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Aurora to join state firefighter cancer/heart trust under Senate Bill 2489; city to absorb cancer costs

2626355 · February 12, 2025
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Staff described a state requirement to join a multi-employer firefighter trust created by Senate Bill 2489; Aurora expects state funding only for cardiac contributions while cancer costs remain a new, locally funded expense.

Renee Pattonata Mosley, identified in the meeting as a senior risk manager in the fire-related division, told the committee the city must join a state-created multi-employer trust after passage of Senate Bill 2489.

“HB 241,219 requires us to participate in a multi employer trust,” Mosley said while explaining statutory changes; she also referenced Senate Bill 2489 as one of the statutes requiring participation. Mosley said the city historically self-insured cancer and cardiac claims through workers’ compensation but that the new statute will move eligible firefighters into the trust and end the…

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