ABOUT LACERA

BOARD OF RETIREMENT AGENDA 2-4-09

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS (For Information Only)
4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 7, 2009
5. CONSENT AGENDA
   1. Ratification of Service Retirement Application Approvals
   2. Ratification of Survivor Benefit Application Approvals
   3. Recommendation to dismiss pending cases and request retroactive benefits
6. NON-CONSENT AGENDA
   1. Recommendation as submitted by James P. Harris, Chair, Disability Procedures & Services Committee: That the Board adopt staff recommendation to revise the Disability Retirement Evaluation Summary to include multiple panel doctor recommendations and approve the revisions to include 31725.65 and the "Deemed Filed" check box. (Memo dated January 23, 2009.)
   2. Recommendation as submitted by James P. Harris, Chair, Disability Procedures & Services Committee: That the Board instruct staff to use List Style - Example #3 (as noted in Board memo) when summarizing the history of a workers' compensation claim. (Memo dated January 23, 2009.)
   3. Recommendation as submitted by James P. Harris, Chair, Disability Procedures & Services Committee: That the Board adopt a policy whereby LACERA will not use a Board Panel Physician in a disability retirement case where that physician previously provided, in another matter, services relating to the applicant's medical condition. (Memo dated January 26, 2009.)
   4. Recommendation as submitted by Debbie Juul, Manager, Disability Retirement Services: That the Board accept an application for service-connected disability retirement. (Memo dated January 14, 2009.)
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
8. GOOD OF THE ORDER (For discussion purposes only.)
9. DISABILITY RETIREMENT APPLICATIONS ON CONSENT CALENDAR
10. DISABILITY RETIREMENT CASES TO BE HELD IN CLOSED SESSION
    1. Applications for Disability
    2. Referee Reports (Closed Session)
    3. Staff Recommendations (Closed Session)
       1. Recommendation to dismiss pending cases and request retroactive benefits
11. 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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