Volunteer Firefighter Relief Fund Committee

City of Norwich Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Fund Committee Minutes Special Meeting March 21, 2011 The Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Fund Committee held a special meeting on Monday, March 21, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. in room 209, City Hall, Norwich, Connecticut 1. Roll Call a. Members Present: Richard Benoit, Taftville Thomas Quinley, Yantic Donald Leary, East Great Plain Karen Mankowski, Occum Joshua Pothier, Assistant Comptroller Frank Davis, Citizen Appointee b. Members Absent: Joseph Ruffo, Comptroller Brian Curtin, City Treasurer Joseph Kochanski, Laurel Hill Brigid Marks, City of Norwich Personnel Manager Red McKeon, Occum/Past Chairman c. Guests: Steve Caisse –Taftville; Tim Jencks – Taftville Richard Benoit called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. 2. Minutes: None – Review meeting minutes moved to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 3. Treasurer’s Report: None 4. Old Business – None 5. New Business a. Review of Membership Qualifications: Question posed to the Committee – “what qualifications need to be met in order to buy-back previous years of service?” i. Two members of Taftville – Steve Caisse and Paul Lebrecque – wish to buy back 3 and 2 years respectively. (a) Steve Caisse in the years in question was at the Fire Department consistently, coming, going, and participating in Fire Department business. He met the training requirements but not the call requirements. He did not qualify in 2010. 1. Mr. Caisse is requesting to buy back 3 years – 2006, 2007, and another year (2008 or 2009).  City of Norwich Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Fund Committee Minutes Special Meeting March 21, 2011 ii. Thomas Quinley made a motion to review each member’s service time on a case- by-case basis, with detailed documentation presented by the member and the Department’s Chief. Donald Leary seconded the motion, passed 5 in favor; one against. b. Brief discussion regarding Rudy Beauregard, no adjustments required. c. Tom Quinley presented to the Committee applications for membership for the following Yantic Firemen: Adam Herz and Ryan Flaherty. Each is looking to buy-back one (1) cadet year and one (1) regular year of service. Donald Leary made a motion to accept their membership with buy-back, seconded by Frank Davis. Approved. d. Tom Quinley presented to the Committee the application for retirement benefits for Jack Flaherty. Jack has 21 years of service and became eligible for retirement benefits in January. Donald Leary made the motion to accept his application for retirement benefits, retroactive to January 2011. Frank Davis seconded the motion, approved. e. James Milhomme of Taftville is buying 2010 Service Time at $18. He has 28 years of credited Service at $10. The Committee provided clarification that his previous 28 years will remain at the $10/year payment rate. A motion was made by Tom Quinley to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Frank Davis. Approved. Meeting was adjourned at 5:50 pm. Respectfully submitted, Thomas G. Quinley Secretary