Each regular full-time member of the Police Department who may be disabled as the result of a traumatic injury suffered in the discharge or performance of his or her assigned duty in the Department shall be entitled to receive his or her regular compensation during such period of disability, but in no case for a longer period than three months. However, any member of the Department making a claim for compensation as provided in this section shall, at the request of the Mayor, submit himself or herself to a physical examination by a physician designated by the Mayor, and if such physician finds that such person is able to resume his or her official duties such person may be ordered to do so and the compensation hereby provided for such disability shall forthwith cease. Further, the compensation provided for in this section in the case of a service-connected disability shall be exclusive of any sick leave allowance established in Section 242.16(a) and shall in no way affect the sick leave accumulated in conformity with Section 242.16(b) and nothing herein contained shall be held to impair or repeal any ordinance or law concerning the establishment and maintenance of police relief or pension funds.
Any qualified full-time officer disabled as a result of negligence, failure to follow standard safety procedure or failure to wear safety equipment provided shall waive the right to any claim under this section.
(Ord. 1982-41. Passed 9-2-82; Ord. 2012-23. Passed 10-16-12.)