LEOFF I Disability Board

City Hall City of Olympia 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Contact: Carl Watts Meeting Minutes (360) 753-8305 LEOFF I Disability Board Monday, May 13, 2013 5:30 PM Room 112 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Cooper called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 5- Chair Jim Cooper, Vice Chair Jeannine Roe, Boardmember John O'Neill, Boardmember Jack Seward, and Boardmember David Threedy STAFF PRESENT Joe Olson, HR Director Carl Watts, Personnel Analyst 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3.A 13-0375 Approval of April 8, 2013 LEOFF Disability Board Meeting Minutes Boardmember Threedy moved, seconded by Boardmember Seward, to approve the minutes. was approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Chair Cooper, Vice Chair Roe, Boardmember O'Neill, Boardmember Seward and Boardmember Threedy 4. BUSINESS ITEMS 4.A 13-0376 Case #02-13 Request for Optical Service After a brief discussion, Board member Seward moved, seconded by Board member Roe, to approve the member's request for eyewear reimbursement in the amount of $312.00 (amount allowed by policy) and that the members 2 years between eyewear replacement be reset starting on May 13, 2013. Aye: 5- Chair Cooper, Vice Chair Roe, Boardmember O'Neill, Boardmember Seward and Boardmember Threedy City of Olympia Page 1 LEOFF I Disability Board Meeting Minutes May 13, 2013 4.B 13-0377 Dental Insurance After a presentation of the information gathered by staff, the Board decided to not look at purchasing dental insurance for members at this time, but instructed staff to track dental expenses over time to see if insurance became a more attractive option. The report was received. 4.C 13-0378 Hearing Aid Information The Board discussed the information presented by staff about the possibility of buying all member hearing aids from one vendor. The Board instructed staff to contact 2 local vendors (Avada and one other that was most often used by members along with Tru Hearing) to see if staff could actually obtain a comparison of costs. Carl will work on this issue for presentation at a future Board meeting. The report was received. 4.D Long Term Care Discussion The Board had a brief discussion with staff about the issue of long term care. Member Cooper is going to try and get the questions prepared by staff about the long term care needs of public safety employees compared to the general population answered by his sources. Member Cooper also asked staff to talk with Jane Kirkemo about City Council possibly identifying a funding source to start preparing for future long term care costs. The was received. 5. REPORTS 5.A 13-0379 Expense Reports The board reviewed and discussed the expense reports for March and April 2013. This was an informational agenda item and no action was required. The report was received. 6. ADJOURNMENT Chair Cooper adjourned the meeting at 6:00 p.m. City of Olympia Page 2