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Minutes for Fire PSPRB



Fire Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board
Goodyear City Hall - La Jolla Vista (2nd floor)
1900 N. Civic Square
Goodyear, AZ 85395
Thursday, August 25, 2022 8:00 a.m. Meeting Minutes
 
CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chair Stewart called the meeting to order at 8:01 a.m.
 
ROLL CALL
Present:
Vice Chair Michael Stewart; Boardmember Patrick Doyle; Boardmember Jay Mathias; Boardmember Liam Tierney
Absent:
Chair Laura Kaino
Staff Present:
Board Secretary Darcie McCracken; Board Attorney Lesli Sorensen; Human Resources Director Lyman Locket; Benefits Analyst Chanda Washington
Attendees:
Court Reporter Kristen Wunsch
 

MOTION BY Boardmember Patrick Doyle, SECONDED BY Boardmember Jay Mathias to EXCUSE Chair Kaino. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:
Vice Chair Michael Stewart, Boardmember Patrick Doyle, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Liam Tierney

Passed - Unanimously

 
PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no public comments.
 
BUSINESS
 
1.
APPROVE MINUTES
 

MOTION BY Boardmember Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Liam Tierney to APPROVE the minutes of the June 23, 2022 Fire Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:
Vice Chair Michael Stewart, Boardmember Patrick Doyle, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Liam Tierney

Passed - Unanimously

 
2.
Review, discussion and possible action regarding the application and medical records for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System.
  • Michael Bedolla
  • Jadie Bowen
  • Brad Duell
  • Zachery Forstie
  • Andrew Horine
  • Parker James
  • Shanna Johnson
  • Levi Kester
  • Richard Majors
  • Kolton McClure
  • Carlos Mendoza
  • Steve Neal
  • Demetrius Newton
  • Anthony Ramirez
  • Oscar Ramos
  • Arturo Salas
  • Mason Smith
[This item was heard after Agenda Item #4.]

The Board reviewed the medical records provided.
 

MOTION BY Boardmember Liam Tierney, SECONDED BY Boardmember Jay Mathias to ACCEPT the applications for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System with no pre-existing condition for Zachery Forstie, Andrew Horine, Parker James, Carlos Mendoza, Demetrius Newton and Oscar Ramos. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:
Vice Chair Michael Stewart, Boardmember Patrick Doyle, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Liam Tierney

Passed - Unanimously

 

MOTION BY Boardmember Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Patrick Doyle to ACCEPT the applications for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System with Pre-Existing Conditions for Michael Bedolla, Jadie Bowen, Brad Duell, Shanna Johnson, Levi Kester, Richard Majors, Kolton McClure, Steve Neal, Anthony Ramirez, Arturo Salas and Mason Smith. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:
Vice Chair Michael Stewart, Boardmember Patrick Doyle, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Liam Tierney

Passed - Unanimously

 
3.
Review, discussion and possible action regarding the application and medical records for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System - Transfer from Police To Fire - Ethan Kepler
 

MOTION BY Boardmember Patrick Doyle, SECONDED BY Boardmember Jay Mathias to ACCEPT the application for transfer from Police to Fire with pre-existing conditions for Ethan Kepler. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:
Vice Chair Michael Stewart, Boardmember Patrick Doyle, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Liam Tierney

Passed - Unanimously

 
4.
Review, discussion and possible action regarding the application and medical records for an Ordinary Disability from the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System. - Cory Nochta
[This item was heard after agenda item #1 and before agenda item #2.}

Applicant Cory Nochta was present via Teams (electronic video).  
 

MOTION BY Boardmember Patrick Doyle, SECONDED BY Boardmember Jay Mathias to ACCEPT the application for Ordinary Disability for Cory Nochta. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:
Vice Chair Michael Stewart, Boardmember Patrick Doyle, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Liam Tierney

Passed - Unanimously

 
EXECUTIVE SESSION

No Executive Session was held.
 
SEPARATIONS

There are no separations to report.
 
INFORMATION ITEMS
Boardmember Doyle noted that Brad Duell was a lateral transfer from Avondale Fire, Levi Kester was a lateral from Yuma Fire, Kolton McClure was a lateral from Sun City Fire and Steve Neal was a lateral from Glendale Fire.

The members requested additional information regarding service purchase.
 
NEXT MEETING

The next meeting of the Fire Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board is tentatively scheduled for September 22, 2022.
 
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, Vice Chairman Stewart adjourned the meeting at 8:30 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted by:


 
_____________________________
Darcie McCracken, Board Secretary
__________________________
Laura Kaino, Chairman

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