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Lawrence County Retirement Board appoints attorney to hear COLA cutoff appeal
Summary
The Lawrence County Retirement Board voted March 24, 2026, to appoint attorney Gianni Floro as hearing officer to conduct an administrative hearing on a retiree's challenge to the board's Dec. 31, 2024 cutoff for cost-of-living adjustments; the board approved the engagement by a unanimous roll-call vote.
The Lawrence County Retirement Board voted March 24 to hire attorney Gianni Floro of Gianni Floro, PC, as the hearing officer to resolve an administrative appeal by a retiree challenging the board's Dec. 31, 2024 cutoff date for eligibility for a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).
At a special meeting called by the board's chair, solicitor Jason Madore explained the procedural steps the board must follow after the retiree, through counsel, filed an administrative appeal. "You haven't missed anything," Madore said. "The process is an administrative appeal that…
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