Committee backs new leave code, administration outlines expanded firefighter cancer supports

Sep 22, 2025

The Budget & Finance Committee advanced a motion to create a new leave code for follow-up appointments tied to occupational cancer claims and heard administration staff describe a specialty health plan, an Anthem cancer-care navigator and plans for on‑duty comprehensive screenings; the motion passed unanimously and will go to council Wednesday.

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The Budget & Finance Committee voted unanimously to ask the city and union to create a new leave code for follow-up medical appointments tied to approved occupational cancer claims.

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