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From YouTube: Committee on Government Operations on February 15, 2022
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Docket #0186 - Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Providing Certain Retirement Benefits for the Widow of a Former Firefighter of the City of Boston
A
A
I
sponsored
this
docket
and
it
is
a
refile
from
last
year,
in
accordance
with
chapter
20,
of
the
exit,
2021
modifying
certain
requirements
of
local
meeting
law
and
relieving
public
bodies
to
certain
requirements,
including
the
requirement
that
public
bodies
conduct
its
meetings
in
a
public
place
that
is
open
and
physically
accessible
to
the
public.
The
city
council
will
be
conducting
this
hearing
virtually
via
zoom
and
it
is
being
recorded.
A
This
enables
the
city
council
to
carry
out
its
responsibilities,
will
adhere
into
public
health,
accommodations
and
ensuring
public
access
to
deliberations
through
adequate
alternative
needs.
The
public
may
watch
this
hearing
via
live
stream
at
www.boston.gov
city
council
tv
and
on
xfinity
8
rcn
82,
verizon
964.
It
will
also
be
rebroadcasted
at
a
later
date.
Written
comments
may
be
sent
to
the
committee
email
at
cc.go
at
boston.gov
and
will
be
made
part
of
the
record
and
available
to
all
counselors.
A
This
home
rule
petition
would
authorize
the
foster
retirement
board
to
pay
a
line
of
duty
death
benefits,
maria
rodriguez,
the
widow
of
leroy
rodriguez
or
roy
rodriguez,
who
was
a
former
boston
firefighter
who
died
as
a
result
of
injuries
sustained
while
performing
the
essential
duties
of
a
firefighter.
Under
this
proposal,
the
benefits
will
be
paid
and
administered
pursuant
to
section
100
of
chapter
32
with
general
laws.
A
The
proposal
outlines
the
amount
of
the
benefit
and
provides
that
surviving
children
shall
be
eligible
for
original
appointment
to
the
boston
fire
department
and
considered
survivors
under
section
26
of
chapter
31
of
the
general
laws
joining
the
committee
today
are
timothy
smith,
the
executive
office
of
the
boston
retirement
board,
michael
o'reilly,
who
is
a
legislative
agent
of
the
boston,
firefighters,
local
civil
rights
and
maria
rodriguez,
who
was
the
widow
of
leroy
rodriguez.
A
As
the
chair
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
wave
introductory
remarks
from
council
colleagues,
since
this
doctor
is
a
refile,
we
held
a
hearing
on
this
on
september,
20
2021,
and
I'm
going
to
sort
of
give
an
overview
of
what
is
before
us
today.
This
hearing
is
really
to
familiarize
new
counselors,
of
which
we
have
five
with
what
the
details
of
this
are
and
why
we're
doing
this
before
we
take
a
vote.
A
A
So,
just
to
guide
the
conversation,
I'm
going
to
ask
him
to
describe
the
difference
between
section,
9
and
section
100
benefits
what
the
process
is
like
following
a
death
and
what
process
would
look
like
if
someone
wanted
to
change
the
benefits
they
were
receiving
and
then
also
how
the
board
determines
which
benefits
someone
is
eligible
to
receive
and
how
the
state
legislation
plays
into
this
and
just
a
way
of
background
for
the
counselors
maria
is
here.
A
But
I
I
just
wanna
be
clear
that
the
circumstances
that
occurred
were
a
boston,
firefighter
leroy
rodriguez
was
responding
to
a
fire,
hurt
his
tore
his
accolades
on
the
way
to
that
fire
still
fought
that
fire
and
then,
when
he
was
receiving
surgery
that
week
on
that
toroncalis
elise
passed
away
on
the
on
the
operation
operating
table
and
that
to
me
fits
sort
of
the
definition
of
section
100
benefits
that
the
injuries
causing
death
are
sustained
in
the
line
of
duty-
and
this
is
this-
is
to
me
that,
and
so
that's
those
are.
A
The
details
will
allow
miss
rodriguez
to
speak
after
we
go
through
timothy
smith,
but
I
just
want
to
go
directly
to
timothy
smith,
about
sort
of
the
section
100
benefits
in
that
process.
Is
he
here.
A
Okay,
so
we're
gonna
do
this
sort
of
out
of
order,
and
I'm
gonna
just
ask
mr
o'reilly.
I
guess
to
give
some
background
in
miss
rodriguez
as
well,
and
I
just
want
to
be
clear.
I
expect
that
this
will
be
going
up
for
a
vote
tomorrow.
This
is
a
hearing
to
familiarize
everybody
with
what
the
issue
is
and
what
we're
trying
to
get
done.
A
A
I
know,
for
instance,
that
your
son
would
like
to
become
a
firefighter
part
of
the
survivor
benefits
are
that
he
then
joins
the
priority
list
and
he's
running
up
against
an
age
requirement
which
maybe
mr
o'reilly
you're
able
to
explain
as
well,
but
I
I'm
gonna
give
the
floor
to
you
both
until
mr
smith
gets
here.
A
Thank
you
both
for
being
here
and
and
again
sorry
for
your
loss
and
thank
you
to
your
your
husband
and
your
family
for
what
they've
sacrificed
for
the
city.
C
Well,
thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Again
for
the
record,
my
name
is
michael
o'reilly,
I'm
with
boston,
firefighters,
local
718.
C
I
just
want
to
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
for
having
this
hearing
and
allowing
us
the
opportunity
to
appear
before
you
and
and
testify
on
this
docket
zero
one,
eight
six
in
in
my
ten
plus
years,
up
on
beacon
hill.
It
one.
If
one
thing
I've
learned,
you
know
behind
every
lawmaker,
legislator
or
city
councilor,
there's
usually
an
amazing
staff
behind
them,
who
kind
of
puts
all
this
together.
C
So
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
publicly
thank
your
staff,
you
personally,
but
your
staff,
yasmin
and
jordan.
You
know
from
the
very
first
day
that
we
met
out
at
representative
gonzalo's
field
office
in
hyde
park.
You
know
there
have
been
nothing
you
just
you
yourself,
but
your
staff
have
been
nothing
but
professional
and
the
communication
has
been
unreal
and
and
and
and-
and
you
know
I
just
want
to
publicly
thank
yazmin
and
jordan
for
all
their
hard
work
and
in
yours
as
well.
C
So
a
little
update
on
july
to
the
incident
on
july,
1st
of
2019
lieutenant
rodriguez
is
working.
That
night
on
lana
25
out
on
center
street
in
west
roxbury,
he
responded
to
a
building
fire
dispatch
and
responded
to
a
building
fire
at
10
45
river
street
in
matapan.
C
Now
the
significance
actually
to
lieutenant
rodriguez's
assignment
his
company
assignment
that
day
was
he
was
assigned
as
the
rick
truck
writ
stands
for
rapid
intervention
team,
rapid
intervention
teams,
basically
for
when
rescuers
need
rescue
they
are
put
in
place
in
every
confirmed
fire.
There
is
a
team
of
firefighters
who
are
specially
trained
in
the
search
and
rescue
of
just
firefighters.
