# Police & Fire Pension Board Meeting - April 8, 2026 > Auto-transcribed civic record · Board · April 8, 2026 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/6739 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/6739?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2026-04-08 - **Body**: Board - **Last revised**: April 12, 2026 - **Length**: 2,859 words - **Speakers**: Mayor > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed by OpenAI Whisper-1, with speaker labels folded in from Granicus closed-captioning. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude Sonnet. Speaker labels and verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Police and Fire Retirement Board met on April 8, 2026, at 9:00 AM, with the Mayor presiding. The board worked through a full agenda of 9 items, all of which were approved, covering routine financial business as well as several individual personnel matters related to retirement and disability. Business transacted included approval of the Treasurer's Report, the March meeting minutes, April disbursements, and a Ghost Town purchase for Joe Sexton. The board also approved service retirements for Lieutenant Randall Combs, Firefighter William Keyboards, and Officer Raymond Tere, along with an application for total and permanent occupational disability for Derrick Desimone and approval of medical reports for Jacob See. A total of 9 votes were taken during the meeting, no presentations were given, and no public comments were heard. ## Attendance The following individuals were present at the April 8, 2026 Board meeting: - Chad - Chief - Chief Wells - Chief Weathers - Commissioner Armstrong - Susan - Mr. Puckett - Rock **Absent:** Lieutenant Abel No members were recorded as late. ## Votes and Decisions The Board took action on nine items during the April 8, 2026 meeting. All motions passed. - **Treasurer's Report** [timestamp: 0:01:07]: Moved by Chad and seconded by Chief. The treasurer's report was approved by voice vote. - **March Minutes** [timestamp: 1:39]: Moved by Chief Wells and seconded by Chief Weathers. The March meeting minutes were approved by voice vote. - **Ghost Town Purchase for Joe Sexton** [timestamp: 3:15]: This item was decided by a show of hands and was the only contested vote of the meeting, passing 5–3 with 1 abstention. No motion maker or seconder was recorded. - **April Disbursements** [timestamp: 3:45]: The approval of disbursements for April passed by voice vote. No motion maker or seconder was recorded. - **Service Retirement – Lieutenant Randall Combs** [timestamp: 4:18]: Moved by Chief and seconded by Commissioner Armstrong. The service retirement for Lieutenant Randall Combs was approved by voice vote. - **Service Retirement – Firefighter William Keyboards** [timestamp: 4:52]: Seconded by Chief. The service retirement for Firefighter William Keyboards was approved by voice vote. No motion maker was recorded. - **Service Retirement – Officer Raymond Tere** [timestamp: 4:52]: Seconded by Chief Weathers. The service retirement for Officer Raymond Tere was approved by voice vote. No motion maker was recorded. - **Total and Permanent Occupational Disability – Derrick Desimone** [timestamp: 5:22]: Seconded by Commissioner Armstrong. The application for Total and Permanent Occupational Disability for Derrick Desimone was approved by voice vote. No motion maker was recorded. - **Medical Reports – Jacob See** [timestamp: 5:54]: Seconded by Commissioner Armstrong. The approval of medical reports for Jacob See passed by voice vote. No motion maker was recorded. ## Contested Items One item at the April 8, 2026 Board meeting produced a divided vote rather than a consensus outcome. - **Ghost Town Purchase for Joe Sexton:** The Board considered a motion to approve a ghost town purchase for Joe Sexton. The item was contested, resulting in a split vote of 5 in favor to 3 opposed, with one abstention. The motion passed by that margin. The structured data does not specify the particular points of disagreement raised by opposing members or the nature of the purchase beyond its identification as a ghost town acquisition associated with Joe Sexton. ## Treasurer's Report [timestamp: 0:35] Chad presented the Treasurer's Report to the Board. His presentation included the current portfolio balance as of the previous day and provided a comparison to the balance from the prior month. No additional details regarding specific figures, concerns raised, or debate on this item are available in the meeting record. The Board approved the Treasurer's Report. ## Approval of March Minutes [timestamp: 01:39] The board took up the approval of minutes from the March meeting. Chief Wells and Chief Weathers were the key speakers during this agenda item. The board reviewed the March minutes and the item was approved. ## Ghost Town Purchase for Joe Sexton [timestamp: 02:41] The board took up a resolution regarding the purchase of a ghost town for Joe Sexton. The structured meeting record does not include details on which board members spoke to this item, what specific property was involved, the purchase price, the source of funding, or the particular terms of the transaction. No specific debate points, concerns raised, or presentations are documented in the available record for this agenda item. The board voted to **approve** the resolution. *Note: Additional details about this item — including the property description, financial terms, and any discussion on the record — may be available in the full meeting transcript or supporting documents from the April 8, 2026 board meeting.