§ 37-6. Minimum pension payments.

A. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this article known as the "Firemen's Pension Fund Ordinance," as amended, the trustees of the Firemen's Pension Fund created by this article shall pay a minimum of $1,733 annually to any retired member of the Fire Department who is receiving a pension of less than that sum or to the widow or dependent children of members or retired members of the Fire Department who are receiving pensions of less than that sum.

B. 

The trustees of the Firemen's Pension Fund shall pay annually to any local retired member of the Fire Department a supplemental pension payment which shall not exceed $1,000 per year and to be computed in accordance with the schedule set forth in § 192 of the Retirement and Social Security Law, as last amended by Chapter 371 of the Laws of New York, 1964, and which, together with the pension payment and the benefits received under federal old-age and survivors' insurance system, shall not exceed $2,600 a year; provided, however, that any local retired member of the Fire Department who will receive a supplemental amount of less than $200 as a result of this amendment shall receive an amount of not less than $200 on filing an affidavit to the effect that he is over 65 years of age, is not receiving social security and is not gainfully employed by virtue of ill health or infirmity.

C. 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, the supplemental retirement allowance heretofore provided for the 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 10-17-1978 by Ord. No. 278-1978; amended 1-15-1980 by Ord. No. 4-1980; 9-15-1981 by Ord. No. 275-1981; 11-22-1983 by Ord. No. 265-1983; 12-8-1987 by Ord. No. 338-1987; 5-8-1999 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 increases thereof shall be at the rate as authorized by Local Law No. 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.

Amended 2-10-1965 by Ord. No. 79-1965