Minutes for Police PSPRB

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Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board
Goodyear City Hall, Room 230
190 North Litchfield Road
Goodyear, AZ 85338

Thursday, August 26, 2021

8:00 a.m.

Meeting Minutes

CALL TO ORDER

Vice Chair Stewart called the Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting to order at 8:02 a.m.

ROLL CALL

Present:: Vice Chair Michael Stewart; Boardmember Jay Mathias; Boardmember Joe Perry; Boardmember Eric Webster
Absent:: Chairman Laura Kaino
Staff Present:: Board Secretary Darcie McCracken; Board Attorney Lesli Sorensen
Attendees:: Human Resources Director Lyman Locket

MOTION BY Boardmember Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Eric Webster to EXCUSE Chairman Laura Kaino from the meeting. The motion carried by the following vote:

AYE:: Vice Chair Michael Stewart, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Joe Perry, Boardmember Eric Webster

Passed

Board Attorney Lesli Sorenson participated via teleconference.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no public comments.

BUSINESS

Approve the Minutes

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MOTION BY Boardmember Eric Webster, SECONDED BY Boardmember Jay Mathias to APPROVE the minutes from the July 29, 2021, Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board Meeting. The motion carried by the following vote:

AYE:: Vice Chair Michael Stewart, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Joe Perry, Boardmember Eric Webster

Passed - Unanimously

The Board reviewed, considered and voted in one motion for Items 2 and 3 on the agenda.

Review, consider and possible action on the application and medical records for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System - DeVante Kenney

Review, consider and possible action on the application and medical records for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System - Paul-Michael Peters

MOTION BY Boardmember Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Joe Perry to ACCEPT the application for DeVante Kenney and Paul-Michael Peters for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System as Goodyear employees with pre-existing conditions as noted. The motion carried by the following vote:

AYE:: Vice Chair Michael Stewart, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Joe Perry, Boardmember Eric Webster

Passed - Unanimously

The Board reviewed, considered and voted in one motion for Items 4, 5 and 6 on the agenda.

Review, consider and possible action on the application and medical records for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System - Matthew Karren

Review, consider and possible action on the application and medical records for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System - Cameron McCubbins

Review, consider and possible action on the application and medical records for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System - Mathew Ramirez

MOTION BY Boardmember Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Eric Webster to ACCEPT the application for Matthew Karren, Cameron McCubbins and Mathew Ramirez for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System as Goodyear employees with no pre-existing conditions. The motion carried by the following vote:

AYE:: Vice Chair Michael Stewart, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Joe Perry, Boardmember Eric Webster

Passed

Review, consider and possible action on employment - Jeff Carrion

Board Attorney Lesli Sorenson clarified that pursuant to ARS §38-849 (H), at any time following retirement, if the retired member becomes employed by an employer, other than the employer from which the member retired, in a position ordinarily filled by an employee of an eligible group, employee contributions shall not be made on the retired member's account, and any service shall not be credited during the period of reemployment. The employer shall pay the alternate contribution rate pursuant to section 38-843.05.

The Board acknowledged that new employee Jeff Carrion retired under PSPRS on July 30, 2021, with the City of Peoria with 20.022 years of service; that he began employment with the City of Goodyear as a Police Lieutenant on August 2, 2021; and that because he retired under PSPRS, he can no longer contribute to PSPRS even if he was in a sworn PSPRS position. Therefore, the board acknowledged that, both he and the city will be contributing to the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) for his retirement. The city will be required to pay the PSPRS Alternate Contribution Rate due to him being in a PSPRS eligible position.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

There was no Executive Session held.

SEPARATIONS

The Board acknowledged the following separation.

Robert Przybylowski - Start date 7/12/2021 and separation date 8/10/2021

INFORMATION ITEMS

City Clerk Darcie McCracken announced that there will be upcoming discussion on whether the Board would like to review the list of persons put on disability. This item will be placed on a future agenda.

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting of the Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board is tentatively scheduled for September 23, 2021.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to discuss, Vice Chair Stewart adjourned the meeting at 8:10 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted by:

_____________________________ Darcie McCracken, Board Secretary	__________________________ Laura Kaino, Chairman
Date:___________________