* ## Disbursements for April [timestamp: 03:45] The board considered and approved the disbursements for April. No key speakers, debate, or concerns were recorded in connection with this item. **Outcome:** Approved. ## Service Retirement for Lieutenant Randall Combs [timestamp: 04:18] The Board considered a resolution approving the service retirement of Lieutenant Randall Combs, effective April 4, 2026. The item was presented to the Board with remarks from the Chief and Commissioner Armstrong. The resolution was approved by the Board. ## Service Retirement for Firefighter William Keyboards [timestamp: 04:52] The Board considered a resolution approving the service retirement of Firefighter William Keyboards. The Chief presented the item to the Board. - **Effective date:** April 6, 2026 - **Outcome:** The resolution was approved by the Board. No concerns or debate were noted in the available record of this agenda item. The retirement was presented and approved in a straightforward manner. ## Service Retirement for Officer Raymond Tere [timestamp: 04:52] The Board considered a resolution approving the service retirement of Officer Raymond Tere. Chief Weathers presented the item to the Board. The resolution set Officer Tere's retirement effective date as **April 11th, 2026**. The Board approved the service retirement resolution. ## Application for Total and Permanent Occupational Disability for Derrick Desimone [timestamp: 05:22] The Board considered an application for total and permanent occupational disability filed by Derrick Desimone. Commissioner Armstrong was the key speaker on this item. The Board approved the motion to send Desimone's application to the appropriate doctors for evaluation. This step is a standard procedural requirement in the review process for total and permanent occupational disability claims, allowing medical professionals to assess the applicant's condition before the Board makes a final determination. - **Applicant:** Derrick Desimone - **Application Type:** Total and Permanent Occupational Disability - **Action Taken:** Application referred to appropriate doctors for medical review - **Outcome:** Approved No concerns or debate were noted in the record for this agenda item. ## Approval of Medical Reports for Jacob See [timestamp: 05:54] The board took up the matter of approving medical reports for Jacob See and setting the appropriate rate. Commissioner Armstrong was the key speaker on this item. The board approved the medical reports for Jacob See and established the appropriate rate accordingly. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approval of the treasurer's report - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approval of March minutes - **Motion** — passed (5-3): Ghost town purchase for Joe Sexton - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approval of disbursements for April - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Service retirement for Lieutenant Randall Combs - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Service retirement for Firefighter William Keyboards - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Service retirement for Officer Raymond Tere - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Application for Total and Permanent Occupational Disability for Derrick Desimone - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approval of medical reports for Jacob See --- ## Full transcript Good morning, everyone. It's 9 o'clock, so I'll go ahead and call to order the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Police and Fire Retirement Board meeting. Today's April 8, 2026, and the first item on the agenda is our treasurer's report and a transfer letter, and I'll ask Chad, good morning, to give us that report. We don't have a transfer letter this month because it's so early in the month. We have not closed March yet, so we'll have two amounts next month in May. We should be able to pull it off by then. The balance of the portfolio as of yesterday was $1,071,238,998.63, which compares to last month of $1,087,923,853.04. All right, thank you. Do I have a motion to approve the treasurer's report? So moved. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Chief. Now, are there any questions for Chad? All right, all those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Thank you very much. Okie doke. Now, we do have the March minutes, and I'll entertain a motion to approve. So moved. Is there a second? All right, Chief Wells and Chief Weathers. Are there any corrections, additions, anything that anyone noticed? All right, all those in favor, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Thank you. We have new business. Gosh, there's not much, but Susan, why don't you just roll us right through? Yes, Mayor. Item number one is ghost town purchase for Joe Sexton. I need a motion to approve. Is there a motion? So moved. Okay, is there a second? Second. All right. Is there any discussion? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? No. No. Okay, let's take a, can you do, oh, we're not doing electronic. We'll take a hand vote. We'll do it the old-fashioned way. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. No, I mean, and raise your hand. One, two, three, four, five. All those opposed? One, two, three. I'm going to abstain. You're going to abstain, okay. So it is five to three approved. Okay, next on the agenda is disbursements for April. I need a motion to approve. Is there a motion? So moved. Thank you. Is there a second? Second. This is not a tough one. I don't think. Okay, is there any discussion about the disbursements? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Now we're down to service retirements. We have Lieutenant Randall Combs, Division of Police. Service retirement effective April 4th, 2026. I need a motion to approve. So moved. Thank you, Chief and Commissioner Armstrong. Thank you. Are there questions? Okay, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that passes. Next is Firefighter William Keyboards, Division of Fire. Service retirement April 6th, 2026. I need a motion to approve. Motion to approve. Second. Thank you. Chief seconds. Any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Next is Officer Raymond Tere, Division of Police. Service retirement effective April 11th, 2026. I need a motion to approve. Second. Thank you, Commissioner. Chief Weathers seconds. Any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? Motion passes. Next on the agenda are disabilities. We have Derrick Desimone, Division of Fire. Application for Total and Permanent Occupational Disability. I need a motion to send to appropriate doctors. Is there a motion to send to appropriate doctors? All right. Second. Thank you. And commissioners? Armstrong? Any questions? All right. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? That motion passes. Next is Jacob See, Division of Fire. Medical reports have been completed and distributed. I need a motion, please. Is there a motion? I'll make a motion to approve and set at the appropriate rate. Second. