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[0:00] ..." Mayor Menino joins us this morning -- WBZ that talk about the disability. Crisis I think there's probably fair to call them and within the Boston. Fire department specifically because of the revelation that one firefighter who was declared by doctor to be unfit to work. -- entitled to disability payments and retirement without paying tax. Actually professional bodybuilder who still added apparently. Mr. Blair -- like -- done."...
[1:27] ..." Is doctor about holding the sole source for the Boston fire department or is he just perhaps. -- amenable to these sorts of diagnoses."...
[1:53] ..." forward with and a we are predictable and of this not our fire department has two -- additionally the don't conservatives taxpayers' money was actually protect taxpayer."...
[2:05] ..." that he was at one time an in house physician for the fire department. "...
[2:09] ..." It -- it -- an in house position for the fire department brought two years on the view was -- that he's out there and I went to private practice and realize that circumstantial"...
[2:40] ..." Is this a problem the mayor that is confined to the fire department or other municipal employees also involved."...
[2:47] ..." As Sacramento mountains just to fire department and we were over the past the department also that there is good -- program does is part."...
[2:55] ..." as the globe for example has discovered an -- literally dozens of fire department employees who have filed for and received disabilities. While they were temporarily serving in higher paid positions as substitutes for their superiors"...
[3:42] ..." Most of -- Tom Menino. "...
[0:00]" Mayor Menino joins us this morning -- WBZ that talk about the disability. Crisis I think there's probably fair to call them and within the Boston. Fire department specifically because of the revelation that one firefighter who was declared by doctor to be unfit to work. -- entitled to disability payments and retirement without paying tax. Actually professional bodybuilder who still added apparently. Mr. Blair -- like -- done."
[0:28]" The arrested park board to look at all of the retirement disabilities that. The Mahoney has and the laws over the years. This immigrant of going to happen and individuals who yeah. Has approved for disability into as a republic trusses support this is part of money in the the power of the taxpayers need need need some answers and so that's why have mask and a and two look at this whole procedure because after the tomorrow morning approved -- goes to a three person board. Opera these states it and we have a of the whole procedure took place today."
[1:02]" So the fact that doctor Mahony made clear somebody. For disability it is not and of itself the last -- somebody else reviews his it is a report."
[1:11]" The index -- and emotion times that failure to call long want to local. Dropped or -- he disability and the accident except those regulations because -- and taxpayers' money units are being misused and services for ordinary we have to stop."
[1:27]" Is doctor about holding the sole source for the Boston fire department or is he just perhaps. -- amenable to these sorts of diagnoses."
[1:36]" has many of those cases. Have disabilities and that we want to check paradigm although cases because. With mr. -- we are right to -- body -- and darkness had never known as the board votes and strong commitment. I think has some kind of information that he was gone forward with and a we are predictable and of this not our fire department has two -- additionally the don't conservatives taxpayers' money was actually protect taxpayer."
[2:02]" And doctor Mahoney is at the -- right now but is that true that he was at one time an in house physician for the fire department. "
[2:09]" It -- it -- an in house position for the fire department brought two years on the view was -- that he's out there and I went to private practice and realize that circumstantial evidence here that you look at them but them regrettable but does a lot of fire pressure out there in the -- into one freshmen make sure that we get Obama's racial department if you want to nationally. Disability and that's terrible and that's where perhaps a statement that there procedures -- that finally -- qualities disabilities."
[2:40]" Is this a problem the mayor that is confined to the fire department or other municipal employees also involved."
[2:47]" As Sacramento mountains just to fire department and we were over the past the department also that there is good -- program does is part."
[2:55]" Because as the globe for example has discovered an -- literally dozens of fire department employees who have filed for and received disabilities. While they were temporarily serving in higher paid positions as substitutes for their superiors in the management who retired with a -- richer."
[3:12]" That's correct disturbed person ms. artwork around agreed in happens to get injured he has said the KO the other -- them position. -- the restaurant like and that's another issue that we're trying to. Work on with the different. Departments and of regulations."
[3:28]" Will those cases also be reviewed an ex post facto."
[3:32]" We gotta we don't know -- legally do that potato we watched it change we know existed that we have a obligations start procedures in place at this time."
[3:42]" Most of -- Tom Menino. "



















