132-1999]

Editor's Note: Resolution No. 343, adopted 12-13-1988, provided as follows: 

"Pursuant to authority contained in Local Law Nos. 2 and 3 of 1987, Ordinance Nos. 338 and 339 of 1987 and Chapter 8 of the Laws of 1988, the City Manager is hereby authorized to provide for the payment of increased supplemental retirement allowances for members and widows of deceased members of the local Policemen's and Firemen's Pension Fund.  

"Such increases shall be for the period from September 1987 through and including the month of August 1989, and the percentage increase thereof shall be at the rate as authorized by Local Law Nos. 2 and 3 of 1987 and Ordinance Nos. 338 and 339 of 1987."

Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that it shall take effect and be reflected in pension payments payable on July 1, 1999.

D. 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, the City of New Rochelle hereby extends the supplemental retirement allowance increases benefits provided under § 78-a of the New York State Retirement and Social Security Law to its local retirement system fire widows, effective September 1, 2000.

[Added 12-11-2001 by L.L. No. 11-2001]

Added 7-2-1974 by Ord. No. 212-1974