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner Armstrong for the second. Any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Next on the agenda are tributes. We have Betty Jo Robinson, spouse of Robert Robinson, Division of Fire. Passed away on February 27th, 2026. Thank you. Before we go to subcommittee, are there any comments? We have several retirements and a tribute. Chief Wells? Thank you, Mayor. I want to extend my condolences to Bing Robinson on the loss of his spouse and also to thank all of those who are retiring, obviously losing a lot of experience and a lot of dedication to our community. Firefighter Keyboards is moving on to accept a chief's position in Harrisburg, I believe, so I wish him the very best of luck because these are challenging spots. He might be calling you. He may be, but they are gaining a good one and we're grateful for everyone's service to our community. Thank you. Thank you. Chief Weathers? I, too, want to extend my condolences to our Division of Fire family and the loss and also to thank all the retirees for their service, Lieutenant Randall Combs especially. He's served as our chaplain and our liaison for people going through difficult times and he's certainly been a great help and a great benefit to our department, but he's moving on and he'll be sharing his knowledge at the Department of Criminal Justice training and continuing on and helping officers throughout the state. Detective Terry has been a solid member of our department and has worked really hard and he'll be going on continuing his law enforcement career and I just want to tell them both, thank you and how much we appreciate them. Thank you. Anyone else? Rock? Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to express our condolences to the family of Bing Robinson. Worked with Bing on the first platoon at the Division of Fire and his family owned Robinson Hardware on North Lyme, almost beside Ben's Family Store, if you remember those old businesses. So Bing was a really good guy and I'm sorry, condolences to his family. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else? All right, I will add my voice to those who've spoken. I think any time we lose either the public servant or the spouse, it's a time to express our sympathies because I know that the spouses are part of this and I so appreciate those who are retiring very much and wish them well. Some of them have new adventures in front of them and appreciate their service to our community. With that, we will go to subcommittee updates and I see that Mr. Puckett is here today. Yes. Do you have any reports for us? I wish I was still down there, as cold as it is this morning. Oh my gosh. Hey, well, it's spring here. I will tell you that in Florida, it was the coldest winter since I've been going down there. And then it was the hottest winter. So it was up and down really a whole lot. But anyway, continuation of benefits, we have no complaints. Legislative subcommittee, we will be, I'm going to get with Susan here shortly after there and we will be hopefully having a meeting here very shortly. All right. Thank you very much. Lieutenant Abel is not here. Does anyone from that subcommittee have a report? There are no updates. Okay. No updates. All right. Is there anything for the good of the whole? All right. Well, I appreciate your service and I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. Second. Thank you. We have a second. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. We are adjourned. Thank you all for coming. Thank you all for being here. Thank you. Keep us together. You're the girl God took from heaven. I'm so glad I found you. Forever, forever, forever, forever, forever. I'm so glad to be around you. You are my destiny. You are my one and only. You gave that joy to me. And my whole world was lonely. It's alright, it's alright. Do it again. It's alright, it's alright. Don't let me stop it. It's alright, it's alright. Do it again. It's alright, it's alright. Don't let this love end. From the first time that I saw you, I knew it was forever. The smile and love between us, yeah. 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You can tell me what it takes to make your world turn. And if you're willing, there's time. And if you're so inclined, just give me a sign. I want to take love lessons maybe from you. Whatever it is you want, I want to please you. I want to take love lessons maybe real slow. Teach me everything I need to know. Take my hand. Let's talk about us. Whisper soft what it is you're thinking of. I want to hold you tight. Won't you show me how tonight? Let's turn down the light. I want to take love lessons maybe from you. Whatever it is you want, I want to please you. Please you. I want to take love lessons maybe real slow. Teach me everything I need to know. Teach me everything I need to know. If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need. No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Making love with you has left me peaceful and tight. What more could I ask? There's nothing left to be desired. Peace came upon me and it leaves me weak. So sleep, silent angel, go to sleep. Sometimes all I need is the air that I breathe and to love you. All I need is the air that I breathe, yes, to love you. All I need is the air that I breathe. Peace came upon me and it leaves me weak. So sleep, silent angel, go to sleep. Sometimes all I need is the air that I breathe and to love you. All I need is the air that I breathe, yes, to love you. All I need is the air that I breathe. Sometimes all I need is the air that I breathe and to love you. All I need is the air that I breathe, yes, to love you. All I need is the air that I breathe and to love you. All I need is the air that I breathe, yes, to love you. 7 WOMEN ON MY MIND Well, I'm a-runnin' down the road tryin' to loosen my load. I got seven women on my mind. Four that wanna own me, two that wanna storm me. One says she's a friend of mine. Take it easy, take it easy. 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Girl, I wanna know how forever feels. guitar solo Well, first I missed my plane. So I wound up on your flight. And we got stuck in Dallas, Fort Worth half the night. And the only vacancy you could find at gate 29 was the one next to mine. Call it fate, destiny. Call it luck you ended up with me. But some things are meant to be. Coincidence, circumstance, or something bigger that's just out of our hands. Oh, some things are meant to be. City ladder was your home. Well, I happened to live there too.