If
a
firefighter
goes
down,
maybe
there's
whether
it
be
a
collapse
gone
through
a
floor
gone
through
a
roof.
C
This
team
is
put
into
place
to
go
in
after
that
that
firefighter
that
was
lieutenant
rodriguez's
assignment
that
night.
I
I
think
it's
important
to
know
that,
because
when
lieutenant
rodriguez
slid
the
pole
to
respond
to
this
fire-
and
he
blew
out
his
achilles
because
he
knew
the
importance
of
that
mission-
you
know
he
could
very
well
have
said
hey.
I
can't
I
can't
go.
C
I'm
hurt
the
truck's
out
of
service
whatever,
but
he
knew
that
if
he
didn't
get
there
when
he
was
supposed
to
get
there
and
god
forbid,
there
was
a
mayday
or
something
you
know.
So
he
he,
despite
the
pain
he
got
on
the
truck
he
got
dressed.
He
responded
to
that
fire.
Fortunately,
there
was
no
maydays.
There
was
no
no
death
or
injuries
that
evolved
to
the
fire
at
all
other
than
his
his
very
own
injury.
C
The
fire
now
was
at
0
45
hours,
so
about
quarter
of
one
in
the
morning
he
went
back
to
quarters
after
the
incident
he
actually
remained
on
duty,
despite
blowing
out
his
achilles,
which
I
don't
know
personally,
but
from
guys
that
I've
known
folks
that
I've
known
that
have
blown
out
achilles,
it's
a
quite
painful
injury.
C
C
He
was
carried
injured
on
duty,
111
f,
one
of
the
one
of
the
biggest
things
that
amazes
me
in
this
whole
thing
is:
he
was
hurt
on
july
1st
and
he
was
in
an
operating
room.
This
is
how
much
he
just
wanted
to
come
back
to
work.
He
was
already
in
an
operating
room,
getting
his
achilles
fixed
on
july
11th.
C
So
just
10
days,
11
days,
I
think
whatever
that
is
later
and
he
was
already
in
getting
it
repaired.
C
C
So
I
I
just
you
know,
I'm
not
gonna
read
this
whole
thing,
because
I
don't
want
to
actually
bring
maria
back
through
the
you
know,
the
all
the
details,
if
it
were,
if
if
it
was,
but
it
was
reviewed
by
christine
kimball-ridden,
which
is
she's
an
md,
a
pulmonary,
critical
care
medicine
doctor
who,
which
the
retirement
board
uses
for
determining
these
things,
such
as
this
in,
in
her
words,
she
writes.
C
It
is
my
medical
opinion
based
upon
the
records
provided
for
review,
that
fire
lieutenant
leroy
rodriguez
died
as
a
result
of
a
cardiac
arrest
that
occurred
during
a
surgical
procedure
to
correct
an
injury
while
performing
his
duties
as
a
boston
fire
department.
Firefighter
lieutenant
rodriguez
was
not
known
to
have
any
pre-existing
heart
disease
when
he
was
appointed
to
the
department
during
his
initial
medical
clearance
exam
dr
kronman
determined
he
did
not
have
any
increased,
cardiac
arrest,
cardiac
risk
and
cleared
him
for
repair
of
his
achilles
tendon
and
then
further
she
writes.
C
It
is
my
medical
opinion
that
lieutenant
leroy
rodriguez,
the
cause
of
his
anoxic
brain
injury,
was
from
the
prolonged
cardiac
arrest,
despite
aggressive
cpr
in
life,
advanced
in
advanced
life
support
measures
in
targeted
temperature
therapy.
He
still
sustained
a
severe
and
toxic
brain
injury.
The
cardiac
arrest
occurred
during
the
surgery
for
which
his
achilles
tendon
injury
that
occurred,
while
working
as
a
boston
firefighter
had
this
injury
not
occurred.
Lieutenant
rodrigo
rodriguez
would
not
have
required.
The
surgical
intervention
in
the
series
events
leading
to
his
death
would
not
have
occurred.
C
It
was
a
necessity
for
lieutenant
rodriguez
to
undergo
surgical
repair
of
his
achilles
tendon
so
that
he
could
walk
and
also
be
able
to
return
to
his
duties
as
a
boston
fire
lieutenant.
Therefore,
it
is
my
opinion
that
lieutenant
rodriguez's
death
was
the
direct
result
of
the
accident
that
occurred
while
in
the
performance
of
his
duties.
C
Now
I
highlight
that
mr
chairman
and
is-
and
I
will
refer
refer
to
chapter
32,
section
100
and
which
states
section
100
will
stand
in
any
provision
of
this
chapter
and
I'm
not
going
to
read
the
whole
thing.
I'm
just
going
to
read
a
few
excerpts
out
of
it.
A
Just
mr
o'reilly,
before
we
do
that,
just
to
be
clear
and
also
I
want
to
just
name
the
counselors
that
are
here-
we're
joined
today
by
council
president
ed
flynn,
councillor
at-large,
aaron,
murphy,
counselor
from
district
one
counselor,
lydia,
edwards
counselor
from
district
four
counselor,
brian
morrell
and
counselor
at
large,
roofsy,
louis
jen
and
I'll
I'll,
give
them
the
floor
in
a
moment.
But
I
just
want
to
be
clear
section:
100
is
the
death
survivor
benefits
correct?
That's
that's!
A
C
So
notwithstanding
any
provision
of
this
chapter
or
any
other
general
law
to
the
contrary,
if
a
firefighter,
while
in
the
performance
of
his
duties
and
as
the
result
of
an
accident
while
responding
to
or
returning
from
an
alarm
of
fire
or
any
emergency
or
as
the
result
of
an
accident
involving
a
fire
department
vehicle
which
the
firefighter
is
operating
or
in
which
he
is
riding
or
while
at
the
scene
of
a
fire
or
any
emergency,
is
killed.
And
this
is
the
important
sentence
is
killed
or
sustains
injuries
which
result
in
his
death.
C
That
is
to
me
the
most
important
sentence
of
that
is
that
he
is
killed
or
sustained
injuries.
As
we
go
back
to
dr
christine
rieden's
report,
it
is
evident
in
her
medical
opinion
that
he
died
as
a
result
of
his
injuries
because,
as
she
said,
if
he
had
not
blown
out
his
achilles,
he
would
have
never
been
on
the
operating
table
receiving
surgery
to
repair
that
achilles
tendon.
It's
it's
not
probably
very
common.
C
I
think
if
there
is
any
gray
area,
I
I
I
think
it's
because
everyone
thinks
a
line
of
duty
death
is,
you
know,
you
know
a
beacon
street
fire.
You
know
something
where
it
was
just
a
raging
inferno
and
you
know,
god
forbid,
you
know
collapse
or
something
and
and
and
you
know
or
what
I
would
refer
to
and
and
I
don't
not
to
belittle-
but
it's
like
a
blaze
of
glory.
C
If
you
will,
you
know
I
I'll
I'll
refer,
because
this
is
one
of
the
most
to
me.
One
of
the
most
significant
cases
is
as
far
as
this
type
of
thing
goes:
lieutenant
james,
f,
flehive,
age,
67
and
rescue
company,
one
hoseman
warren
e
bernard
age,
28,
rescue
company,
one
and
hoseman,
patrick
j,
caddy
age,
27
of
engine
company
39.
