SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Legal services agreement relating to pension disability claims.
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SUMMARY:
Pursuant to recent negotiations with FOP and IAFF, the City has updated the process for resolving pension disability claims. The new process requires a legal evaluation of the merits of the application, which will be provided to the City Manager as a non-binding recommendation. The City’s long-time worker’s compensation attorney, Mark Hungate, has agreed to provide this service for the City. Assigning these cases to Mr. Hungate will promote efficiency because the vast majority of pension disability claims also dovetail with worker’s compensation.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Funding for this agreement is available in cost code 6467410-530100 Professional Services, funded by the employee pension fund.