Meetings

With one exception, 2009 meetings of the Disability Retirement Board will be held monthly on the last Wednesday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon in Conference Room 118 on the first floor of The Chinook Building at 401 Fifth Ave. in downtown Seattle. The exception is the Nov. 18 meeting, which will be held in Room 124.

Time for public comment is scheduled for each meeting at 9:15 a.m. Anyone wishing to make comments to the Board may do so at that time.

Attendance to appeal a denied claim

A claimant may wish to appear before the Board to appeal a Board decision. To do so, a claimant must submit a request for reconsideration in writing to the Board within 14 days of notification of the Board's decision. Upon receipt of a written request, the Board will set a hearing date and time for the next available Board meeting. At the scheduled hearing, the member and/or member's representative may present additional information or testimony. Hearings are not open to the public.

Meeting schedule

Except for the Nov. 18 meeting, LEOFF Board meetings are scheduled for the last Wednesday of every month from 9 a.m. until approximately noon. To confirm the exact time, date and location of any meeting, contact the Board office at 206-263-6394 or 206-684-1556 (call center). 

All completed claims need to be received in the Board office by the second Wednesday of the month in which you want them reviewed.