The city shall provide a twenty-five thousand dollar ($25,000.00) death benefit to the survivor of a city employee who is a member of the employee group eligible for representation by IAFF who holds a permanent position in the classified service at the time of death and who is killed while directly performing duties as a commissioned fire employee for the city, or who dies as a result of occupational illness or occupational exposure. A survivor for the purposes of this section shall be the person(s) indicated as the beneficiary of the employee's pension or as otherwise provided by law.
(Ord. No. 10005, § 1, 6-28-04; Ord. No. 10294, § 3, 6-27-06; Ord. No. 10557, § 5, 6-25-08, eff. 7-1-08)