Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the contributory retirement board of the town of Wellesley shall pay a member survivor allowance to Carol Calder, widow of George Calder, effective on the date of his death March 5, 1998, and who was a retired member of the contributory retirement system of the town, equal to the amount she would have received if he had elected to take Option (c) of section 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws when he retired on December 31, 1997.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect as of March 5, 1998.