Matters ▸ Attachment
Mario Oliveira HRP for BOA - August 22 2013 FINAL — File 195492
Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville that a petition be filed
with the General Court to the end that legislation be adopted precisely as follows. The
General Court may make clerical or editorial changes of form only to the bill, unless the
Mayor approves amendments to the bill before enactment by the General Court. The
Mayor is hereby authorized to approve amendments which shall be within the scope of
the general public objectives of this petition.
SECTION 1.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the
contrary, the Somerville Retirement Board is hereby authorized and directed to retire
Mario Oliveira, a police officer of the City of Somerville, who, as a result of injuries
sustained while in the performance of his duties on November 2, 2010, is totally and
permanently incapacitated from performing the essential duties of a police officer.
The annual amount of pension payable to Mario Oliveira shall be fixed in an
amount equal to the regular rate of compensation which would have been paid had he
continued in service as a police officer of the city of Somerville at the grade held by him
at the time of his retirement up until his death or reaching mandatory retirement age
whichever comes first. The additional benefits granted herein shall be funded and
DIRECTING THE SOMERVILLE RETIREMENT BOARD TO
RETIRE MARIO OLIVEIRA, A POLICE OFFICER OF THE CITY
OF SOMERVILLE.
REFILE OF PREVIOUS MATTER: BILL #: OF YEAR:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the
authority of the same, as follows :
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administered by the Somerville Retirement Board, consistent with and subject to
chapter 32 of the General Laws, except that sections 8 and 91A of Chapter 32 of the
General Laws shall not apply however all amounts paid hereunder shall be non-taxable.
Upon attaining the mandatory retirement age for a Somerville patrol officer,
Mario Oliveira shall receive a pension pursuant to section 7 of chapter 32 of the General
Laws, a yearly amount of pension equal to eighty (80) per cent of the annual rate of the
compensation he was receiving on the day before he reaches the mandatory retirement
age for a Somerville patrol officer.
SECTION 2. Mario Oliveira shall be entitled to receive indemnification for all hospital,
medical and related expenses that have been or may be, incurred after the date of his
retirement as a result of the injuries sustained by him while in the performance of his
duties on November 2, 2010, according to the provisions of section 100 and section
100B of chapter 41 of the General Laws.
SECTION 3. In addition to the benefits granted herein and upon retirement, Mario
Oliveira shall receive a lump sum from the Somerville Retirement Board equal to his
total accumulated retirement deductions.
SECTION 4. If Mario Oliveira is married at the time of retirement, then upon his death,
should his wife Christine survive him, the Somerville Retirement Board shall pay to her
an annuity in the amount of three-fourths of the amount of the pension which would
have been otherwise payable to him until her death. The pension shall be subject to
section 103 of chapter 32 of the General Laws.
SECTION 5. In the event that both Mario Oliveira and his wife, Christine, die before
their children reach the age of eighteen (18) or twenty-two (22), as provided herein, the
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payments that would otherwise be made to Christine shall be payable, in equal shares,
to each child under the age of eighteen (18); provided, however, that payments shall
continue to the age of twenty-two (22) for any child who is enrolled as a full-time
student.
SECTION 6.
This act shall be effective upon passage.
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AN ACT DIRECTING THE SOMERVILLE RETIREMENT BOARD TO RETIRE MARIO OLIVEIRA, A
POLICE OFFICER OF THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE
PETITION ___________
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
in General Court Assembled.
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the
accompanying bill or resolve.
PETITIONERS: LEGISLATOR/CITIZEN
DISTRICT/FULL MAILING ADDRESS
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