C
on
october
22nd,
1946,
osmond,
bernard
and
hoseman
caddy
died
and
lieutenant
flehive
was
severely
injured
from
the
inhalation
of
smoke
and
poisonous
gases
from
burning
fur.
In
the
basement
of
the
caucus
furs,
70
to
72
chauncey
street
downtown
box,
1463
chauncey
street
and
road
place
at
1707
hours,
bozeman
bernard
had
four
years
and
hosemann
caddy
had
10
months
of
service,
lieutenant
flehi
remember
the
fire
was
in
1946..
C
Lieutenant
flehi
died
on
march
6
1974,
some
28
years
later
at
age
67,
after
never
regaining
consciousness
from
the
effects
of
the
poisonous
gas
and
smoke
that
he
received
on
october
22
1946.,
I
just
I
I
I
bring
that
to
your
attention
just
to
highlight
that
you
know
all
those
these
things,
because
of
obviously
our
medical
system
and
and
stuff
in
place
today
that
these
things
don't
happen
all
the
time.
However,
they
do
happen.
C
They
have
been
line
of
duty
deaths
awarded
in
in
in
in
you
know,
surviving
spouses
or
widows
receiving
the
the
proper
benefit
now
just
to
touch
real
briefly
on
the
benefit
itself.
C
C
Mrs
rodriguez's
world
was
turned
upside
down
and
like
most
firefighter
families,
she
probably
didn't
have
know
the
difference
between
lada
25
and
engine
30
or
what
group
leroy
was
on,
or
you
know
a
lot
of
these
things
that
you
know
because
it's
you
know
a
lot
of
times
the
we
don't
bring
the
work
home
to
our
families.
So
nor
did
she
really
understand
the
pension
system
or
how
that
worked
and
and
I'm
not
throwing
anybody
under
the
bus
or
blaming
anybody
in
this
process.
C
But
when
mrs
rodriguez
is
going
through
the
process,
due
with
the
retirement
board,
the
pension
and
welfare
offices
for
the
local,
to
explain
and
file
to
filed
her
paperwork
and
not
understanding,
of
course,
her
world
in
a
in
a
in
a
tailspin
at
this
time.
What
she
thought
she
was
applying
for
was
the
100..
She
didn't
even
know
the
diff
hundred
section,
100
or
section
9
to
her
back.
C
Then
it
didn't
mean
anything
and
then
it
wasn't
until
later,
after
the
section,
nine
was
awarded
that
she
realized
and
I
believe
and
I'll.
Let
her
speak
to
this.
But
I
believe
it
was
from
talking
to
friends-
and
you
know,
wives
of
firemen
and
stuff,
that
she
you
know
that
she
knew
and
she
reached
out
to
the
718
office.
C
The
call
was
referred
to
me
and
she
just
wanted
to
know
if
she
was
getting
the
correct
benefits
and
when
I
started
looking
into
it,
you
know,
and
I
knew
of
the
the
whole
situation
I
was
at
the
I
was
at
the
funeral.
You
know
I
just
assumed
that
she
was
receiving
the
proper
benefits.
The
section
100.
A
And
mr
o'reilly,
if
I
just
interrupt
there,
the
reason
you
would
have
assumed
that
is,
there
are
certain
benefits
in
the
funeral
services
and
the
way
in
which
members
of
the
firefighting
firefighter
boston,
firefighters
department
are
honored
in
death
when
they,
when
they
die
in
the
line
of
duty,
there's
special
honors
that
are
given
correct,
and
that
was
given
here
correct.
Yes,.
C
Yes,
correct,
correct,
like
one
of
them,
for
example,
is
the
only
time
a
casket
rides
on
the
back
of
a
fire
truck
is
if
it's
a
full
or
considered
line
of
duty,
death.
A
If
you're
attending
the
funeral
services,
the
natural
understanding
that
you
would
have
had
was,
this
is
a
death
in
the
line
of
duty,
correct
benefit
package,
correct.
C
And
actually
I'm
gonna-
I
might
be
stealing
mrs
rodriguez's
thunder
here,
but
I
actually
have.
I
went
back
in
and
looked
up
at
some
tweets
in
a
boston
globe.
Article
there's
a
tweet
from
commissioner
joe
finn,
who's
the
commissioner
at
the
time
and-
and
it
says
I
quote
I
would
I
would
like
to
offer
my
deepest
condolences
to
the
family
of
lieutenant
leroy
rodriguez
of
lotta
25,
who
died
in
the
line
of
duty.
C
My
thoughts
and
prayers
are
with
you
during
this
difficult
time,
so
another
one
boston,
fight,
lieutenant
leroy
rodriguez
of
died
in
the
line
of
duty.
Commissioner
joe
fenn
said
in
the
tweet
wednesday
afternoon.
So
yes,
so,
but
but
you're
right
along
with
that,
you
get
the
full-blown
honor
god.
C
I
hate
to
call
it
this,
but
I
don't
know
another
term
in
death,
but
basically
there's
a
different
kind
of
pomp
and
circumstance
with
the
line
of
duty
you
get
the
full
brigade,
you
get
the
you
know
the
the
the
standing
outside
of
the
formation,
the
inviting
of
dignitaries,
whether
it
be
the
mayor,
the
you
know,
members
from
the
legislature,
the
city
council
stuff
like
that.
So
but
yeah
there
is,
there
is
certain
protocols
that
go
along
with
the
line
of
duty
death.
C
C
Lifelong
resident,
who
wants
his
scored
and
maria,
can
touch
on
a
more
99s
98s
hundreds
many
times
on
tests,
but
was
then
able
to
obtain
a
job
with
the
boston
fire
department.
All
he
ever
wants
to
do
wanted
to
do
was
follow,
and
this
precedes
lieutenant
rodriguez's
death.
His
son,
leroy
jr,
always
wanted
to
be
a
boston
firefighter
wanted
to
follow
in
the
foot
the
the
the
footsteps
of
his
father.
C
Just
like
I
did,
and
just
like
many
many
boston,
firefighters
today
who
are
second
and
third,
and
sometimes
fourth
generation
firefighters,
but
he
he
he's
31.
Now
you
know
the
age
to
to
the
last
age
he
could
take
a
test
is
32.
I
think
he
may
have
one
more
test
in
him.
I
know
we
could
always
go
back
to
the
legislature
or
through
the
city
council
to
you
know,
waive
the
maximum.
C
You
know
the
maximum
wage
to
the
age
to
take
the
test
and
stuff
like
that,
but
we
we
chose
strategically
chose
this
route
because
we
figured
this
would
be
the
fastest,
cleanest,
quickest
way
to
get
to
to
get
to
that
point
and
where
leroy
jr
could
fulfill
his
lifelong
dream
in
in
continuing
the
legacy
of
the
rodriguez
family
and
their
service
to
the
to
this
city.
C
So
that
is
the
reason
that
we
chose
to
go
this
route
and
rather
than
to
repetition
the
retirement
board,
because
then
you
got
to
go
through
a
lot
of
different
processes
and
and
and-
and
you
know
then
there's
a
possibility
that
you
know
if
somebody's
kind
of
maybe
short-sighted
determination
of
of
the
law
itself,
you
know
results
in
some
kind
of
denial
and
then
there's
the
appeal
process,
and
you
know
we
figure
with
this.
