Public Service

By Mrs. Dooner and Mr.Howitt of Seekonk, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3044) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Kelly A. Dooner, Steven S. Howitt and Adam J. Scanlon for legislation relative to retirement benefits for Alec Ciminello. Public Service.

By Mrs. Dooner and Mr. Thurber of Somerset, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2939) of Kelly A. Dooner and Justin Thurber (by vote of the town) for legislation relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Dighton. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

By Mr. Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3051) of Ryan C. Fattman and Michael J. Soter (by vote of the town) for legislation relative to a certain retirement benefit to be paid to the surviving spouse of fallen officer, Stephen LaPorta, of the police department of the town of Uxbridge. Public Service. [Local approval received.]

By Mr. Cronin and Ms.Scarsdale of Pepperell, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2942) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of John J. Cronin and Margaret R. Scarsdale for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Greg Pinkerton, an employee of the department of corrections. Public Service.

This bill would reclassify certified emergency telecommunicators in Boston (such as 911 call handlers) into Group 2 for retirement benefits. Currently, these city employees may be in a different retirement category, but this change would move them to Group 2 eligibility. The bill requires and has received approval from Boston's mayor and city council. It directly affects Boston's emergency telecommunicators by altering their retirement plan classification.