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Boston council committee reviews home-rule petition to raise firefighter Leo J. Bracken’s disability pension to 100%
Summary
The Boston City Council Committee on Government Operations heard testimony on a home-rule petition that would move retired firefighter Leo J. Bracken’s accidental disability pension to 100% of his regular compensation, removing him from Chapter 32 §7. Sponsors stressed equity for a preventable on-duty injury; staff and the committee raised legal, tax and precedent concerns and said they will refine the petition language before sending it to the legislature.
The Boston City Council Committee on Government Operations on March 27 reviewed Docket 0268, a home-rule petition to increase retired Boston Fire Department Lieutenant Leo J. Bracken’s accidental disability pension to 100% of regular compensation.
Councilor Ed Flynn, the petition sponsor, said Bracken sustained severe injuries on Oct. 17, 2019, after falling more than 20 feet at a firehouse and that the injuries left him "totally and permanently injured and incapacitated for further service as a firefighter." Flynn said the petition would increase Bracken’s pension to 100%, cover full medical costs and raise survivor benefits.
"He served the city of Boston with honor and distinction for over 35 years," Flynn said, urging the committee to support the petitioner and his family.
Chair Pilar Zapata, chair of the committee, said the body’s role was not to relitigate the injury…
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