The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29


vice, and, in the event that the
compensation received by officers
in active service of the same rank
shall be increased, the pension
paid to such retired officer shall
be increased proportionately; and
such pension, when determined by
the board Of police commissioners,
shall not thereafter be reduced In
amount but may be increased to
correspond to any increase in
salary adopted. Said board may
retire from active service in said
department any officer of said
department who shall have served
therein continuously for a period
of twenty-five years and who
shall make application for such
retirement, in writing, to said
board, and may transfer to the
veteran pension force any MEM
Der of the regular force who shall,
through age or physical disability
incurred in the discharge Of duty,
become permanently disqualified
the active duty of the regular
force; and any officer or member
so retired or transferred shall,
thereafter, during his lifetime, UNI
less dismissed from said depart
ment for cause. received monthly,
from the pension fund of said de-
partment, one-half Of the rate Of
compensation that regular officers
shall receive while in active SER
vice; and the amount Of any
such pension, when determined by
the board, shall not thereafter be
reduced. Said board of police COM
missioners shall have authority to
reinstate any member retired If 1t
shall consider such reinstatement
is for the betterment Of the de-
partment and may reinstate such
member to the same grade, or to
higher or lower grade than that
which he held when retired.
SEC. 50. Section two hundred
and twenty-five of said charter Is
amended to read as follows: There
shall be a board of fire commits
sioners consisting Of five electors
of the city, one Of whom shall
be an alderman who, during the
month of January In each even
numbered year, shall be appointed
by the mayor for the term OF
two years, and not more than
three members shall. at any time,
serve thereon from the same po- .
litical party. Said members shall
serve without compensation. No
member shall have authority to
act for the board except pursu-
ant to an order regularly made
at a meeting of said board. The
mayor shall be chairman, ex off,
clio, of said board, and three mem
bers, exclusive of the mayor, shall
constitute a quorum and con-
current vote of not less than three
members shall be necessary for
the transaction Of business. Not
more than one member Of said
board, exclusive of the aldermen,
shall serve as a member OF any
other board.
SEC. So. Retirement for age and
service. Section. two hundred and
twenty-eight OF said charter is
amended to read as follows: Any
member Of the fire department
who shall arrive at the age Of six
~ years and who shall have serv-
ed continuously for not less than
twenty-five years as a member OF
the fire department may be placed
by the board of fire commission
ers upon the retired list Of said
department, and such retired
member shall thereafter receive
from said pension fund not more
than cne-half Of the rate of COM
pensation received or hereafter
received by q member of said
fire department having the same
grade In active service. Said
board of fire commissioners shall
have authority to reinstate any
member retired If 1t shall consider
such reinstatement is for the bet
terment Of the department and
may reinstate such member to
the same grade, or to a higher
or lower grade than that which
he held when retired.
SEC. GA. Retirement Of teachers.
Section two hundred and seventy
three Of said charter Is amended
to read as follows: Any teach
err In the public schools Of the
city Of Waterbury who shall have
taught twenty-five years or more
in the public schools Of the city,
and shall have attained the age
Of sixty-five years, shall be re-
tired upon q pension Of five hun
dred dollars per annum TO be paid
In installments In each school
month out Of the money appropri-
ated for school purposes.
SEC. IS. Penalties for charter
violations. Section three hum
bred and one of said charter Is
amended to read as follows: Any
person who shall violate any
provision of this charter, for
which violation no punishment
has been provided. shall be fined
not more than one thousand dol
lars or imprisoned not more than
two years or both.