Title
Application for Disability Retirement for Michael O. Gardiner (B)
This is a request for the City Commission to approve the disability retirement application for Michael O. Gardiner, Facilities Maintenance Coordinator, GRU.
Explanation
A meeting of the Disability Review Committee was conducted on Thursday, December 11, 2014 to review the application for disability retirement of Michael O. Gardiner. In reviewing the application and supporting information from his physicians, it is the recommendation of the Disability Review Committee that the City Commission approve the application.
Michael O. Gardiner, Facilities Maintenance Coordinator in GRU - Facilities Maintenance for 17.25 years, has been under the care of a physician for medical reasons. Information provided to the Committee from his physicians and the City of Gainesville's third party administrator, American General Life Companies, states that Mr. Gardiner 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.
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 $1,871.61 (employee eligible for early retirement); final average monthly earnings $5,710.47; adjusted monthly disability benefit $248.23; the Social Security Offset has yet to be determined. Benefit shall become effective November 8, 2014, upon the City Commission's approval and would be paid from the Disability Pension Fund.
Recommendation
The City Commission approve the submitted application for disability retirement for Michael O. Gardiner, Facilities Maintenance Coordinator, GRU-Facilities Maintenance.