C
There's
really
no
appeal
process,
we'd
appeal
to
city
councillors,
you
know
see
where
they
stand
and
all
this
and
and
from
the
looking
at
the
actual
docket
it.
You
know
overwhelmingly,
obviously
you
know,
I
think
the
city
council
wants
to
do
do
the
right
thing
and
in
in
an
award,
mrs
rodriguez,
the
section
100
death
benefit
and
which
she
so
rightly
deserves.
C
So
with
that
I
I'll
answer
any
questions
after
or
now,
or
you
know
whatever,
but
I'll
turn
it
over
to
maria
rodriguez,
the
wife
of
the
late
and
great
lieutenant
leroy
rodriguez.
I
might
add,
too,
there
was
no
firefighter
in
this
department
in
my
30-year
career
who
was
in
better
physical
shape
than
leroy
rodriguez.
C
This
kid
he
was
the
guy
that
drunk
drank
the
green
drinks
out
of
the
processor
in
the
morning
and
and
and
and
constantly
working
out
in
the
gym
he
was
he
was
proficient
in.
I
don't
know
I
think
five
or
six
different
martial
arts
like
this
is
what
this
guy
did.
I
mean
this
guy,
his
body
was
a
temple,
and
so
there
was
nobody
in
in
better
tip-top
shape,
but
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
maria
rodriguez
and
and
let
her
speak.
A
Thank
you
o'reilly
before
we
do
that
I've
been
I
reached
out
to.
We
have
someone
with
a
time
constraint
that
wouldn't
be
able
to
be
back
until
much
later,
and
so
I
want
to
make
sure
that
whatever
questions
they
have
are
able
to
be
answered,
I
know
mr
smith
is
not
coming.
We
just
received
word
that
he's
not
going
to
be
here
today
from
the
retirement
board,
but
counselor
edwards.
The
floor
is
yours
for,
for
whatever
questions
you
have.
A
Yes,
you're
a
little
you're
a
little
low
on
a
volume
scale,
but
you
can
be
here.
D
Okay,
so
I
just
wanted
to
to
note-
and
I
appreciate
that
again,
this
is
I
was
at
the
hearing
in
september
and
I'm
you
know
coming
back
here
again.
I
do
think
it's
important
that
we
have
this
conversation,
because
it
is
a
rarity
in
this
process,
but
it
is
an
important
process
and
decision
that
we
have
as
counselors
as
to
how
we
move
around
these
benefits
and
and
how
much
they're
worth
and
who
is
honestly.
You
know,
unfortunately,
we're
in
that
position
to
just
to
determine
who's
deserving.
D
I
do
want
to
note
in
the
opinion
that
was,
I
think
it
was
from
dr
riordan.
That
was
read
that
that,
along
with
noting
that
this
was
a
direct
result
of
an
accident
that
occurred
while
the
performance
of
his
duties,
the
sentence
goes
on
and
says,
and
his
death
qualifies
for
an
accidental
death
benefit
under
the
provisions
of
section
9-94,
heart
law
of
chapter
32,
of
mass
general
laws,
and
I
know
that
that
part
of
the
decision
wasn't
read
previously
when
discussing
the
direct
causal
impact.
D
D
What
I'm
hearing
the
difference
really
is
the
spousal
increase
in
benefits
under
section
100,
and
also
the
preference
for
the
firefighter,
and
if,
if
that's
really
the
difference,
I
mean
there's
no
debate
about
his
him
being
a
hero
about
him
being
an
incredible
firefighter
about
him
being
a
loving
husband
or
an
incredible
father.
I'm
not
here
to
debate
those
things,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
what
we're
fundamentally
trying
to
do
is
is
just
give
an
increase
to
the
spouse
and
make
sure
the
child
has
preferences.
D
So,
let's
just
get
down
to
fundamentals
and
then
number
two
I
understand
we
could
do
this-
do
at
least
for
the
for
the
child
or
he's
not
a
child.
I'm
sorry
for
the
for
the
sun.
D
We've
done
homeworld
petitions
separately
and
apart
to
allow
for
exceptions
for
older
police
officers
and
firefighters
before
this
is
to
also
inform
my
colleagues
on
the
city
council.
So
this
is.
This
is
not
a
requirement
that
it'd
be
under
section
9
in
order
for
him
to
be
granted
an
age
exemption
we've
granted
those
before
so
I
just
wanted
you
to
know
that.
That's
a
separate
conversation,
it's
not
a
requirement
under
section
100..
D
So
what
we're
left
with
is
a
spouse
she
filed
under
section
9
and
has
learned
that
there's
additional
benefits
longer
and
larger
benefits
that
she
can
get
under
section
100,
and
that's
what
we're
trying
to
do
today
right
so.
A
So,
just
a
quick,
just
a
quick
point
of
information:
it's
not
the
age,
so
this
actually
doesn't
increase
the
age
requirement,
which
is
something
we
have
done
before.
There's
a
separate
priority
list.
When
you
are
the
child
of
someone
who
has
died
in
the
line
of
duty,
it
actually
is
a
priority
list,
which
is
not
something
we've
ever
done
before.
I'm
not
even
sure
if
we
have
the
ability
to
put
somebody
on
a
priority
list
unless
we
make
this
change.
A
A
A
If
you
have
more
questions,
we
can
do
that,
but
mr
o'reilly,
just
in
the
bank,
if
you
can
sort
of
discuss
how
the
priority
list
works,
because
I
my
understanding
is
legitimately
being
on
the
priority
list,
essentially
ensures
that
you're
in
the
very
next
class-
and
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
we
we
get
that
information
clearly.
But
this
is
different.
This
is
because
of
the
survivor
benefits
they
get
to
be
on
a
priority
list.
It's
a
special
list.
I
believe
it's
an
incredibly
exclusive
list
because
of
how
you
get
on
that
list.
A
D
C
Yeah
so,
according
to
chapter
31,
which
is
in
the
civil
service
law,
they
they
there's
actually
separate
lists
and-
and
I
know
that
you
guys
are
working
very
diligently
to
try
to
rectify
some
of
the
way
that
we
hire
people
to
include
obviously
more
diversity
so
yeah.
So
there
is
separate,
actually
separate
lists.
So
there
is
a
dav
list,
the
disabled
american
veterans
list.
There
is
a
veterans
list.
There
is
a
what
we
call
a
survivors
list,
which
is
usually
one
of
the
most
shortest
lists.
C
You
might
find
sometimes
two
or
three
maybe
four
names
at
any
given
time
tops
on
that
survival
list
and
where
that
survival
list
fits
in
is
directly
behind
the
davs.
C
So,
according
to
chapter
31,
it
would
go
disabled
american
veterans
survivors
and
then
and
then
veterans
regular.
You
know
regular
just
you
know.
Regular
veterans
are
not
not
disabled,
so
yeah
it
does
and-
and
I
believe
you
are
correct,
mr
chairman-
I
don't
know
that
it
can
be
legislated
as
a
survivor
him
as
a
survivor
unless
they
receive
the
section
100..
