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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1993. �I a„ I, ,, . 1i, u,� 11,, it,,ii 4 u u ,, ,. , i I I p , III of , AII,, whill MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE EVANSTON FIRE FIGHTERS PENSION FUND February 2, 1993 Board members present: Mr. Patrick J. Dillon (President), Mr. Ronald W. Brumbach (Secretary), Mr. William Reid (Trustee), Mr. Robert Brandt (Trustee), Ms. Kirsten F. Davis (City Clerk), Mr. Robert A. Shonk (Comptroller), Mr. James Hunt (Fire Chief). Also present: Mr. Thomas McGuire, Esq., Mr. Michael Anderson, Mr. James Dillon, Mr. Phillip Burns. The regular meeting of the Evanston Firefighters Pension Fund was called to order by President Dillon at 1:51 p.m., at Evanston Fire Station No. 3. The roll call was taken by Secretary Brumbach. The minutes of the last regular meeting were read. A motion by Davis, seconded by Hunt, to approve the minutes as read passed without dissent. The regular order of business was tabled so the Board could address the request of Mr. Phillip Burns, that the Board pay legal expenses incurred by him in connection with his application for retirement pension. Mr. Burns addressed the Board and explained the reasons for his request. The Board's attorney, Mr. McGuire, advised the Board that, in his opinion, there was no legal way the Board could grant the request made by Mr. Burns. A motion by Davis, seconded by Brandt, to go into executive session to discuss pending litigation, passed without dissent. The Board went into executive session at 2:15 p.m. The Board came out of executive session at 2:33 p.m. A motion was made by Hunt, seconded by 5honk to deny Mr. Burns request for payment of his legal fees, The motion passed without dissent. The Board moved to new applicants for the pension fund. a 0 - 2 - A motion by Davis, seconded by Shonk, to deny the application of Mr. C. Dywer, because he does not meet the age requirement under the Illinois revised statutes, Chapter 108 1/2, Article 4, Section 107. The motion passed without dissent. A motion by Reid, seconded by Brandt, to purchase a computer described in proposals presented to the Board from an Evanston retailer. There was discussion on the motion an the motion was amended as follows: purchase a computer with IBM features with a H.P. printer. More discussion on the amended motion ensued and the motion was tabled. A motion was made by Hunt and seconded by Brand, to purchase an IBM50 or clone computer with a H.P. printer with a maximum expenditure of $4,500.00 The motion passed without dissent. A motion was made by Reid, seconded by Hunt, that the Board authorize attendance by two members to the National Conference of Public Employee Retirement Systems in Nashville, Tennessee with reimbursement for airfare, hotel and $20.00 per day for food. The motion passed without dissent. A motion by Davis, seconded by Dillon to adjourn the meeting passed without dissent. President Dillon adjourned the meeting. u WI a II 4 W �4 li i 4+IW . IWI � YIAI a II I C I IJ119 !MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EVANSTON FIREFIGHTERS PENSION FUND March 22, 1993 Board members present: Mr. Patrick J. Dillon (President), Mr. Ronald W. Brumbach (Secretary), Mr. Willian Reid (Trustee), Mr. Robert Brandt (Trustee), Mr. Robert A. Shank (Comptroller), Ms. Kirsten F. Davis (City Clerk), Mr. James Hunt (Fire Chief). Also present: Mr. Edward Galloway, Mr. Lee Gudgeon, Esq., Ms. McGuire. The special meeting of the Evanston Firefighters pension Fund was called to order by President Dillon at 1.40 p.m., at Evanston Fire Station No. 3. This special meeting was called to consider the application for a disability pension -line of duty for Mr. Edward Galloway. The roll call was taken by Secretary Brumbach and is noted above. Mr. Galloway was then sworn in as a witness and hearing was conducted into this matter. A motion by Hunt, seconded by Reid, to go into executive session passed without dissent. The Board went into executive session at 1:55 p.m. The Board came out of executive session at 2:10 p.m. A motion was made by Hunt, seconded by Davis, to approve Mr. Galloway's application for disability pension -line of duty by roll call vote. All the members present voted for approval and the motion passed. A motion was made by Shank, seconded by Brandt to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed without dissent and the meeting was adjourned by President Dillon. - M MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION DURING THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EVANSTON FIREFIGHTERS PENSION FUND March 22, 1993 The Board discussed and considered the evidence presented and heard in the regular session. This included the testimony of Mr. Galloway and the reports of Board appointed doctors. Two main issues were discussed, (1) the question of whether Mr. Galloway's injury occurred on duty and (2) the question of whether he is expected to be unfit for regular duty for at least 12 months. A motion by Davis, seconded by Brandt, to come out of executive session passed without dissent. MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION DURING THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EVANSTON FIREFIGHTERS PENSION FUND JUNE 23, 1993 The Board discussed and considered the evidence presented and heard in the regular session. This included questions asked of Mr. Olson and doctors reports from Board appointed doctors. The main issue discussed was the question of whether Mr. Olson's injury occurred in the line of duty. A motion by Shonk, seconded by Reid, to come out of executive session, passed without dissent. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE EVANSTON FIREFIGHTERS PENSION FUND SEPTEMBER 9. 1993 Board members present: Mr. Patrick J. Dillon, President; Mr. Ronald W. Brumbach, Secretary; Mr. William Reid, Trustee; Mr. Robert Brandt, Trustee. Also present: Mr. Jim Taylor. The regular meeting of the Evanston Firefighters Pension Fund was called to order by President Dillon at 1:50 p.m., at Evanston Fire station No. 3. The roll was taken by Secretary Brumbach. A motion by Brandt, seconded by Reid, to waive the reading of the February 2, 1993 minutes and approve with one change, on page 2, of the daily perdiem rate from $20.00 to $30.00. The motion also included approval of the minutes from the March 22, 1993 and June 23, 1993 special meetings. The motion passed without dissent. President Dillon reported that he has been re-elected to another term as Trustee of the pension board. A motion by Brandt, seconded by Reid to elect Dillon and Brumbach, respectively, to the offices of President and Secretary. The motion passed without dissent. President Dillon announced that the pension board has been dismissed from the Quinones v. Evanston Firefighters Pension Board case. A motion by Reid, seconded by Brandt to approve the application of Andrew Kalinowski to join the pension fund. The motion passed without dissent. b .•i A motion by Reid, seconded by Brandt, to approve a list of paid expenses of pay vouchers in between meetings, except regular''..'.* _ pension checks, to the board for approval. The motion passed without dissent. A motion by Reid, seconded by Brumbach, that the board pay the required fee for any board member who wishes to attend the Illinois Police Pension Fund Association's conference, October 13-16, 1993. The motion passed without dissent. A motion by Dillon, seconded by Brandt, that the board pay the tuition fee for any board member who wishes to attend classes related,to our computer hardware or software programs. The motion passed without dissent. President Dillon announced that there will be a finance committee (Dillon, Brandt, Shonk) meeting on September 21, 1993. A motion by Reid, seconded by Brandt, that the finance committee report its actions to the full board for approval. The motion passed without dissent. A motion by Brumbach, seconded by Dillon, to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed without dissent and the meeting was adjourned at 14:45 hours. Approved this day of Attest: Secretary President , 1994.