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City of Auburn Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Disability Board
Tuesday, January 17, 2006 -10:00 AM - Council Conference Room
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Jim Kelly called the special 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-at-Iarge), Member Roger Thordarson, Member Rich Wagner
and Member Russ Vandver. Also present were Board Attorney Joseph Beck,
John Dodd, and Board Secretary Danielle Daskam.
The purpose of the special meeting is to discuss and consider John Dodd's
disability leave/retirement application.
II. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Pendina Disabilitv Leave/Retirement Applications
1. John T. Dodd
Effective Date of Disability: July 22, 2005
Last Day of Service: July 21, 2005
On August 2, 2005, the LEOFF Board approved disability leave for
Mr. Dodd effective July 22,2005 with last day of service on July 21,
2005.
On December 5, 2005, the Board directed Mr. Dodd to undergo an
examination by the Board's physician, Objective Medical
Assessment Corporation (OMAC). Dr. Brian Tallerico conducted
the examination on December 15, 2005, and Dr. Tallerico's report
was transmitted to the Board.
Mr. Dodd's six months disability leave will conclude on January 22,
2006.
Mr. Dodd appeared before the Board and presented a physician's
statement frorn Dr. Moore releasing Mr. Dodd to return to work with
no restrictions effective January 17, 2006.
At 10:04 a.m. the Board recessed to executive session in order to
discuss Mr. Dodd's medical condition including discussion of
Objective Medical Assessment's medical findings and Mr. Dodd's
attending physician's findings.
LEOFF Board Minutes
January 17, 2006
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City of Auburn Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Disability Board
Tuesday, January 17, 2006 -10:00 AM - Council Conference Room
At 10:13 a.m. Chair Kelly reconvened the regular meeting.
Board members discussed the rules for granting a disability
retirement and conditional return to duty.
At 10:15 a.rn. Chair Kelly recessed the meeting to executive
session in order to discuss potential litigation. Mr. Dodd was
excused from the executive session.
The regular meeting was reconvened at 10:25 a.m.
In response to a question from Chair Kelly, Mr. Dodd indicated a
desire to return to full duty.
Motion by Member Thordarson, second by Member Vandver to
return John Dodd to work on a 60-day conditional return to duty
pursuant to Policy 3.15 subject to receipt of a letter from Mr. Dodd's
attending physician, Dr. Moore, responding to OMAC's rnedical
findings, and subject to the possibility of a third rnedical exam.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
Motion by Chair Pro Tem Larson, second by Member Thordarson
that Mr. Dodd's conditional return to duty be effective January 18,
2006.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5-0.
III. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:33 a.m.
otf.,
APPROVED THE 7 - DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2006.
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'elle Daskam, Secretary
LEOFF Board Minutes
January 17, 2006
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