PRINTER'S NO. 898
No. 840 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY TIGUE, CAWLEY, PESCI, DEMPSEY, CAPPABIANCA, BEBKO-
JONES, SAINATO, BELFANTI, LEDERER, SCRIMENTI, McCALL,
LEVDANSKY, LAUGHLIN, TRELLO, STABACK, TRAVAGLIO, WOJNAROSKI,
PRESTON, JAMES, MYERS, GRUITZA, MICHLOVIC, VAN HORNE,
YOUNGBLOOD, GEIST, SERAFINI, HARHAI, M. COHEN AND COLAFELLA,
MARCH 10, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, MARCH 10, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932, No.317), entitled
2 "An act relating to cities of the third class; and amending,
3 revising, and consolidating the law relating thereto,"
4 providing for increases in retirement allowance for employees
5 other than police or city-paid firemen.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of June 23, 1931 (P.L.932, No.317), known
9 as The Third Class City Code, reenacted and amended June 28,
10 1951 (P.L.662, No.164), is amended by adding a section to read:
11 Section 4343.3. Increase of Allowances After Retirement.--
12 Any city may, at any time, at its discretion, upon the
13 recommendation of the persons having custody and management of
14 the pension fund for persons other than police or city-paid
15 firemen, increase the allowances of persons other than former
16 police or city-paid firemen receiving allowances of any kind
17 from the pension fund by reason of and after the termination of
1 the services of any member of said fund. Such increases shall be
2 in conformity with a uniform scale, which may based on the cost
3 of living, but the total of any such allowances shall not at any
4 time exceed one-half of the current salary being paid to non-
5 uniformed employes of the highest pay grade.
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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