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City of Auburn Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Disability Board
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 -10:00 AM - Council Conference Room
MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Jim Kelly called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. in the Council
Conference Room located at Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street in Auburn.
Chair Kelly and the following Board members were present: Chair Pro Tern Bud
Larson (member-at-Iarge), Member Bill Peloza, Member Roger Thordarson, and
Member Russ Vandver. Also present was Board Secretary Danielle Daskam.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Minutes of the Januarv 4. 2005 LEOFF Board MeetinQ
Motion by Member Peloza, second by Member Thordarson to approve the
minutes.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
III. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Pendinq Disabilitv Leave/Retirement Applications
There was no pending disability leave/retirement application.
B. Medical/HearinqNision Claims
There was no pending claim.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. Disabilitv Leave/Retirement Applications
There was no new disability leave/retirement application.
B. Appeals/Requests for Reconsideration
No appeal or request for reconsideration was filed.
C. Medical/HearinqNision Claims
1. Stan Laatsch
Request for reimbursement of vision expenses in the amount of
$174.00. (Mr. Laatsch's last vision claim was approved in July 2003.)
Motion by Member Peloza, second by Member Vandver to approve
Mr. Laatsch's claim in the amount of $174.00.
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MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
2. John Calkins
Regence Explanation of Benefits Statement Claim
#0402632644500 processed on February 4, 2004 in the amount of
$56.81 for medical services received on January 12, 2004.
Motion by Chair Pro Tern Larson, second by Member Peloza to
approve Mr. Calkins' claim in the amount of $56.81.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
3. COY Franklin Grall
January 7, 2005 request for pre-authorization for medical
procedure.
Board members reviewed Mr. Grall's request for pre-authorization
for a medical procedure.
Motion by Member Peloza, second by Member Vandver to confirm
Chair Kelly's tentative approval for pre-authorization of the medical
procedure.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
D. Discussion
1. Alternative Medicine/Practitioners
Board members discussed the sample policies contained in the
Board Secretary's memo dated January 28, 2005. Board members
commented favorably on the provisions contained in the Spokane
policy.
Chair Kelly offered to work with Board Attorney Beck and Board
Secretary Daskam on development of a proposed policy relating to
alternative medicine.
Member Peloza stated he preferred a maximum expenditure
threshold in the policy.
E. Correspondence
Chair Kelly acknowledged the following informational correspondence.
1. January 6, 2005 letter from William M. Pitzl.
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2. January 24, 2005 e-mail regarding 2005 LEOFF Conference.
V. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting
adjourned at 10:22 a.m.
APPROVED THIS /1: DAY OF ~J./~AJ
,2005.
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Danielle Daskam, Board Secretary
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