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FIRE PENSION BOARD MINUTES CITY OF EVERETT JANUARY 19, 2022 1 The regular meeting of the Fire Pension Board was called to order at 9:30 a.m. on January 19, 2022. Upon roll call, it was found that Board Members Franklin, Neyens, Vitalich, and Scott were present. Board Attorney David Hall; and Susy Haugen and Richard Gray, Finance; and Marcy Hammer and Kandy Bartlett, Human Resources were also present. Board Members Jorve, Stonecipher and Huglen were excused. Susy Haugen introduced the new board members and city staff that will be assisting in claims processing, benefits and the change in organization structure moving forward. Marcy Hammer in Human Resources will be taking over medical claims and Richard Gray in the Clerk’s Office will be handling all the finances and reporting. Marcy Hammer from Human Resources introduced herself and her new role involving the pension board. She also explained the Medicare and HMA coordination of benefits issues that had occurred between late October and mid-December that caused denial of claims. During quarterly reporting, HMA sent a file to Medicare that caused HMA to become primary and Medicare to become secondary. A corrected file was sent to Medicare on January 10, 2022. Marcy will work with HMA to resolve any remaining unpaid claims. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the July 2021 meeting were approved as printed. BILLS AND PENSION ROLLS a. PENSION ROLLS Budgeted amount $ 737,000.00 July 2021 $ 50,653.02 Remaining Budget $ 355,698.27 48.26% b. MEDICAL CLAIMS Budgeted amount $ 1,810,000.00 July 2021 $ 75,396.94 July 2021 HMA fees $ 13,950.09 Remaining Budget $ 916,732.63 50.65% Moved by Neyens, seconded by Vitalich, to approve the pension rolls and medical claims as presented. Roll was called with all members voting yes, except Jorve and Stonecipher, who were excused.