52-65 Pay benefits when Police or Fire Relief & Pension fund can't

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A_S AMENDED AT JUNE 7, 19.65 MEETING ORDINANCE NO. 52-6~ BY: Messrs. Wendling, Bem~ett, Cain, Gaydos, Huffman, Ward. AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to provide for payment from the General Fund of the City of Lakewood to widows of deceased policemen and firemen of the City of Lakewood having children under the age of sixteen years, which widows and/or children are otherwise qualified to receive payment from the Police Relief and Pension Fund or Fire- men's Relief and Pension Fund, in any month in which the appropriate Fund is unable to pay the monthly benefit due. WHEREAS, This ordinance constitutes an emergency measure pro- viding for the preservation of public property, health and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of a municipal de- partment, and, WHEREAS, The Police Relief and Pension Fund and the Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund of the City are, from time to time, unable to pay all current benefits due the respective beneficiaries there- of by reason of insufficient funds, and, WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of this Council that there are presently two (2) widows with minor children under the age of sixteen years who are entitled to receive monthly benefits from said Funds and that a hardship results from failure to re- ceive benefits promptly, and, WHEREAS, This Council deems it to be in the best interest of the City to alleviate this hardship~ now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF CHI0: Section 1. That in any month in which the Police Relief and Pension Fund or the Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund is unable to pay monthly benefits to its beneficiaries, the Finance Director of the City of Lakewood be, and he is hereby authorized to pay from the General Fund, to widows of deceased policemen and firemen of the City having children under the age of sixteen (16) years, which widows and/or children are otherwise qualified and entitled to re- ceive monthly benefits from the Police Relief and Pension Fund or Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund, such sum or sums of money equal to the monthly benefit they would normally receive. Provided, how- ever, that such payments shall cease in the event such widow shall be remarried or in the event the youngest child of the deceased fireman or policeman attains the age of sixteen years, whichever event occurs first. Section 2. That such payment from the City shall be in lieu of payment from the Police Relief and Pension Fund or the Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund and shall be made by the Finance Director on the 1st day of the month following the month for which no pay- ment has been received by such widow or as soon thereafter as is practicable. Such widow, upon receipt of payment by the City, shall execute a receipt therefor together with a waiver of any claim she might have against the appropriate Fund for said amount and an in- demnification agreement in regard to any portion of said payment she may receive hereunder on behalf of the minor children. Upon disbursement to said widow and children, the Finance Director shall promptly notify the appropriate Relief and Pension Fund.