Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Providing Certain Retirement Benefits for the Widow of a Former Firefighter in the City of Boston.
Thank you, Counselor Flynn. Docket number 0398 shall remain in the Committee on Small Business and Workforce Development. Moving right along, Madam Clerk, would you now please read docket 0562. Docket 056 to petition for a special law regarding an act providing certain retirement benefits for the widow of a former firefighter in the city of Boston. Journal recognizes that Councilor Lydia Edwards, chair of the Committee on Government Operations. Chair Edwards, the floor is yours. Thank you very much. We had a very good conversation and in that it was heartfelt that we understood the passing of anybody is a love of grief that you must go through. It is is intense. And the widow came and testified about the passing of her husband, a firefighter, after the surgery he had after he had rolled his ankle while coming down the fireplace. We heard from her. And I wanted and I as I explained, we wanted her to have her time, her space and her voice along with the Union of 718 to speak. There was a denial letter of certain death benefits to her. That letter was not part of the packet. And we are waiting for the retirement committee to explain what the denial was. I have committed to Counselor Arroyo that we will move this expediently as possible, and we're waiting for that letter to come in as the full, complete packet. An assessment is why why he was denied. I think it wasn't a misinterpretation of the law, but I would like to see that letter for that reason. I'd like to keep this in committee. And if the letter is delayed in any way, shape or form, we will move forward as soon as possible. Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much. Penny Communication from the Retirement Board. The chair of the Committee on Government Ops got this letter that Edwards is asking that docket 056 to remain in the Committee on Government Operations. And Clark, now, please read Docket. 0953.0953 message in order authorizing City of Boston to accept an expanded amount of $25 million in the form of a grant for the Commonwealth Builder program awarded by the Massachusetts Housing Partnership to be administered by the Department of Neighborhood Development.