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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-11-05 Retirement Board Minutes - Executive Session�� rx Town of Reading ¢t C� RK a Meeting Minutes TOWS &PMP'. Fa��a READ I N J''aconv 12: ? 1 Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 2424 �tlH _5 PM Contributory Retirement Board Date: 2013-11-05 Time: 6:00 PM Building: Reading Retirement Administration Location: Conference Room Address: 2 Haven Street Unit 307 Session: Executive Session Purpose: General Business Version: Final Attendees: Members - Present: Francis Driscoll, Chairman Joseph Veno Richard Foley Members - Not Present: Sharon Angstrom Thomas Clough others Present: Atty Michael Sacco Lisa Palermo, member David Palermo, husband of Lisa Palermo Atty Michael Conley, attorney for Lisa Palermo Michael Winters, witness Colleen Loughlin, Administrator Elaine Kelly, Asst Administrator Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Elaine Kelly Topics of Discussion: Page I I MINUTES OF THE READING RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION November 5, 2013 at 6:00 P.M. Present at this executive session are the following individuals: Francis P. Driscoll, Chairman Joseph R. Vena Richard P. Foley Michael Sacco, attorney for the Reading Retirement Board Lisa Palermo, member of the Reading Retirement System David Palermo, Lisa's husband Michael Conley, attorney for Lisa Palermo Michael Winters, witness The hearing was recorded and is considered to be a part of the minutes. The Board's Attorney Michael Sacco discussed the options that the Board has with regard to the Accidental Disability Application for Lisa Palermo. The various options available to the board are as follows: move to a medical panel, table for additional information, or deny the application. Attorney Sacco explained the process of the evidentiary hearing and that the point is to ascertain the facts since there were issues with witness statements of Michael Winters. Attorney Sacco requested that the member, Lisa Palermo, go through the day in question, which is April 6, 2012 in terms of what her tour of duty was, what she was doing, and how she came to pick up the generator. Witness, Michael Winters, also gave his statement as to the day in question. Before the Board made a decision about this case, Attorney Sacco suggested to Lisa's attorney that they may want to include checking off ordinary disability as well as accidental disability on the application. There are clearly two different stories presented. There is no question whether she's able to perform the essential duties of her job, but there is still the question of causation. Joseph Veno moved to request a medical panel. SECONDED BY; Richard Foley ROLL CALL VOTE: Joseph Veno Aye Richard Foley Aye Francis Driscoll Aye Joseph Veno moved to adjourn to open session. SECONDED BY: Richard Foley ROLL CALL VOTE: Joseph Vero Aye Richard Foley Aye Francis Driscoll Aye 4 1 Reconvened in open session at T30 P.M. ]0 Chairman, Francis P. Driscoll, Im elected ShhaamnnM. Angstmmm,Ex Officio ✓ �e Richard P. Folem[ >e1d 2 V' a Chairman, Joseph R. Veno, 2°elected Thomas A. Clough, 2 appo inted