April Disability Committee Meeting

AGENDA

Committee members are Trustees Amos Eaton, Jared Gonce, John Hadzess, Bob Williamson and Alternate Retiree Trustee Neil Baker.

I.  MINUTES APPROVAL

Approval of the February 26, 2026, Minutes.

Recommendation: Approve Minutes.

The Disability Committee will move into Executive Session and close the meeting to all attendees who are not necessary for the determination of a disability retirement or consideration of a public employee performance evaluation. Those in person attendees will physically exit the Board room and attendees on Zoom will be placed in a waiting room, with the Board room camera and microphone turned off so Zoom attendees will neither hear nor see the meeting. All in person and Zoom attendees will be re-admitted to the meeting when the Committee returns to open session.

II.  EXECUTIVE SESSION

Meeting closed pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b) to consider the employment status and evaluation of performance of a SCERA member or members as concerns eligibility for disability retirement or reinstatement to active membership.

A.  Applications for Committee Action:

1.  BRAD STIBI, Deputy Sheriff II, filed 10/14/24, for a service connected disability retirement. Consideration under Gov’t Code 31729.

Recommendation:

2.  GISELLE RUIZ, Social Worker III, filed 4/14/25, for a non-service connected disability retirement. Consideration under Government Code Section 31725.65 (reemployment plan) is requested.

Recommendation:

3.  IRMA ALEXANDER, Appeals Program Specialist, service retired on 11/02/23, and filed for a service connected disability retirement on 04/23/25. Applicant is requesting an earlier effective date under Government Code Section 31724.

Recommendation:

4.  LISA BOEHM, Correctional Deputy II, filed 08/28/25, for a service connected disability retirement.

Recommendation:

5.  RYAN DEMARTA, Deputy Sheriff II, filed 09/24/25, for a service connected disability retirement. Consideration under Gov’t Code 31729.

Recommendation:

6.  GARY LAWSON, Sheriff’s Sergeant, filed 08/15/25, for a service connected disability retirement. Consideration under Gov’t Code 31729.

Recommendation:

7.  MATTHEW MANN, Correctional Deputy II, filed 08/06/24 for a service connected disability retirement. Consideration under Gov’t Code 31729.

Recommendation:

8.  BENJAMIN PIKE, Deputy Sheriff II, filed 04/15/25 for a service connected disability retirement. Consideration under Gov’t Code 31729.

Recommendation:

B.  Proposed Decision:

VERANICA BURRELL (AKA SAVITSKAYA), Correctional Deputy II, filed 05/02/23, for service connected disability retirement. On October 19, 2023, the Retirement Board denied application for a service connected disability retirement.

Recommendation:

C.  Discussion:

Review the pending disability applications on the April 2026 Disability Report.

The Disability Committee will move out of Executive Session and reopen the meeting to all Zoom attendees who were locked out during the closed session period.

III.  EXECUTIVE SESSION REPORT OUT - OPEN SESSION

A report will be given to the public on the Disability Committee’s recommendations for the above items.

IV.  GENERAL DISCUSSION MATTERS

Opportunity to advise the Disability Committee of new matters and for Committee members to ask questions for clarification, provide information to staff, request staff to report back on a matter, or to direct staff to place a matter on a subsequent agenda.

V.  PUBLIC COMMENT

Opportunity for public comment on non-agenda items within the jurisdiction of the Disability Committee.

VI.  NOTICE OF NEXT MEETING

Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in the SCERA Board Room located at 433 Aviation Boulevard, Suite 100 in Santa Rosa, CA, and facilitated through Zoom.

VII.  ADJOURNMENT