To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
From: Art Morales, Fire Chief
Title
Nomination of Trustee: Fire Chief Art Morales to Colorado Firefighter Heart and Circulatory Benefits Trust
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Executive Summary
In 2014, the Colorado General Assembly passed Senate Bill 14-172, which requires that fire agencies provide firefighters with coverage for heart or circulatory malfunctions. This bill, which was signed into law by Governor Hickenlooper, also appropriated State general fund dollars to help fire agencies provide this coverage to their employees.
The Colorado Firefighter Heart and Circulatory Benefits Trust was created to aid the State’s fire professionals and agencies in containing the human and financial burdens created by cardiac incidents by providing these mandated benefits to the State’s firefighters. The Trust program was designed with input from the Colorado Professional Fire Fighters, Colorado State Fire Chiefs, the Colorado Division of Insurance, as well as individuals from municipal, county, and special district fire agencies.
Chief Morales has been nominated, with Town Council support, to represent Municipalities over 30,000 in population served, as a Trustee for the Colorado Firefighter Heart and Circulatory Benefits Trust (CFH Trust). The Colorado State Fire Chiefs will finalize the appointment.
Below is a list of their other Trustees and their roles along with some service providers who have been actively involved with the Circulatory Benefits Trust (CFH Trust).
Don Lombardi - West Metro Fire Protection District, Chair
Mike Rogers - Colorado Professional Fire Fighters, Vice Chair
Kammy Tinney - Sable Altura Fire District, Secretary
Matt Love - Cimarron Hills Fire Protection District, Checking Signer
Matt Scheer - Lake Dillon Fire Protection District, Checking Signer
John Bales - Golden Fire Department (Conference call)
Staff Recommendation
Support the nomination of Fire Chief Art Morales to represent Municipalities over 30,000 in population served, as a Trustee for the Colorado Firefighter Heart and Circulatory Benefits Trust (CFH Trust).
Proposed Motion
“I move to appoint Fire Chief Art Morales, to serve, as a Trustee for the Colorado Firefighter Heart and Circulatory Benefits Trust (CFH Trust). “
Attachments
Attachment A Nomination Form