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Trustees grant postponement for disability‑retirement hearing after late request; set six‑month window for rehearing
Summary
The board found good cause to postpone an applicant’s disability retirement hearing after the request arrived inside a five‑day window; trustees set a six‑month timeframe for the rehearing and authorized staff to coordinate scheduling.
At its June 26, 2025 meeting the Federated City Employees Retirement System board granted a postponement for a disability‑retirement hearing after the applicant, identified in meeting materials as Miss Barnes, requested a late rescheduling to allow time to secure legal representation and attend client obligations.
Staff told the board the request to postpone arrived June 23, inside the plan’s five‑day window that allows ORS (the office that manages hearings) to grant an untimely postponement only with a showing of “good cause.” Mariah (staff) summarized the legal point to trustees: “the request to reschedule the hearing was on June 23. And because the request was outside of the 5 day window that would enable ORS to grant the postponement, staff…
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