[Definitions.]
Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.08
in effectSec. 16.08. - [Definitions.]
(A) The term "employee," when used in this Act [division], shall mean any member of the Fire or Police Department and properly connected therewith, and all engineers, electricians, operators, clerks, mechanics, jail wardens, matrons, and other employees required to have special technical skill, who shall be employed in or properly connected with said departments, and whose employment shall be regular and continuous and not of a temporary character.
(B) The terms "Firemen" and "Policeman," when used in this Act [division], shall be synonymous with the term "employee," as defined above.
(C) The term "widow" shall mean the lawfully wedded wife of a member of the Fire or Police Departments living with the member at the time of his death.
(Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 3; Compiled Charter 1958, § 450)
Source: City of Tampa, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/tampa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CHRELA_PTBRELA_ARTXVIPE_DIV2PEFUFIPO_S16.08DEFetched: 10/28/2026