HomeMy WebLinkAbout030868 RES - 05/24/2016 Resolution Extending the Line of Duty Injury Leave of Fire Fighter II —
EMS Marco Vasquez Pursuant to Local Government Code §143.073.
WHEREAS, Marco Vasquez, City of Corpus Christi Fire Fighter II-EMS and a 6
year veteran of the Corpus Christi Fire Department, was injured on August 17, 2014 at
3:04 a.m. while responding to and fighting a three alarm building fire when a large
portion of a cinder block wall collapsed on him; and
WHEREAS, Section 143.073 of the TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE provides:
Tex. Local Gov't Code § 143.073. Line of Duty Illness or Injury Leave of Absence
(a) A municipality shall provide to a fire fighter or police officer a leave of absence
for an illness or injury related to the person's line of duty. The leave is with
full pay for a period commensurate with the nature of the line of duty illness or
injury. If necessary, the leave shall continue for at least one year.
(b) At the end of the one-year period, the municipality's governing body
may extend the line of duty illness or injury leave at full or reduced pay.
If the fire fighter's or police officer's leave is not extended or the person's
salary is reduced below 60 percent of the person's regular monthly salary,
and the person is a member of a pension fund, the person may retire on
pension until able to return to duty.
(c) If pension benefits are not available to a fire fighter or police officer who is
temporarily disabled by a line of duty injury or illness and if the year at full pay
and any extensions granted by the governing body have expired, the fire
fighter or police officer may use accumulated sick leave, vacation time, and
other accrued benefits before the person is placed on temporary leave.
(d) If a fire fighter or police officer is temporarily disabled by an injury or illness
that is not related to the person's line of duty, the person may use all sick
leave, vacation time, and other accumulated time before the person is placed
on temporary leave; or have another fire fighter or police officer volunteer to
do the person's work while the person is temporarily disabled by the injury of
illness.
(e)After recovery from a temporary disability, a fire fighter or police officer shall
be reinstated at the same rank and with the same seniority the person had
before going on temporary leave. Another fire Fighter or police officer may
voluntarily do the work of an injured fire fighter or police officer until the
person returns to duty; and
WHEREAS, Fire Fighter II — EMS Marco Vasquez has exhausted his one-year
minimum line of duty leave period; and
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WHEREAS, due to the nature and severity of the injury sustained by Fire Fighter
II — EMS Marco Vasquez and the medical treatment required for his injury, he is
requesting and extension of his Line of Duty Injury Leave pursuant to Texas
Local Government Code §143.073.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. The Line of Duty Injury Leave provided to Fire Fighter II — EMS
Marco Vasquez pursuant to the Texas Local Government Code §143.073 is extended
for 13 months at full salary.
ATTEST: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary Nelda Martinez, Mayor
Corpus Christi, Texas
02 --- of , 2016
The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
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Rudy Garza
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