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Contributory Retirement Board
Date: 2015-10-27 Time: 5:30 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 Discroll,Chairman
Joseph Veno
Nancy Heffernan
Sharon Angstrom
Thomas Clough participated remotely
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Atty Michael Sacco, attorney for Reading Retirement Board
Charles Helmka, member of the Reading Retirement System
Atty Daniel Napolitano, attorney for Charles Helmka
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Elaine Kelly
Topics of Discussion:
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MINUTES OF THE READING RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING
EXECUTIVE SESSION
October 27, 2015 at 5:30 P.M.
Present at this executive session are the following individuals:
Francis P. Driscoll, Chairman
Joseph R. Veno
Nancy 1. Heffernan
Sharon M. Angstrom
Thomas A. Clough, participated remotely
Michael Sacco, attorney for the Reading Retirement Board
Charles Helmka, member of the Reading Retirement System
Daniel Napolimno, attorney for Chanes Helmka
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 Charles Helmka. The various options available to the board are as follows: move to a
medical panel once the Board receives additional medical reports that Attorney Nspoliteno has on file or deny the
application.
Attorney Sacco explained the process of the evidentiary hearing and that the point is to ascertain the facts
Attorney Sacco requested that the member, Charles Helmka, go through the day in question, which is September
19, 2012 in terms of what he was doing and how he was burned.
Joseph Veno moved to request a medical panel.
SECONDED BY:
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Sharon Angstrom
Joseph Veno
Francis Driscoll
Nancy Heffernan
Sharon Angstrom
Thomas Clough
Joseph Veno moved to adjourn to open session
SECONDED BY: Sharon Angstrom
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
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ROLL CALL VOTE: Joseph Veno
Aye
Francis Driscoll
Aye
Nancy Heffernan
Aye
Sharon Angstrom
Aye
Thomas Clough
Aye
Reconvened in open session at 6:45 P.M
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Vice Chairman, Thomas A lough, 2—appointed