LaFrance asks Assembly to reappoint two police and fire retiree medical trustees

Mayor Suzanne LaFrance is asking the Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 17, to confirm Don Krohn and Richard Parry to new three-year terms on the board that runs the police and fire retiree medical trust. The administration recommends approval.

The Assembly created the program in 1994. Its eight-member board manages health reimbursement accounts that repay eligible medical costs for retired police officers and firefighters and their eligible dependents when another health plan does not cover them. Monthly 2026 benefits run about $636 to $1,065 depending on class, according to the Police and Fire Medical Trust. The trust says the Alaska Constitution bars cutting those benefits.

Krohn chairs the board and holds the police seat. He says he is seeking a fifth term. He retired in 2002 after more than 18 years in police work and also serves as a trustee on the Alaska Retirement Management Board. He attended all 12 board meetings in the attendance record given to the Assembly.

Parry holds the fire seat. In a letter to the Assembly, he said he has served six years, that investment fees fell by $30,000 a year over the past three years and that the number of beneficiaries is higher than first projected. He missed one meeting.

Both current terms expire Dec. 31. The new terms run through 2029. The board also has one vacant seat.

The board accepted the election results Oct. 26. The signed result says Krohn ran unopposed and that Andrew Provencio ran for the fire seat.