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AGENDA
CITY OF PASCO
LEOFF DISABILITY BOARD
DATE: Monday, April 20th, 2026
TIME: 6:15 PM
PLACE: Pasco Conference Room, City Hall – 1st Floor
1. Declaration of quorum:
Roll call: Milne Yes No Andres Yes No
Grimm Yes No
Nelson Yes No
Staff: Daniela Segura, Board Clerk
Sara Matzen, HR Director
Guest: Erin McCool
2. Approval of Minutes:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: ____________________ moved to approve March 16th, 2026, minutes.
____________________ seconded the motion. Discussion. The motion carried.
3. Clerk’s Report/Correspondence:
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4. Old Business:
• Long Term Care/Nursing Services or Similar Care – Rule Review & Update
o Based on the information and guidance provided by the Attorney at the March board
meeting, the Clerk has been reviewing the rule for Nursing Home and Similar Services to
update the language to include the following updates:
▪ Medically necessary – all long-term care invoices will need to be itemized to ensure
that the board is only reimbursing for the medically necessary items.
▪ Second medical opinion – affirming the boards right to request an independent
second opinion prior to approving a long-term care claim.
• LOEFF 1 Cases Update
o The attorney has reviewed the cases that Cliff provided at the board’s last meeting. The
cases were:
▪ Stegmeier v. City of Everett
▪ Bakenhaus v. City of Seattle
▪ Tenbruel v. City of Seattle
o This is the update from the attorney:
▪ The attorney has reviewed the cases and does not believe that they change the
advice or guidance that was provided: “The Bakenhaus (1956) case deals with
pensions and the ability of the legislature to amend a pension amount that is
contractual because of the nature of deferred compensation. The Stegmeier (1978)
case discusses the ability of a Disability Board to deny reimbursement for
eyeglasses prescriptions. The court determined that the eyeglasses did not fall
within the definition of medical services for ophthalmology and that the Board had
discretionary authority to approve or deny payment for medical services outside of
the minimum statutory requirements of RCW 41.26.”
▪ As for the Tenbruel v. City of Seattle, the attorney was not able to locate that case. If
possible, they have requested more information on the case from Cliff.
MOTION: Second: Carried:
5. New Business:
• Citizen at Large Recruitment
o The clerk will begin working with the Interim City Clerk to begin the recruitment process for
this position.
MOTION: Second: Carried:
6. Applications for Reimbursement: Closed meeting during quasi-judicial process
• Member #1326 $9,000.00 Long Term Care (March)
• Member #1326 $14,150.00 Long Term Care (April), Hearing Aids, New Hire
delegation, 90-day nurse review
• Member #9506 $11,000.00 Long Term Care
MOTION: Second: Carried:
7. Other Business:
Next Meeting: Monday, May 18th, 2026, at 6:15 PM in conference room #1 of City Hall.
▪ Adjournment. TIME: ______________