Title
Application for Disability Retirement for Ronald Behar (B)
Retirement application for Ronald Behar, Organizational Development Specialist, who has been under the care of physicians for several medical reasons.
Explanation
A meeting of the Disability Review Committee was conducted on Friday, February 2, 2007 to review the application for disability retirement for Ronald Behar. In reviewing the application and supporting information from his physician, it is the recommendation of the Disability Review Committee that the City Commission approve the application.
Ronald Behar, with 6.833 years of service with Gainesville Regional Utilities Organizational Development Department, has been under the care of physicians for several medical reasons. Information provided to the Committee from his physician and from the City of Gainesville's third party administrator Health Direct Inc., states that Mr. Behar is totally disabled and wholly and continuously unable to perform any and every duty of his employment or of a position to which he may be assigned. This application was received and processed prior to the changes in the Disability Pension Plan and is subject to the terms and conditions in the plan as it existed on the date of the disability. Based on the information received from Mr. Behar's physician, November 7, 2006 is the date Mr. Behar became permanently and totally disabled.
Fiscal Note
The current monthly salary, final average earnings of the employee's 36 highest consecutive months of earnings, and the estimated benefit for this employee has been determined to be: current monthly salary - 5,905.91; final average monthly earnings - $5,412.63; final monthly benefit - $2,165.05 based on formula, prior to applying offsets. The final monthly benefit is without Social Security offset. Once Social Security Benefits are determined the offset will be applied. Mr. Behar's monthly benefit after all applicable offsets cannot exceed $1,500 per...
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