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40 Firefighter's Relief & Pension Board
KENT Agenda
WASH IN G T O N
Board Members: Dana Ralph, Mayor,
Kimberley A. Komoto, City Clerk, Councilmember Les Thomas,
Sam Grubbs, Retired Firefighter, Marvin Berg, Retired Firefighter
Steven Barber, Alternate
April 18, 2023
3:30 p.m.
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Item Description Action Speaker Time
1. Call to order Mayor Ralph 1 min
2. Roll Call Kim Komoto 1 min
3. Changes to the Agenda Yes Mayor Ralph 1 min
MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA
4. Approval of Minutes of January 17, 2023 Yes Mayor Ralph 1 min
Move to approve the minutes of the
meeting of January 17, 2023
5. INFO ONLY: Position No. 2 Election Update NO Kim Komoto 5 min
6. INFO ONLY: LEOFF 1 COLA NO Susanne Shaw 5 min
7. INFO ONLY: Financial Report NO Paula Painter 5 min
8. Adjournment Yes Mayor Ralph 1 min
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Firefighter's Relief and Pension Board January 17, 2023
Minutes Kent, Washington
Pending Approval
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Ralph, Sam Grubbs, Marvin Berg and Kim
Komoto, Secretary.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Paula Painter, Finance Director, Susanne Shaw,
Senior Financial Analyst.
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 3:31 p.m., with Mayor Ralph presiding.
2. Roll Call
Mayor Dana Ralph - Present
Councilmember Les Thomas - Excused
Kim Komoto - Present
Sam Grubbs - Present
Marvin Berg - Present
Alternate, Steven Barber - Absent
3. Changes to the Agenda
None. Sam Grubbs moved to approve the agenda as presented, seconded by Marvin
Berg. The motion passed unanimously with a vote of 4-0.
4. Approval of Minutes, dated October 18, 2022
Berg moved to approve the minutes dated October 18, 2022, seconded by Grubbs.
The motion passed unanimously with a vote of 4-0.
S. INFO ONLY: Benefit Adjustment to Reflect Puget Sound Regional Fire
Authority COLA Increase
Senior Financial Analyst, Susanne Shaw provided details on the recent COLA increase
of 5% that will be reflected on the January 20, 2023 pay checks.
6. City Clerk, Kim Komoto advised of the upcoming election for position No. 2 and
indicated that Marvin Berg is eligible to continue serving. Komoto will initiate the
election process February 1, 2023.
6. Adjournment
At 3:34 p.m., Mayor Ralph declared the meeting adjourned.
Kimberley A. Komoto
Firefighter's Relief and Pension Board Secretary
January 17, 2023
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