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City of Auburn Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Disability Board
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 10:00 AM - Council Conference Room
Minutes
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Pro Tem Bud Larson 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 Pro Tem Larson and the following Board members were present:
Member Lynn Norman, Member Virginia Haugen, and Member Bill Petersen.
Chair Jim Kelly was excused. Also present were Board Attorney Steve King and
Board Secretary Danielle Daskam.
II. ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON AND CHAIRPERSON PRO TEMPORE
Section 1.05 of the LEOFF Board Policies and Procedures provides that at the
first meeting of each year, the members shall elect from among the members, a
member to serve as Chairperson and a member to serve as Chairperson pro
tempore.
Motion by Member Petersen, second by Member Norman to nominate and elect
Jim Kelly as Chairperson for the year 2010.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4-0.
Motion by Member Petersen, second by Member Norman to nominate and elect
Bud Larson as Chairperson Pro Tem for the year 2010.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4-0.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Minutes of the December 1 2009 LEOFF Board Meetinq
Motion by Member Petersen, second by Member Norman to approve the
December 1, 2009 minutes as distributed.
MOTION CARRIED. 4-0.
IV. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Pendin4 Disabilitv Leave/Retirement Aqqlications
There was no pending disability leave/retirement application.
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Disability Leave/Retirement Applications
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No new application for disability leave/retirement was received.
B. Appeals/Requests for Reconsideration
No request for reconsideration was received.
C. Medical/Hearinq/Vision Claims
1. Bob Almv
Request for reimbursement of dental expenses in the amount of
$781.00.
ROBERTALMY 2009 $1,200.00 BALANCE
$1,200.00
February 3, 2009 $244.00 $956.00
June 2, 2009 $46.00 $910.00
Oct 6, 2009 $129.00 $781.00
Motion by Member Petersen, second by Member Norman to
approve the claim in the amount of $781.00.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4-0.
2. Richard Husebv
Request for reimbursement of dental expenses in the amount of
$1,200. Mr. Huseby did not receive reimbursement for dental
expenses for 2009.
Motion by Member Petersen, second by Member Norman to
approve the claim.
Board members discussed Mr. Huseby's claim noting that
according to the supporting documents $935.75 of the claimed
expenses had been paid rather than the full claimed amount of
$1,200.
Member Petersen modified his motion to approve the claim in the
amount of $935.75.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4-0.
The Board Secretary was instructed to send Mr. Huseby a letter
advising him of the Board's action, and that Mr. Huseby could
resubmit the remainder of. the expense with proof of inedical
necessity.
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' 3. Alan Kosko
Request for reimbursement of dental expenses in the amount of
$925.59. Mr. Kosko did not receive reimbursement for dental
expenses for 2009.
Motion by Member Petersen, second by Member Norman to
approve the claim in the amount of $925.59.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4-0.
4. Ed Henderson
Request for reimbursement of dental expenses in the amount of
$2,625.00.
ED HENDERSON $1,200.00 BALANCE
2009 $1, 200.00
March 3, 2009 $208.05 $991.95
June 2, 2009"' $393.00 $598.95
June 2, 2009"' $3,018.00 ($2,419.05)
June 2, 2009'"' $105.45 ($2,524.50)
Sept 1, 2009"* $1,102.00 ($3,626.50)
Sept 1, 2009"" $1,140.00 ($4,766.50)
Oct6,2009"*' $285.00 ($5,051.50)
Dec 1, 2009"*' $1,425.00 ($6,476.50)
Found Medically Necessary
Motion by Member Petersen, second by Member Norman to
approve the claim in the amount of $2,625.00 finding medical
necessity previousl,y substantiated.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4-0.
5. Loren Anderson
Request for reimbursement of vision expenses in the amount of
$608.00 for services received on September 9, 2009. Mr.
Anderson has not received vision expense reimbursement in the
last year.
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Motion by Member Petersen, second by Member Norman to
approve $250.00, which is the annual reimbursement rate for vision
expenses.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4-0.
The Board Secretary was instructed to send Mr. Anderson a letter
advising him of the Board's action, and that Mr. Anderson could
resubmit the remainder of the expense with proof of inedical
necessity.
6. Sammv Mulkev
Request for reimbursement of dental expenses in the amount of
$1,107.00.
SAMMY MULKEY
2009 $1,200.00 BALANCE
$1, 200.00
Date Claim Approved
June 2, 2009 $108.00 $1,092.00
Motion by Member Petersen, second by Member Norman to
approve the claim in the amount of $1,092.00.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4-0.
The Board Secretary was instructed to send Mr. Mulkey a letter
advising him of the Board's action, and that Mr. Mulkey could
resubmit the remainder of the expense with proof of inedical
necessity.
7. Gordon Stephenson
Request for reimbursement of dental expenses for the replacement
of two dentures in the total amount of $2,200.00.
Motion by Member Petersen, second by Member Norman to
approve the claim in the amount of $2,200.00.
MOTION CARIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4-0.
8. Doris Darouqh
Request for reimbursement of long term care expenses in the
amount of $1,001.53 for the month of November, 2009.
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Motion by Member Petersen, second by Member Norman to
approve the claim in the amount of $1,001.53.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4-0.
9 Cov Franklin Grall
Request for reimbursement of dental expenses in the amount of
$635.00. Mr. Grall did not have any dental expenses in 2009.
Motion by Member Petersen, second by Member Norman to
approve the claim in the amount of $635.00.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4-0.
D. Corresqondence
No correspondence was received.
E. Policv and Procedure Manual Review
This item was postponed until the meeting of February 2, 2010.
F. Discussion
There was no other discussion.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting
adjourned at 10:18 a.m.
APPROVED THE DAY OF February, 2010
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Jim elly, Chair Danielle Daskam, Board Secretary
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