BOARD OF RETIREMENT AGENDA 1-7-09

I. ELECTION OF OFFICERS (Election of Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Audit Committee Member)

II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 3, 2008

III. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Ratification of Service Retirement Application Approvals
B. Ratification of Survivor Benefit Application Approvals
C. Recommendation to dismiss pending cases and request retroactive benefits

IV. NON-CONSENT AGENDA
A. Recommendation as submitted by James P. Harris, Chair, Disability Procedures & Services Committee: Proposed procedure for cumulative traumas involving low back injury and deputy sheriff. (Memo dated December 9, 2008.)
B. Recommendation as submitted by James P. Harris, Chair, Disability Procedures & Services Committee: Proposed amendments to referee service provider agreement. (Memo dated December 9, 2008.)

V. PUBLIC COMMENT

VI. GOOD OF THE ORDER
(For discussion purposes only.)

VII. DISABILITY RETIREMENT APPLICATIONS ON CONSENT CALENDAR

VIII. DISABILITY RETIREMENT CASES TO BE HELD IN CLOSED SESSION
A. Applications for Disability
B. Referee Reports (Closed Session)
C. Staff Recommendations (Closed Session)
1. Recommendation regarding payment of invoices and pending appeals/cases.

IX. ADJOURNMENT

Documents subject to public disclosure that relate to an agenda item for an open session of the Board of Retirement that are distributed to members of the Board of Retirement less than 72 hours prior to the meeting will be available for public inspection at the time they are distributed to a majority of the Board of Retirement Members at LACERA’s offices at 300 N. Lake Avenue, Suite 820, Pasadena, CA 91101, during normal business hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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