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Council approves $175,000 firefighter workers'‑comp settlement, backs Flood Insurance Relief Act resolution and amends fiscal policies
Summary
At the Sept. 11 St. Petersburg council meeting the body approved a $175,000 settlement in a contested workers'‑comp claim brought by a former firefighter, voted to support the Flood Insurance Relief Act, and cleared amendments to city fiscal policies including a new coordinated disaster‑response financial section.
St. Petersburg City Council on Sept. 11, 2025, approved three separate items during its business agenda: (1) a $175,000 settlement of a contested workers’‑compensation claim involving former firefighter Matthew Davis; (2) a resolution supporting the Flood Insurance Relief Act; and (3) amendments to the city’s fiscal policies that consolidate and clarify financial responses to disasters and include other housekeeping changes.
Settlement of firefighter claim
City counsel (recorded in the minutes as Mr. McCollum) presented a proposed workers’‑comp settlement in the matter of Matthew Davis, a retired firefighter who developed pulmonary and cardiac conditions following treatment after illness. Counsel said the claim had been contested and that the full potential value of future benefits could exceed $2.4 million (not including the potential cost of a heart transplant or attorney fees), but that…
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