C
C
C
Basically,
as
you
know,
how
they
work
is
is
that
if
you
pass
a
pre-employment
physical,
that
shows
no
evidence
of
heart,
lung
or
cancer,
then
it
is
presumed
that
you
got
the
the
heart
disease,
the
lung
disease
or
the
cancer
in
the
line
of
duty.
However,
those-
and
it
says
right
here-
this
is
section
100.
C
C
So
where
the
section
9
the
big
difference
between
the
section
9
and
the
100
is,
is
you
know
we
have
a
member
diagnosed
with
cancer,
a
lot
of
cancer?
He
retires
he's
living
his
life.
You
know
retires
on
an
accidental
disability,
he
dies
eight
years
after
retirement
his
wife.
His
surviving
spouse
would
receive
right
because
the
presumptions
are
not
applicable
to
section
100.
C
She
would
receive
an
accidental
what
they
call
an
accidental
death
benefit
so
to
the
eyes
of
some
a
cancer.
You
know
if
you
die
of
occupational
cancer
to
the
eyes
of
some.
It's
considered,
you
know
a
line
of
duty
death,
but
not
in
the
sense
of
a
section
100..
A
I'm
gonna
touch
off
there,
mr
o'reilly,
because
I
think
we've
already
established
that
I
think
at
least
for
me.
I
don't
think
anybody
has
any
questions
on
that.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
questions
that
we
do
have
get
answered,
and
so
I
appreciate
the
explanation
for
the
section
100
survivor
benefits
as
it
applies
to
the
priority
list.
I
don't
know
if
counselor
edwards
has
any
other
or
further
questions
or
comments,
but
I'd
like
to
give
her
the
ability
to
finish
if
she
does.
A
Okay,
if
she
comes
back
to.
A
Thank
you,
council
edwards.
Now
we're
going
to
go
in
order
of
arriving
the
retirement
board's,
not
here,
mrs
rodriguez.
I
want
to
just
thank
you
for
being
present
in
case
anybody
does
have
any
questions
for
you.
I
think
one
of
the
benefits
to
the
chapter
100
that
isn't
monetary
and
isn't
you're
something
on
the
on
the
priority
list
is
just
the
acknowledgement
of
the
sacrifice
that
your
husband
made.
A
I
think
that's
also
an
important
aspect
to
this,
that
I
think
we
should
also
keep
into
mind,
keep
in
mind
as
we
as
we
do.
A
This
is
that
it,
it
signifies
officially
on
paper
that
your
husband
did
pass
away
in
the
line
of
duty
or
in
performing
the
actions
of
being
in
the
line
of
duty,
and
so
I
know
that
we
are
focused
more
on
the
benefits
themselves
and
not
necessarily
the
designation
of
his
life,
but
I
think
that's
equally
important,
and
I
don't
want
you
to
read
into
any
questions
from
my
colleagues
about
benefits
or
anything
like
that.
A
As
a
question
of
your
of
your
husband's
sacrifice,
it's
just
that
the
the
emotional
impact
of
that
isn't
the
same
necessarily
as
the
financial
impact
of
the
things
that
the
council
tends
to
take
into
consideration.
A
So
I
just
want
to
thank
you
again
and
I
don't
know
that
we
necessarily
would
like
to
give
you
a
chance
to
give
comment
after
everybody
has
spoken,
and
you
know
it
can
be
as
short
or
as
long
as
you
as
you
wish,
but
I
do
want
to
just
go
to
the
counselors
to
allow
them
to
make
their
statements
or
say
or
ask
any
questions
that
they
may
have,
and
so
in
order
of
arrival,
it's
going
to
be
councillor
murphy
and
we
were
joined
by
the
way
by
councilor,
kenzie
bach,
who
is
here
with
us
today
from
district
8.,
and
so
I
would
like
to
go
in
order
of
arrival.
A
It's
councillor,
murphy
at
large,
first
followed
by
ruthie,
rootsy
louis
jen
at
large
second,
followed
by
councillor
council
president
ed
flynn,
followed
by
councillor
brian
warrell,
followed
by
councillor
kennedy,
bach
and
so
councilor
murphy.
The
floor
is
yours.
Thank
you.
E
And
first
I
just
want
to
say
to
you,
mrs
rodriguez,
I'm
very
sorry
you're
on
a
list
that
I
would
never
want
to
be
on,
and
I
can
probably
say
no
one
wants
to
be
on
so
just
to
state
that
first,
and
also
thank
you
to
the
chair
council
arroyo
for
being
so
dedicated
and
diligently,
making
sure
that
this
comes
back
to
the
council
floor.
I'm
looking
forward
to
being
able
to
vote
on
this
tomorrow
at
the
meeting
and
just
one
comment
to
mr
o'reilly.
Thank
you
for
your
clear
explanation.
E
There's
no
doubt
in
my
mind
that
you
know
your
husband,
mrs
rodriguez
died
in
the
line
of
duty.
So
thank
you
for
that
explanation.
I
know
like
after
9
11,
there
was
lots
of
you
know.
Years
later,
first
responders
were
dying
from
you
know,
effects
from
that
day
so,
like
you
said,
and
you
explained
greatly
that
there
is
no
doubt
that
his
death
was
a
result
of
him
going
to
work
that
day
and
keeping
our
city
safe.
So
thank
you
very
much.
E
A
Thank
you
councillor.
Murphy
next
is
ruth
lee
louisiana.
F
Thanks
mr
chair,
thank
you
michael
o'reilly,
and
thank
you,
mrs
rodriguez,
for
being
here,
I'm
so
sorry
for
your
loss
and
the
sacrifice
of
your
family
and
glad
that
we're
able
to
hear
from
you
today
my
questions
are
just
technical,
so
that
I
can
understand
the
process
here.
What
is
the,
what
is
the
official
process
of
switching
from
section
9
benefit
to
section
100
benefit
if
I
could
get
a
little
bit
more
clarity
like
what
is
the
official
process
for
for
that
undertaking?
F
C
So
the
normal
route
and
thank
you
for
your
question
counselor
and
for
being
part
of
this
hearing,
so
the
normal
route.
If,
if
at
the
time,
as
I
explained,
you
know
she
had
no
idea
what
was
being
filed
on
her
behalf,
so
I
understand,
I
can
only
say
that
if,
if,
if
I
was
in
that
situation,
we
would
have
petitioned
the
retirement
board
right
from
the
get-go
for
a
section
100
and
went
that
route
and
wherever
you
know,
wherever
that
happened.
C
C
So
because,
because
you
know
like
I
said,
there
was
some
confusion,
she
she
was,
she
was
initially
unbeknownst
to
her
applied
for
the
section
nine
again
because
of
leroy
jr,
the
age
whole
thing
you
know
so.
A
Let
me
just
if
I
can
just
butt
in
here,
mr
o'reilly.
I
think
the
question
is
the
process,
less
than
sort
of
the
circumstances
surrounding
it,
and
so
to
answer
that
question
specifically,
you
would
file
an
application
either
for
section
100
benefits
or
section
9
benefits.
In
this
case
there
was
an
application
filed
for
section.
