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2026 Annual Town Meeting, Town of Arlington, MA
Article: 75
Warrant Article Title:
APPROPRIATION / MISCELLANEOUS
Warrant Article Text:
To see if the Town will vote the following: Legal Defense โ To
appropriate a sum of money to replenish the Legal Defense Fund
established under Article 13, Section 5 of Title 1 of the Town
Bylaws, Indemnification of Medical Costs, to appropriate a sum of
money in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41, Section
100B of the General Laws, to indemnify certain retired Police
Officers and Firefighters for all reasonable medical and surgical
expenses which they incurred, determine how the money will be
raised and expended; or take any action related thereto.
Requested By:
the Town Manager
Report Excerpt:
This Article comes before Town Meeting each year. No money is
being sought to replenish the Legal Defense Fund. Like prior
years, the Town is indemnifying certain medical costs incurred by
our police officers and firefighters who have retired with a
disability.
Vote Language:
The sum of $9,631 be and hereby is appropriated for the following
purposes:
A. Legal Defense - To appropriate a sum of money to replenish
the Legal Defense Fund established under Article 13 of Title I of
the Town By-Laws - $0
B. Indemnification of Medical Costs โ $9,631
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(To indemnify certain retired Police Officers and Firefighters for all
reasonable medical and surgical expenses which they incurred
during the previous calendar year that are the proximate result of
the disability for which they were retired; and to defray the
expenses of the Medical Panel required by law; provided, incurred
expenses shall be considered for indemnification thereunder
except only those such as are excess over covered benefits of
any plan of Hospital, Surgical or other coverage which the retiree
has or had available to him, either directly or through a member of
his immediate family, which benefits shall be considered primary,
and which must be disclosed by such plan, or by the physician,
hospital or other medical personnel or facility with or without the
consent of the retiree.)
Said sums to be raised by general tax and expended under the
direction of the Town Manager. (13-0-1)
Finance Committee Report
