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AI# 10344
Regular City Council Meeting
7.34.
01/11/2022:
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Agenda Item
Resolution - Lubbock Fire Rescue:
Consider a resolution to extend Fire Fighter Matthew Dawson's leave with full pay, for an additional ninety days, pursuant to Texas Local Government Code, Section 143.073(b).
Item Summary
Fire Fighter Matthew Dawson (“Dawson”) of the Lubbock Fire and Rescue force was critically injured while working on duty at a traffic accident on January 11, 2020. The Texas Civil Service Act provides leave with full pay for Civil Service employees who are injured in the line of duty if they are unable to return to work due to the illness or injury, and further to extend that leave with full or reduced pay as necessary beyond the initial one-year period by act of the municipality’s governing body.
Dawson’s leave with full pay was granted by the City of Lubbock, by supplementing at thirty percent (30%) the benefit received by Dawson from Worker’s Compensation, and then extended by an additional year, until January 11, 2022, as Dawson was unable to return to work for that time. The City Council of the City of Lubbock desires to extend Dawson’s leave for a period of time with full pay, pursuant to Texas Local Government Code, Section 143.073(b), for a time period ending April 11, 2022, or until such time that Dawson shall elect and receive benefits through a disability retirement, whichever occurs first.
Fiscal Impact
Funds in the amount of $6,737 to secure this measure are budgeted in the 2021-22 Lubbock Fire Rescue Budget.
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Resolution - Extension of Time, Matt Dawson
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