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Mayor highlights legislation to provide lifetime retirement benefits for catastrophically injured first responders
Summary
Pelham's mayor told the council the city helped spearhead a state bill to give lifetime retirement benefits to catastrophically injured police officers and firefighters who are not yet vested, and commended state sponsors for advancing the proposal.
At the Jan. 20 Pelham City Council meeting the Mayor described attending a Wounded Blue presentation and said the city has helped lead an effort in Montgomery to create lifetime retirement benefits for police officers and firefighters who suffer catastrophic injuries before they are vested in the state retirement system.
"I was appalled to find that there was no provision for that in our state retirement system," the Mayor said, adding that Pelham helped spearhead the legislation and commending Senator Weaver and Representative Paschal for sponsoring the bill. The Mayor cautioned that passage will be a struggle in Montgomery but said the city will continue to support the effort.
The Mayor framed the proposal as a moral imperative to support first‑responders and their families, citing the emotional toll on households when officers and firefighters are catastrophically injured.
What happens next: The Mayor said the bill remains in the legislative process and asked the council and public to track its progress; no formal city action on the legislation was recorded at the meeting.