9
benefits,
correct,
correct,
okay
and
then
the
way
that
process
works
under
both
of
those
situations
is
that
it
goes
to
the
retirement
board
which
we
had
invited
them.
A
They
are
not
here
today
the
retirement
board
would
have
issued
a
decision
in
this
case,
because
section
nine
benefits
were
requested.
They
issued
in
favor
a
decision
in
favor
of
applying
section
9
benefits
at
that
point.
If
the
board
motion
decision
moves
in
favor
of
whatever
is
being
requested,
a
section
100
or
a
section
9,
it
then
moves
to
the
public,
employee
retirement
administration,
commission
and
then
or
apparently,
or
per
ac
per
act.
The
pirate
gen
issues
a
decision,
and
if
perak
is
in
favor,
then
the
section
benefits
get
granted.
A
A
Route,
okay
and
so
that's
the
process,
specifically
so
less
about
what
happened
around
the
process.
But
just
in
terms
of
your
question
about
the
process
it
gets
filed
with
the
retirement
board,
the
retirement
board
then
issues
a
decision.
If
the
decision
is
in
favor
of
giving
them,
whichever
benefits
they
ask
for.
If
then
moves
to
the
public
employment
retirement
administration
commission,
then
they
issue
a
decision
and
if
that's
in
favor,
then
they
receive
those
benefits
right
so
towards
two
boards
sort
of
up
the
chain.
F
Understood
yeah,
so
I
guess
my
very
specific
question,
though,
is
that
benefits
were
granted
under
section
nine.
Now
benefits
are
being
sought
under
section
100.
What
would
be
the
administrative
process
not
before
us
right,
not
before
the
city
council?
What
would
be
the
administrative
process
to
achieve
benefits
under
section
100?
As
of
now?
Would
it
be
an
appeal
of
the
award
of
section
9,
or
would
it
be
a
new
application?
F
I
understand
the
time
sensitivity
of
why
this
route,
but
what
would
the
process
be
administratively
if
you
weren't
before
the
council
to
get
those
benefits
under
section
100,
if
there
weren't
that
you
know
time
sensitivity
with
the
priority
list.
C
So
there
would
be
no
appeal
of
this.
There
would
be
no
appeal
of
the
section
nine.
It
would
be
a
new
application
for
to
the
retirement
board
for
the
section
100.
F
Okay
and
do
we
know
what
is,
and
maybe
this
was
already
discussed
and
I'm
sorry
if
I'm,
if
I
didn't
catch
it,
but
what
is
the
financial
difference
between
an
award
under
section
nine
and
one
under
section
100.
C
Okay,
so
so
section
9
and
100
do
the
do
the
same
thing
as
far
as
the
annuity
savings
account,
which
is
the
annuity
savings
account
is,
is
what
the
member
puts
into
the
system.
You
know,
just
like
all
of
you,
you
put
money
into
the
retirement
system,
the
money
that
you
actually
put
into
retirement
system
that
goes
into
what
they
call
your
annuity
savings
account.
Okay,
that
money
builds
up.
C
You
know
over
the
years,
so,
whether
it's
a
section
9
or
a
section
100
one
of
the
first
things
that's
done,
is
they
take
that
annuity
savings
account
and
they
they?
They
write
a
one-time
one,
lump
sum
payment
check
to
the
surviving
spousal
beneficiary
for
the
remaining
balance
of
that
annuity
savings
account
in
this
case,
because
he
died
active
in
in
the
line
of
duty.
It
would
have
been
the
whole
thing
you
know,
whatever
he
had
in
there.
Okay,
that's
the
same.
The
difference
is
so
number
one
under
section
nine.
C
There
are
no
survivor
benefits.
So
as
far
as
you
know,
children
or
anything
coming
on-
and
the
second
thing
is-
is
on
and
the
only
other.
C
No
no
survivor
benefits
as
far
as
getting
a
job.
I'm
sorry,
okay,.
C
So,
for
like
leroy
junior,
they
would
be
if,
under
the
section,
nine
is
there's
there's
no,
he
he
has
no
benefit
to
what
we
call.
You
know
survivor
benefits
to
for
coming
on
the
job.
From
a
financial
perspective,
the
difference
is
on
a
section:
nine.
The
widow
would
receive
72
percent
tax-free
for
the
rest
of
her
life.
C
Now
the
thing
with
section
nines
is:
you
have
to
section
nines
yeah,
so
section
nine
comes
after
most
of
your
section.
Nines
are
all
you
know,
members
who
died
from
either
like
hotline
or
cancer,
because
to
receive
a
section
nine,
you
have
to
die
from
what
you
retired
from
so
there's
very
few
people
who
go
off
on
knee
injuries
that
die
from
a
knee
injury,
a
matter
of
fact
there's
zero
right.
C
So
so
it's
usually
the
hot
one
in
cancers,
and
if
you
died,
what
you
retired
from
then,
then
your
spouse
will
get
that
section.
Nine
and
it's
basically
the
same
72
percent
that
he
you
were
receiving
a
section
100
is
is,
is
basically
that's
it.
It's
it's
100.
C
So,
instead
of
72
tax
free,
it's
100
tax
free,
so
whatever
lieutenant
leroy
rodriguez
was
making
at
the
time
of
his
death
is
what
his
surviving
spouse
would
beneficiary
in
this
case
would
be
maria
rodriguez.
She
would
receive
that
amount
in
in
a
pension
payment.
That's
the
difference,
and
that's.
F
G
Thank
you
and
thank
you,
council
arroyo
and
thank
you.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
michael
and
718,
but
especially
want
to
thank
and
acknowledge
the
service
and
sacrifice
of
the
rodriguez
family
to
our
city
into
our
country,
especially
during
this
painful
time
that
an
experience
she's
had.
G
G
You
know
the
service,
the
the
pain,
the
sacrifices
of
of
our
dedicated
city
employees,
including,
and
especially
firefighters,
like
lieutenant
rodriguez
who
died
in
the
in
the
line
of
duty.
I
don't
have
any.
I
don't
have
any
questions
other
than
to
say
you
know
to
express
my
sympathy
to
the
rodriguez
family,
but
also
to
to
thank
them
for
their
service
and
sacrifice
to
all
our
country
and
to
our
city,
and
you
know,
obviously
I'm
voting
in
in
favor
of
this
tomorrow.
G
I'm
not
in
favor
of
this
100,
I'm
in
favor
of
the
of
this
200,
but
this
this
hearing
today
is
critical,
because
we
need
to
continue
to
work
on
these
issues
and
learn
as
as
much
as
we
can
so
just
want
to
say.
Thank
you
to
thank
you
to
you,
council
royal,
to
michael
at
718,
but
especially
to
mrs
rodriguez
and
the
in
the
rodriguez
family.
A
Thank
you,
mr
president,
I'll
just
because
his
name
came
up
for
folks
in
terms
of
the
homework
petitions,
folks,
listening
or
new
counselors,
who
may
not
know
this
when
a
home
rule
petition
gets
out
of
the
council
and
signed
by
the
mayor,
a
state
rep
has
to
then
sponsor
it
at
the
house
in
order
for
it
to
proceed,
rob
consalvo,
state
representative
rodkinson,
who
has
agreed
to
do
that,
and
so
we
do
have
a
secured
state
representative
to
sponsor
this
at
the
house
upon
passage
and
signage.
