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Former Kissimmee employee asks board to reconsider early disability; counsel says plan rules bar retroactive award
Summary
Jamie Cole, a former City of Kissimmee employee, asked trustees to reconsider an early disability pension, saying chronic health conditions and a work-related heart attack left her unable to continue working.
Jamie Cole, a former City of Kissimmee employee, told the Board of Trustees she had worked for local government for about 30 years and asked the board to reconsider allowing her to draw a disability pension early.
"I'm 52, and I will, hopefully, allow you to allow me to get my pension a little early," Cole said while describing chronic medical conditions, stress-related ailments, and a worksite heart attack. She said she had provided a written letter to the board and asked the trustees to place her request on the record.
Board counsel answered during the public meeting that the plan's disability provisions are…
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