HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-07-2023 Fire Releif and Pension Board AgendaCITY OF AUBURN
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Fire Relief and Pension Board
Mayor Nancy Backus, Chair
Jamie Thomas, Finance Director
Bill Petersen, Member
Robert Wigley, Member
FROM: Shawn Campbell, City Clerk
DATE: November 2, 2023
SUBJECT: FIRE RELIEF AND PENSION BOARD AGENDA
FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2023 AT 2:30 PM
VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON
ROOM 2 – AUBURN CITY HALL
FIRE RELIEF AND PENSION BOARD
November 7, 2023 - 2:30 PM
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION
The Auburn City Fire Relief and Pension Board Meeting scheduled for Tuesday,
November 7, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. will be held virtually and in person.
To attend the meeting virtually please click the link or enter the meeting ID into
the Zoom app or call into the meeting at the phone number listed below.
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Meeting ID: 859 0180 0922
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Minutes of the August 1, 2023, Fire Relief and Pension Board meeting. *
(Recommendation: Board approve the August 1, 2023, minutes as
distributed.)
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IV. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Approval of Claims
Approval of Pension and Healthcare Benefit payments to Fire Relief
and Pensioners for the period of July 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023
in the amount of $52,542.44.
(Recommendation: Board approve the pension and healthcare benefit
payments through September 30, 2023)
B. Election for the 2024-2025 Board Member Position
Board Secretary Campbell to inform Boardmembers of the timeline for the
election.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
FIRE RELIEF AND PENSION BOARD
August 1, 2023, 2:30 PM
VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON
COUNCIL CHAMBER – AUBURN CITY HALL
MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Nancy Backus called the meeting to order at 2:45 p.m. The meeting was
held virtually and in person. Fire Relief and Pension Board Members present
included Mayor Backus, Finance Director Thomas, Fire Relief Pension retiree
Bob Wigley. Fire Relief and Pension retiree Bill Petersen.
II. VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION
The meeting was held virtually and in person.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Minutes of the February 7, 2023 Fire Relief and Pension Board meeting.
Motion by Member Wigley, second by Member Petersen to approve the
February 7, 2023 minutes.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4-0
IV. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
There was no unfinished business.
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Approval of Claims
Motion by Member Petersen, second by Member Wigley to approve the
expenses of the Fire Relief and Pension Fund.
Director Thomas stated the report shows overpayments that the members
will be required to repay. The members have been informed of the
overpayment and letters will be sent informing the members of the new
payment amounts.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4-0
B. Increase in Benefits
Director Thomas informed the Board the scheduled increases for surviving
spouses will take place in July of 2023 per the State statute.
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VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Fire Relief and Pension
Board, the meeting adjourned at 2:52 p.m.
APPROVED THIS 7th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023.
__________________________ ___________________________
NANCY BACKUS, MAYOR Shawn Campbell, City Clerk
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Interoffice Memorandum
To: Fire Pension Board
From: Jamie Thomas, Finance Director
Date: November 7, 2023
Re: Fire Relief and Pension Benefits
The following information is for the review and approval to the Fire and Relief and Pension Board at their
quarterly meeting, scheduled for November 7, 2023.
Approval of Claims
2023 payments not yet approved: $46,451.22 has been paid in fire pension benefits for the pay period
July 1, 2023 – September 30, 2023 and $6,091.05 has been paid July 1, 2023 – September 30, 2023 for
healthcare benefits.
The amounts paid are net of amounts collected back from previous overpayments. A total of $3,258.96
was collected back from 8 pensioners.
EE Name Beneficiary Salary Benefits
Dodd, John T -$ 1,218.21$
Henderson, Edward L Henderson, Eveline 5,875.10 -
Kosko, Alan D 3,061.10 1,218.21
Nixon, Ray M Nixon, Dorothy 2,491.40 -
Partridge, Kenneth Partridge, Jeanne 4,024.74 -
Petersen, William R 4,238.94 1,218.21
Reno, Robert Eugene Reno, Annette 6,659.62 -
Shropshire, Monroe S Shopshire, Meredith 3,570.94 -
Tinsley, William T Tinsley, Mary Jane 8,328.48 -
Volstad, Dale T 1,150.24 1,218.21
Wigley, Robert S 7,050.66 1,218.21
Total 46,451.22$ 6,091.05$
2023 Quarter 3