A
So
I
do
want
to
give
him
credit
as
well
for
the
work
that
he's
willing
to
do
once
once
this
leaves
us
counselor.
Warrell
has
the
floor,
followed
by
counselor
fox.
H
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
rodriguez,
family,
for
your
service
to
our
city,
and
thank
you,
michael
for
all,
your
advocacy
behalf
of
firefighters.
Most
of
my
questions
have
have
been
answered,
so
I
have
no
further
questions
at
this
time,
but
this
has
been
very
informative.
So
thank
you.
I
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
chair,
and
I
want
to
echo
the
thanks
to
the
rodriguez
family.
It's
the
greatest
loss
you
can
have
on
behalf
of
our
city,
and
I
think
we
all
feel
the
weight
of
that.
I
also
want
to
thank
the
chair
for
having
this
hearing.
I
think
you
know
this.
These
types
of
homeworld
petitions
when
the
council
backs
them.
I
They
are
an
extraordinary
thing
and
we
should
recognize
that
you
know
we
generally
make
general
laws,
not
specific
laws,
not
laws
that
say
a
particular
person's
name
in
them,
and
so
when
we
do
that,
it's
because
of
an
extraordinary
circumstance-
and
so
I
think
it
is
really
important
for
us
to
put
on
the
record
what
that
circumstance
is
as
we're
doing
here
today,
so
that
people
understand
kind
of
what
rose
to
the
level
of
us
taking
that
action,
and
so
that
the
council
has
some
kind
of
clarity
and
sense
of
precedent
about
when
it
takes
this
action.
I
I
Is
it's
a
distinction
that
michael
made
a
minute
ago
about
the
fact
that
you
know
there's
a
there's,
a
number
of
people
who
who
are
under
section
nine
under
accidental
death,
who,
as
you
say,
right
it's
it's
cancer,
it's
heart
issues,
etc,
and-
and
I
think
that
you
know
the
key
point
that's
being
made
today-
is
that
this
like,
when
we
do
something
like
this,
we
have
to
ask:
when
would
the
council
do
this
same
thing
again
right
and
I
think
what
we're
what
we're
getting
across
today
is
if
another
firefighter
died
from
an
operation
immediately
at
following
and
directly
caused
by
right,
an
injury
that
they
sustained
in
the
line
of
duty.
I
That
is
a
situation
in
which
the
council,
if
it
votes
on
this
petition,
would
vote
on
a
petition
again
right
and
I
think
that's
important
just
because
I
think
probably
there
there
is
a
there's
a
whole
set
of
arguments
to
be
made
about
the
distinction
that's
being
made
in
law
by
acts
between
accidental
death,
right
and
line
of
duty
death,
and
I
know
that
there
are
folks
who
might
feel
like
you
know.
I
Section
9
should
just
be
section,
100,
etc,
but
that
type
of
general
policy
thing
that's
up
to
the
state
legislature
and
and
we're
not
able
to
act
at
that
level.
So
I
think
that
for
the
council,
it's
important
to
be
clear
on
kind
of
what's
the
policy
that
we're
setting
today
and
and
for
myself
personally,
I
think
that
the
I
think
that
it's
a
clear
distinction
and
one
that
we
can
keep
right,
one,
that
if
we
were
to
see
the
situation
again,
I
think
that
the
council
would
feel
similarly
moved.
I
I
do
think
it's
important
to
recognize
that
to
count
to
the
point
of
counselor
louis
jen's,
questioning
like
we
are,
we
are,
as
a
council,
in
some
sense
substituting
our
judgment
for
the
retirement
board's
judgment.
In
this
case,
the
retirement
board
hasn't
been
asked
to
rule
on
the
section
100,
but
we
are
kind
of
jumping
in
ahead
of
them
and
saying
this
is
you
know
for
us?
I
This
meets
the
standard,
but
I
do
think
that
we're
elected
as
democratic
representatives
to
to
think
you
know
with
the
sense
of
the
people
of
boston
and
ask
ourselves
the
question
you
know:
would:
would
the
people
of
boston
recognize
the
extraordinary
case
in
this
case,
and
I
I
feel
confident
that
they
would
so
I
just
I
want
to
put
all
that
on
the
record,
because
I
think
that
as
a
legislature,
we
do
always
have
to
think
about
precedent
and
norms,
and
we,
you
know-
and
we
have
to
set
clear
expectations
for
folks
coming
after
and
I
I
don't
think
it
would
be
responsible
for
this
council
to
give
a
signal
that
it
it
expected
to
support
petitions
to
shift
every
accidental
death
award
over
to
a
section
100
award
right.
I
I
think
we
just
need
to
be
clear
about
that,
but
but
I'm
certainly
prepared
to
support
this
petition
tomorrow,
and
I
I
don't
have
any
any
questions.
I
just
want
to
thank
you,
mr
rodriguez,
for
being
with
us
today
and
and
express
my
condolences
for
your
loss
and
and
definitely
my
fingers
crossed
for
leroy
jr
and
thanks
mike
as
well
for
representing
the
family.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
A
Thank
you,
council
bakken.
I
think
with
that.
I
think
some
of
these
questions
probably
would
have
been
answered
by
the
retirement
board
had
they
chosen
to
appear
today
in
terms
of
just
the
process
and
things
of
that
nature.
A
But
I
I
do
thank
you,
mr
o'reilly,
and
especially
ms
rodriguez,
for
being
willing
to
be
here
present
today
and
to
allow
folks
to
know
essentially
what
they're
voting
on
tomorrow
and
to
let
the
public
sort
of
understand
the
circumstances
specific
to
this
incident
that
led
to
this
specific
request
of
the
council
and
why
we
have
deemed
this
something
or
I
hope
we
do
tomorrow.
A
I
know
that
I
will
be
voting
in
favor
of
it
and
I
expect
it
will
pass
tomorrow
why
we
deem
this
as
significant
as
we
have.
I
do
want
to
give
you,
because
you
are
here,
miss
rodriguez.
If
you
have
anything
that
you
would
like
to
say,
I
would
like
to
give
you
the
floor
to
say
it.
A
I
don't
want
you
to
feel
pressured
to
say
anything
if
you
would
rather
not,
but
I
am
grateful
that
you
are
here
and
I
am
thankful
that
you
were
willing
to
sort
of
stick
out
this
process.
I'm
sure
it
has
been
emotionally
difficult
to
sort
of
want
this
remedied
and
to
go
through
this
process,
and
I
can't
speak
to
the
legislature
and
how
long
that
process
may
take.
A
But
I
do
know
that
we
have
assistance
coming
on
that
side
from
state
representative,
consalvo
and
I'll
connect
with
mr
o'reilly
and
with
you
after.
D
A
Is
over
to
make
sure
that
that
everything
that
we
can
do
to
assist
in
that
when
it
when
it
hopefully
gets
there
is
done,
but
I
I
would
like
to
give
you
the
floor.
