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Retirement board approves treasurer’s report, benefit actions, elections and retirements
Summary
At its Sept. 10 meeting, the Police and Fire Retirement Fund approved the treasurer’s report, multiple benefit actions, two uncontested trustee elections, a service retirement and several routine items; the board also offered tributes to a fallen firefighter.
The Police and Fire Retirement Fund board of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government at its Sept. 10 meeting approved routine financial and benefit items, certified two uncontested trustee elections, and recognized retirements and a deceased firefighter.
Treasurer’s report: The board accepted the treasurer’s report and approved the transfer letter after hearing the fund’s value. The treasurer reported the plan’s value as $1,042,500,906.18 as of the morning before the meeting, compared with $1,023,230,229 the prior month.
Minutes and routine approvals: The board approved the minutes from the previous meeting, authorized a listed set of disbursements for September and approved a purchase described in the packet as a “ghost town purchase for John Robinson.” The meeting transcript records votes by voice—“All in favor? Aye.”—with no roll-call tallies recorded in the public transcript.
Benefit approvals and retirements: Trustees approved a widow’s annuity for Amy Hogue. The board approved a service retirement for Officer Jeremy Clipson, Division of Police, effective Aug. 22, 2025. For a pending disability case, the board voted to send Shannon Gayhafer, Division of Police, to a third doctor for further medical evaluation.
Elections and committees: The board certified the active trustee election result: Trey Abel was reelected to a two-year term after running unopposed. The police trustee election result certified Detective Ethan Jennings was reelected to a two-year term, also unopposed. The board requested volunteers to form a three-person committee to count retiree election ballots; volunteers mentioned in the transcript included Matt, Aaron and Ethan.
Tributes: Trustees offered remarks and condolences on the Aug. 30, 2025, death of Gary Hogue, Division of Fire, and extended congratulations and best wishes to Officer Jeremy Clipson on his retirement.
Adjournment: The board recessed to the rehearing at the end of its agenda (see separate article on the Buxton rehearing) and later adjourned following completion of business.
Several items recorded in the public transcript—such as the “ghost town purchase for John Robinson” and the committee’s follow-up scheduling—were approved with no substantive discussion reflected in the record; the transcript does not include dollar amounts or further details for those items.
