CHICAGO May 8. 2013
To the President and Members of the City Council:
Your Committee on Finance having had under consideration four (4) orders authorizing the payment of hospital and medical expenses of Police Officers and Firefighters injured in the line of duty.
having had the same under advisement, begs leave to report and recommend that your Honorable Body pass the ordinance(s)/order(s) transmitted herewith.
This recommendation was concurred in by (^Iva voce vote_)
of the members of the committee with dissenting vote(s);.
Respectfully submitted
Document No.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF CHICAGO
FINANCE MEETNG OF MAY 8, 2013
HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL ESPENSES OF INJURED POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS
Submitted herewith are payments covering hospital and medical expenses of the Police and/or the Fire Departments, injured in their performance of Duty which have been approved by the respective Departments.
^POLICE "B" - 50 -- $30,114.03
"A"-- 927 -- $882,500.61
FIRE "B"~|99|$112.55
"A"-- 308 - $451,465.42
O'HARE "B"~|9 9|-- $0
"A" --|9 9|-- $0
Total Amount Involved 1286
ORDERED, That the City Comptroller is authorized and directed to issue payments in conformity with the schedule herein set forth, to physicians, hospitals, nurses or other individuals, in settlement for hospital, medical and nursing services rendered to the injured members of the Police Department and/or the Fire Department herein named, provided such members of the Police Department and/or Fire Department shall enter into an agreement in writing with the City of Chicago to the effect that, should it appear that any of said members of the Police Department and/or Fire Department have received any sum of money from the party whose negligence caused such injury, or have instituted proceedings against such party for the recovery of damage on account of such injury or medical expenses, then in that event the City shall be reimbursed by such m...
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