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City of Auburn Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Disability Board
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 -10:00 AM - Council Conference Room
MINUTES
1. 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 Tem Bud
Larson, Member Lynn Norman, Member Virginia Haugen, and Member Bill
Petersen. Also present were Board Attorney Stephen King and Board Secretary
Danielle Daskam.
II. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
Chair Kelly noted the addition of claims from Ronald Cude, William Pitzl, Monroe
Shropshire and Roger Lee to the agenda. Jake Evans' pending claim was
added to Unfinished Business.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Minutes of the April 7, 2009 LEOFF Board Meetinq
Motion by Chair Pro Tem Larson, second by Member Petersen to approve
the April 7, 2009 minutes as distributed.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
IV. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Pending Disability Leave/Retirement Applications
There was no pending disability/leave retirement application.
B. Medical/Hearina/Vision/Dental Claims
1. James Monnett
Request for reimbursement of inedical expenses in the amount of
$3,633.70, Regence Claim #0817720502300 for services received
on June 16, 2008. The Board tabled Mr. Monnett's claim on
February 3, March 3 and April 7, 2009 pending the receipt of
additional information. Mr. Monnett submitted a letter of inedical
necessity dated April 8, 2009 from Dr. Litzenblatt.
Motion by Member Petersen, second by Chair Pro Tem Larson to
accept the letter of inedical necessity from Dr. Litzenblatt.
MOTON CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
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Motion by Member Petersen, second by Chair Pro Tem Larson to
approve Mr. Monnett's claim in the amount of $3,633.70.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
2. Jake Evans
On March 3 and April 7, 2009, the Board tabled the following claim
pending the receipt of additional information, including applicable
insurance and Medicare benefits statements. To date, no new
information has been received.
a. Request for reimbursement of inedical laboratory services
received on September 16, 2008 in the amount of $82.00.
Motion by Chair Pro Tem Larson, second by Member Petersen to
table the claim for an additional month.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Disability Leave/Retirement Applications
There was no new application for disability leave/retirement.
B. Appeals/Requests for Reconsideration
No request for reconsideration was received.
C. Medical/HearingNision/Dental Claims
1. Murray Board
Request for reimbursement of hearing aids in the amount of
$3,699.99 purchased from the Board's preferred provider. Mr.
Board has not received reimbursement for hearing aids in the last
five years.
Motion by Chair Pro Tem Larson, second by Member Petersen to
approve the claim in the amount of $3,699.99.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
2. Rov Johnson
Request for reimbursement of inedical expenses in the amount of
$132.00, Regence Claim #0906332854200 for services received
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on December 18, 2008 and processed by insurance on March 4,
2009.
Motion by Member Petersen, second by Chair Pro Tem Larson to
approve the claim in the amount of $132.00.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
3. Victor Shivelv Request for reimbursement of vision expenses in the amount of
$299.93. Mr. Shively has not received reimbursement for vision
expenses in the last finrelve months.
Motion by Chair Pro Tem Larson, second by Member Petersen to
approve the claim in the amount of $250.00, which is the policy
maximum.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
4. Dave Schuur
Request for reimbursement of vision expenses in the amount of
$43.99 for vision services received on April 7, 2009.
Mr. Schuur's claim was removed from the agenda at Mr. Schuur's
request.
5. Ronald Cude
Request for approval of long term care/assisted living care in the
amount of $5,640.33 for the months of April and May 2009.
Motion by Member Petersen, second by Chair Pro Tem Larson to
approve the claim in the amount of $5,640.33.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
6. William Pitzl
Request for reimbursement of vision expenses in the amount of
$129.00 for services received April 8, 2009. Mr. Pitzl has not
received vision care reimbursement in the last twelve months.
Motion by Member Petersen, second by Chair Pro Tem Larson to
approve the claim in the amount of $129.00.
MOTION CARRtED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
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7. Monroe Shropshire
Request for reimbursement of dental expenses in the amount of
$141.00 for services received on April 2, 2009. Mr. Shropshire has
not received dental expense reimbursement in 2009.
Motion by Member Petersen, second by Chair Pro Tem Larson to
approve the claim in the amount of $141.00.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
8. Roqer Lee
Request for approval of additional dental expenses related to pre-
approval granted on April 7, 2009. On April 7, 2009, the LEOFF
Board pre-approved dental work in the amount of $3,253.75.
During the dental procedures, additional work was required with an
additional expense of $1,007.95 for a total of $4,261.70. Mr. Lee
has previously proven medical necessity.
Motion by Chair Pro Tem Larson, second by Member Petersen to
approve the claim in the total amount of $4,261.70.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
D. Correspondence
No correspondence was received.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting
adjourned at 10:08 a.m.
APPROVED THE id DAY OF JUNE, 2009
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Ji Kelly, Chair Danielle Daskam, Board Secretary
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