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Contributory Retirement Board
Date: 2021-03-24 Time: 11:00 AM
Building: Reading Retirement Administration Location: Conference Room
Address: 2 Haven Street Unit 307 Session: Executive Session
Purpose: General Business Version: Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
Thomas Clough, Chairman
Sharon Angstrom
Carol Roberts
David Gentile
Members - Not Present:
Joseph Coughlin
Others Present:
Atty Michael Sacco
Atty Richard Heavey
Mark Segalla
Jeffrey Zeizel, LICSW
Colleen Loughlin, Administrator
Elaine Kelly, Asst Administrator
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Elaine
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MINUTES OE THE READING RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING
EXECUTIVE SESSION
March 24, 2021
Present at this executive session were the following individuals
Thomas A. Clough, Chairman
Sharon M. Angstrom
Carol B. Roberts
David A. Gentile
Colleen Loughlin, Retirement Board Administrator
Elaine Kelly, Assistant Retirement Board Administrator
Mark. Segalla
Arty. Michael Sacco
Arty. Richard Heavey
Jeffrey Zeizel, LICSW
The hearing was recorded and is considered to be a part of the minutes.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
An evidentiary hearing was held regarding the Accidental Disability Application of Mark Segalla,
which was conducted in executive session, as requested by the member. Arty. Michael Sacco
presided over the hearing.
Atty. Sacco stated that this was a fact-finding session to ensure that the Board had a full
understanding of Mr. Segella's Accidental Disability Application. Arty. Sacco also stated that he
did not anticipate a vote at this session but that it was intended to hear testimony from the member
and Jeffrey Zeizel, LICSW (if he chose to do so) and to give the opportunity for the member's
council, Any. Richard Heavey, to address the issues at hand..
Mr. Segalla gave testimony to the various events, which he described as contributing factors to the
stress of the job as Reading's Chief of Police. Mr. Segalla also answered questions from both Arty.
Sacco and Arty. Heavey, relative to the events he described. Jeffrey Zeizel, LICSW gave testimony
with regard to Mr. Segalla's mental health.
In summation, Arty. Sacco will email Arty. Heavey various legal questions and give Arty. Heavey
the opportunity to respond to these questions within sixty days of this executive session. Arty. Sacco
will then forward, to the Board members, the response from Arty. Heavey. A follow-up executive
session will be scheduled, at which time the Board will vote to either approve or deny the request for
a medical panel. Mr. Segalla will be invited to attend this executive session but he is not required to
do so.
• SHARON ANGSTROM moved to suspend Executive Session
SECONDED BY: CAROL ROBERTS
ROLL CALL VOTE: SHARON ANGSTROM
Aye
CAROL ROBERTS
Aye
DAVID GENTILE
Aye
THOMAS CLOUGH
Aye
VOTED: (4-0-0) UNANIMOUS
Thomas A. Clough, Chairman
(NO LONGER A BOARD MEMBER AS OF 3/3121)
Sharon M. Angstrom, Ex Offici
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Joseph J. Coughlin, 2nd elected (ABSENT)