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Application for Disability Retirement Rafael Vazquez (B)
This item request approval of the Disability Retirement Application of former Transit Operator Rafael Vazquez.
Explanation
A meeting of the Disability Review Committee was conducted on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 to review the application for disability retirement of Transit Operator Rafael Vazquez. His relevant medical information was reviewed by the Plan’s Third Party Administrator and they determined that Mr. Vazquez is unable to perform the job duties as a Transit Operator for the City of Gainesville. This is the standard for approving a disability retirement under the General Employee’s Pension Plan. In reviewing the application and supporting information from his physician, it is the recommendation of the Disability Review Committee that the Board of Trustees of the Plan approves the application.
Fiscal Note
Mr. Vazquez’ out-of-line-of-duty pension benefit is $921.52 before Social Security Offsets and will be paid out of the City of Gainesville Employee’s Pension Plan. The benefit is gross of any offsets associated with collateral income as required by the Plan. Since Mr. Vazquez is receiving collateral employer provided benefit income, those Social Security offsets of $409.46 will be taken from the monthly benefit making his adjusted monthly disability benefit $512.07.
Recommendation
The Board of Trustees of the City of Gainesville Employee’s Pension Plan approve the disability retirement of Rafael Vazquez retro-active to June 1, 2017.