Section 13-681. Supplemental pension for a surviving spouse, dependent or child in certain cases

a.  (1)  In  addition  to  any  other  payment  authorized  or  required  by  any other provision of law, there shall be
  paid a monthly amount, as herein provided for in this subdivision a,  to
  a surviving spouse, dependent or minor child of a deceased member of the
  department  of  street  cleaning,  where, by reason of the death of such
  member, such spouse, dependent or minor child was or shall be  receiving
  a  pension  from  such system or plan pursuant to the provisions of this
  code.
    (2) (i) In any case where such death occurred  prior  to  June  first,
  nineteen  hundred eighty-one, payment of such additional amount shall be
  made as provided for in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph two.
    (ii) Such payment shall commence with a payment for the later  of  the
  month  of September, nineteen hundred eighty or the month next following
  the month in which such death occurred. The  additional  amount  payable
  for each payment month shall be twenty-five dollars to and including the
  month  of  June, nineteen hundred eighty-one. An amount of fifty dollars
  shall be paid for the month of July, nineteen hundred eighty-one and for
  each month thereafter to and  including  the  month  of  June,  nineteen
  hundred  eighty-five. An amount of one hundred dollars shall be paid for
  the month of July, nineteen  hundred  eighty-five  and  for  each  month
  thereafter  to  and including the month of June, two thousand. An amount
  of two hundred dollars shall be paid for the month of July, two thousand
  and for each month thereafter. Commencing September first, two  thousand
  one,  the  monthly  benefit  payable  pursuant  to this section shall be
  increased in an amount determined pursuant to subdivision d  of  section
  13-696 of this title.
    (3)  In  any case where such death occurred or shall occur on or after
  June first, nineteen hundred eighty-one, an amount of fifty dollars  per
  month  shall  be  paid,  commencing  with a payment for the later of the
  month of July, nineteen hundred eighty-one or the month  next  following
  the  month  in  which  such death occurred or shall occur and continuing
  with a payment of  fifty  dollars  for  each  month  thereafter  to  and
  including  the month of June, nineteen hundred eighty-five. An amount of
  one hundred dollars shall be  paid  for  the  month  of  July,  nineteen
  hundred  eighty-five  and for each month thereafter to and including the
  month of June, two thousand. An amount of two hundred dollars  shall  be
  paid  for the month of July, two thousand and for each month thereafter.
  Commencing September  first,  two  thousand  one,  the  monthly  benefit
  payable  pursuant  to  this  section  shall  be  increased  in an amount
  determined pursuant to subdivision d of section 13-696 of this title.
    b. If more than one such person are or shall be  receiving  from  such
  system  or  plan  pursuant  to  any  such section as a result of being a
  surviving spouse, dependent or minor child of the same deceased  member,
  they  shall  collectively  be  deemed  to  be  one  such  person and any
  supplemental pension granted to a surviving spouse, dependent  or  child
  shall  be  divided  among  such  persons  in  the same proportion as the
  pensions received by them.