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City of Scranton, PA
Lackawanna County
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New Laws (38) Index
[Adopted as Ord. No. 153-1987 (Ch. 12, Art. IV, Div. 4, of the 1979 Code)]
A. 
On or after July 1, 1987, any individual who becomes a member of the firemen's pension fund shall be governed by the provisions of this Article.
B. 
Prior to July 1, 1987, any member of the firemen's pension fund is eligible to be governed by the provisions of this Article. In order to do so, the member must notify the Secretary of the firemen's pension fund, in writing, of his intention. Immediately after the Secretary is notified, the member shall be governed by the provisions of this Article.
Every member who shall have served continuously for a period of 25 years, periods of suspension and absence excluded, and having attained the age of 55 shall be eligible to retire from said Bureau.
The monthly pension benefit is to be set at 50% of the average monthly compensation calculated over the last 36 months of employment. Compensation is defined as base pay and longevity.
There shall not be a cost of living increase for those members who retire under the provisions of § 12-84. For those members who retire under the provisions of § 12-90, the cost of living increase shall amount to 25% of any increase in salary granted to those firemen on active duty of the same rank.
There shall not be a service increment for any type of retirement.
There shall not be any lump sum death benefit.
A member shall be vested for a benefit after 25 years of continuous service, periods of suspension and absence excluded.
A disability benefit is provided for a member regardless of service. For non-service related disability the benefit shall be 5% of salary per year of service up to a maximum of 50%. For a service connected disability the benefit shall be the normal retirement benefit as per this Article. This amendment shall apply to any employee who has received a disability benefit pursuant to the pension plan otherwise described in this Article.
A. 
Any member who is married and who retires shall, at the time of retirement, receive the pension so provided for during his lifetime and a pension after his death, payable to his surviving spouse at the time of retirement equal to 50% of his pension at the time of retirement and thereafter said spouse shall receive an increase in pension in an amount to equal 25% of any increase granted to active members of the same rank as the deceased spouse when he retired from active service.
B. 
A surviving spouse of any active member who at the time of his death was in active service with the City shall be entitled to survivorship benefits equal to 50% of the pension which would have been payable to such active member had he retired at the date of his death and thereafter shall receive an increase in pension payments equal to 25% of the increase granted to active members of the same rank as the deceased spouse when he retired from active service.
Each member shall contribute three and one-half percent (3 1/2%) of base pay and longevity to the firemen's pension fund.
The administration of the firemen's revised pension plan shall be the same as the previously adopted firemen's pension plan.