(40 ILCS 5/6-185) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-185)
Sec. 6-185.
To authorize payments.
To authorize the payment of any annuity, pension or benefit granted
under this Article, or under any other Act relating to firemen's pensions,
heretofore in effect in the city which has been superseded by this Article;
to increase, reduce, or suspend any such annuity, pension, or benefit
whenever any part thereof was secured or granted, or the amount thereof
fixed, as the result of misrepresentation, fraud, or error; provided, that
the annuitant, pensioner, or beneficiary concerned shall be notified and
given an opportunity to be heard concerning such proposed action. The board
shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in all matters relating to or
affecting the fund, including, in addition to all other matters, all claims
for annuities, benefits, refunds or pensions.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
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