[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Haverhill . Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Ch. 12, Art. IV, of the 1963
City Code (Ch. 29 of the 1980 Code); amended in its entirety 7-10-2007 by Doc. 76]
The provisions of law regulating the retirement
from active service and placing upon a pension roll any permanent
member of the Fire Department permanently disabled from performing
duty as a member of the Department by reason of injuries sustained
or illness incurred in the actual performance of his duty shall apply
to any call fire fighter or volunteer fire fighter of the Fire Department
so disabled, subject to the discretion of the City Council and to
the conditions following in this article.
Every call fire fighter or volunteer fire fighter
so disabled shall make application to the City Council for retirement
on a pension.
Every applicant for a pension under the provisions
of this article shall be examined by a physician designated by the
City, who shall submit to the City Council a written report of the
physical condition of the applicant, certifying to his permanent disability
if it exists.
A.
The pension, if granted, shall in no case exceed 1/2
the amount which, at the time of passing the order for such pension,
shall be the established pay of a regular permanent fire fighter of
the Fire Department of the City and shall be granted subject to decrease
or revocation at the will of the City Council.
B.
The City Council may at any time require a person
receiving such a pension to submit an annual financial statement on
a form prescribed by the Council.
A physician designated by the City shall, at
least once a year and at all other times when requested by the City
Council, examine all persons receiving pensions under the provisions
of this article and report to the City Council the physical condition
of such persons at the time of each such examination.
Call fire fighters or volunteer fire fighters
shall be paid at the rate of a reserve fire fighter on an hourly basis,
with a minimum of two hours.
