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Edgewater pension board sets March 27 start date, orders retroactive pay for disability award
Summary
Trustees debated whether benefits should begin April 1 or the date after separation and agreed March 27, 2024 as the effective date for Melissa Cabrera's disability pension; administrator will calculate retroactive pay and manage offsets if workers' compensation is awarded.
Trustees at the Sept. 16, 2024 hearing discussed when disability benefits for Melissa Cabrera should begin and how retroactive pay would be handled. Counsel and trustees considered a range of options — the first of the month after approval, the date after separation, or another alternate date — before settling on March 27, 2024 as the effective date.
Pedro, the board's attorney, outlined practice options and asked trustees to consider whether benefits should start the first of the month after approval or the date after separation. A trustee noted Cabrera was medically terminated on March 26, 2024; the Board agreed to use March 27, 2024 as the effective date and to calculate retroactive pay accordingly. The administrator confirmed: "March 27 and we'll handle retro pay effective back to March 27."
The Board asked staff to process retroactive calculations and confirmed that, should there be a workers'‑compensation award or settlement, staff must be notified because it may offset pension payments. Trustees left the timeline and precise payment schedule to the administrator to implement.