If
you
have
any
comments
that
you
would
like
to
make
at
all
and
again,
don't
feel
pressured
to
make
any
if
you
would
rather
not
you
can
you
can
just
not
so
thank
you.
J
K
To
hear
this
case,
as
is,
is
so
greatly
appreciated
from
everyone,
but
I
do
want
to
answer,
or
at
least
to
my
knowledge
of
my
understanding
of
all
this
section,
the
different
types
of
section
for
the
retirement
board
counselor
edward
made
a
one
of
her
question-
was
the
reference.
The
difference
between
you
know
the
that
the
doctor
on
the
medical
board
indicated
section
9
versus
section
100..
K
The
way
that
I'm
reading
the
fact
that
the
retire
or
the
wellness
program
went
ahead
and
just
did
section
9,
I'm
reviewing
these
documents,
as
if
the
doctor
just
referenced
section,
nine
and
nothing
but
section
nine,
so
she
went
ahead
to
award
what
was
submitted.
What
she
had
in
her
hand.
I
think
honest.
I
think
that
if,
if
the
uni,
if
the
wellness
program
or
department
would
have
went
ahead
and
submitted
section
100
from
the
get-go,
then
that
would
have
automatically
have
been
stated
section
100.,
that's
how
I'm
reading
it.
K
So,
with
that
being
said
to
answer
city
councilor
edward,
yes,
I
see
that
the
doctor
just
put
section
nine,
but
that's
what
was
presented
to
the
doctor
at
that
time.
So
what
so?
If
if,
in
fact
the
board
would
have
submitted
the
paperwork,
the
way
that
it,
I
guess,
the
way
it
should
have
been,
which
is
section
100
and
then
work
our
way
down
if
need
be,
then
yes,
I
could
see
why
this
this
huge
discrepancy
of
the
difference
between
section
9
and
section
100.
K
I
personally,
I
had
no
clue
what
the
sections
were.
There's
three
different
retirement.
I
have
no
clue
who,
but
they
were.
I
am
just
learning
all
of
this
process,
so
if
I
would
have
known
then
what
I
know
now,
I
would
have
asked
the
board
from
right
from
the
beginning
no
submit
section
100,
because
let's
work
our
way
down,
if
that
gets
denied,
then
okay,
we
get
section
nine,
whatever
the
case
may
be,
and
then
we'll
appeal,
but
in
this
case
we're
now
working
our
way
up
versus
or
what
we're
trying.
K
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
that's
also
on
the
table
that
I
am
very
well
knowledged
of
now
this
different
forms
of
retirement
sections
and
if
I
would
have
known
then
what
I
know
now,
I
would
have
definitely
had
requested
right
from
the
beginning
section
100
to
make
it
clear
on
paper
and
then,
if
it
got
denied,
then
then
okay,
then
we
move
on,
but
everyone
in
the
eyes
of
those
looking
from
the
outside
in
everyone
says:
leroy
rodriguez,
lieutenant
leroy
rodriguez
lied
in
the
actual
line
of
duty.
K
A
Thank
you,
ms
rodriguez,
and
I
do
appreciate
the
context
that
that
letter
was
written
based
on
the
application
for
section
nine
and
thus
the
reference
to
section
nine,
because
they
were
making
a
determination
as
to
that
specific
application.
So
I
do
appreciate
sort
of
having
that
on
the
record
as
well.
One
thing
I
would
like
on
the
record
before
I
adjourn
is
that
there
will
be
a
small
amendment
to
what's
in
front
of
you.
Currently
the
title
of
the
petition
says
retirement
benefits
enact,
granting
certain
retirement
benefits.
A
It's
actually
going
to
change,
to
an
act,
granting
certain
death
benefits
to
the
widow.
So
it's
just
one
change.
It
takes
the
word.
Retirement
replaces
it
with
the
word
death
so
that
the
title
better
indicates
what
is
happening
here
and
so
tomorrow,
you'll
be
seeing
an
edited,
amended
version.
That
is
what
the
amendment
version
will
say.
Thank
you
to
both
of
you.
Thank
you,
mr
rodriguez.
Thank
you
to
your
family
and
everyone
who
is
deeply
impacted
by
the
passing
of
firefighter
rodriguez.
I
I
speak.
A
I
think,
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
boston,
frankly
with
our
gratitude
for
the
work
that
he
has
done
and
the
work
that
our
first
responders
do.
This
is
certainly
a
risk
in
terms
of
folks
who
respond
to
fires,
folks,
who
respond
to
events
where
it
could
be
a
life-changing,
in
fact,
life-ending
experience,
and
it's
certainly
a
risk
that
we
don't
take
lightly.
A
So
thank
you
very
much
for
your
service
and
for
the
service,
hopefully
eventually
of
your
son,
who
who
has
decided
to
enter
into
the
same
work
as
his
father,
which
I
think
is
incredibly
courageous,
considering
and
so
please.
I
thank
him
as
well
on
our
behalf.
A
I
do
hope
he
sticks
with
it,
and
I
do
hope
that
we
get
this
before
that
that
time
hits,
and
so
this
will
be
up
tomorrow
for
a
vote,
it
will
have
an
amended
version
that,
instead
of
retirement
benefits,
will
say,
death
benefits
to
make
it
very
clear,
and
so
I
thank
the
council
for
their
diligence.
I
thank
them
for
attending
today
and
for
being
sure
to
look
this
over
and
give
this
the
the.
A
I
think
the
importance
and
the
seriousness
that
it
requires
in
terms
of
our
our
focus
and
attention,
so
thank
you
to
all
of
you
and
with
that
I
will
adjourn.
Thank
you,
mr.
C
Chairman
one
one,
quick
question
before
we
adjourn
should
should
either
myself
or
maria
be
prepared
to
offer
any
remarks
or
testimony
tomorrow
or
nah.
Should
we
just.
A
Watch
it
you
can,
you
can
watch
it.
It'll
go
up
for
a
vote.
I
expect
my
hope
is
that
it
will
pass
when
it
goes
up
for
a
vote.
I
will
read
the
committee
report.
A
I
will
essentially
summarize
what
took
place
here
today,
what
took
place
in
september
and
how
we've
gotten
to
where
we've
gotten,
but
neither
one
of
you
needs
to
participate
in
any
way
and
then
I
will
connect
with
both
of
you
regarding
sort
of
the
next
step,
which
is,
it
then
has
to
get
signed
by
the
mayor
and
then
once
the
mayor
signs
it.
It
goes
over
to
the
house
and,
I
believe,
rob
gonsalvo
representative
arkansas
was
agreed
to
take
this.
A
I
believe
he's
also
your
representative
as
well,
and
so
it
should
be
next.
Steps
should
go
from
there,
but
I
will
I
will
keep
you
posted,
but
there's
no
need
for
you
to
reappear
at
all.
So
thank
you
both
for
taking
the
time
to
do
this
and
being
willing
to
do
so
if
necessary.
Tomorrow.
Thank
you.
C
Great
thank
you
and
thank
you
all.
We
really
appreciate
your
time
taking
the
time
out
of
your
busy
schedules
to
hear
this.
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
your
committed
service
as
well
to
the
city,
making
it
the
best
city
to
possibly
live
and
work
in.
So
thank
you
all.