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City Council Votes to Boost Disability Pensions and Implement Inflation-Fighting Cost of Living Allowance

Official:Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by amending Section 22-401 relating to service-connected disability retirement benefits to increase the amount of the benefit for certain members and to provide for a cost-of-living allowance for certain members, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney

Introduced: June 13, 2002

: Committee on Labor and Civil Service

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2000–2003 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill amends Philadelphia's Public Employees Retirement Code to increase disability retirement benefits for certain city employees and provide a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for these members.

What This Bill Does

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Increases the annual retirement benefit for city employees who retire for service-connected disability to 100% of their final compensation.
Provides a cost-of-living allowance (COLA) for certain city employees who receive disability retirement benefits.
Requires that the annual retirement benefit be adjusted by certain sections of the Public Employees Retirement Code, specifically §22-401(5), §22-401(6), §22-401(7), and §22-306.
Allows members of Plans D, J, or X who receive disability retirement benefits to elect to receive a lump-sum payment equal to their contributions to the City of Philadelphia Retirement System, or to opt for a survivor benefit option available under §22-306.