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JEFFERSON COUNTY/CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND
LEOFF 1 RETIREMENT/DISABILITY BOARD
Jefferson County Courthouse
1820 Jefferson Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360) 385-9100
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
8:30 a.m., Thursday, August 7, 2014
Jefferson County Courthouse, County Administrator’s Conference Room
Present: Board Members Deborah Stinson, Tim Perry, Phil Johnson, Howard Scott and Mel
Mefford, and Secretary Erin Lundgren were present.
Call to Order: Chairman Perry called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
Member Scott abstained from discussing and voting on the following claim.
Request for Payment of Claim; City of Port Townsend Retiree Howard Scott: The Board
reviewed a request for payment of a claim in the amount of $70 submitted by City of Port
Townsend LEOFFI Retiree Howard Scott for a portion of chiropractic treatment services which
were not entirely covered by Medicare. In accordance with the LEOFFI Board Policies and
Procedures, the claim was not found to be unreasonable, excessive or continuous.
Member Mefford moved to approve payment of the claim in the amount of $70. Member
Johnson seconded the motion. A vote was called on the motion. Members Stinson, Mefford,
Johnson and Perry voted in favor of the motion. Member Scott abstained from voting. The
motion carried (4 in favor, 1 abstention).
The Secretary will notify the City’s Finance Department of the Board’s decision.
Request for Payment of Claim; City of Port Townsend Retiree Luanne Boice: The Board
reviewed a request for payment of a claim in the amount of $500 submitted by City of Port
Townsend LEOFFI Retiree Luanne Boice for out-of-pocket dental expenses. In accordance
Member Representing
Phil Johnson Jefferson County
Deborah Stinson City of Port Townsend
Mel Mefford Law Enforcement
Howard Scott Fire Fighter’s Association
Tim Perry Citizen at Large
Erin Lundgren, Secretary
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with the LEOFFI Board Policies and Procedures, payment of the claim is allowed.
Member Stinson moved to approve payment of the claim in the amount of $500. Member
Johnson seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
The Secretary will notify the claimant and the City’s Finance Department of the Board’s
decision.
Discussion re: LEOFFI Board Policy on Dental Coverage: The members agreed to discuss
possible revisions to the LEOFF I Board Policies and Procedures regarding dental benefits and
medical marijuana during the next regular meeting scheduled for October 7, 2014.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:08 a.m. until the next regularly scheduled
meeting on October 7, 2014 or special meeting as properly noticed.
Respectfully Submitted,
Erin Lundgren, Secretary