Minutes for Police PSPRB

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Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board
Goodyear City Hall - Wildflower (2nd floor - Clerk's Office)
1900 N. Civic Square
Goodyear, AZ 85395

Monday, October 4, 2022

1:30 p.m.

Meeting Minutes

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Kaino called the Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Present:: Chair Laura Kaino; Boardmember Jay Mathias; Boardmember Joe Perry; Boardmember Eric Webster
Absent:: Vice Chair Michael Stewart
Staff Present:: Board Secretary Darcie McCracken; Board Attorney Lesli Sorensen

MOTION BY Boardmember Eric Webster, SECONDED BY Boardmember Jay Mathias to EXCUSE Vice Chair Stewart. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Joe Perry, Boardmember Eric Webster

Passed - Unanimously

PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no public comments.

BUSINESS

Review, discussion and possible action on the reemployment of Leonard Ledbetter.

MOTION BY Boardmember Eric Webster, SECONDED BY Boardmember Joe Perry to CONVENE an Executive Session. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Joe Perry, Boardmember Eric Webster

Passed - Unanimously

The Board entered into Executive Session at 1:31 p.m.

Chair Kaino reconvened the Board meeting at 1:48 p.m.

Leonard Ledbetter, applicant, is present at the meeting. Chair Kaino addressed Mr. Ledbetter advising that the Board is taking this matter very seriously and the action today is what is within the purview of the Board. She added that the Board was not sure if it would result in payment of the benefits from PSPRS at this time.

MOTION BY Boardmember Eric Webster, SECONDED BY Boardmember Jay Mathias having reviewed the information presented, I recommend the Board find that Leonard Ledbetter satisfies the requirements of A.R.S. § 38-849(E)(3)(c) because Leonard Ledbetter accepted a job reassignment as an accommodation in accordance with the ADA due to a disability that was directly related to the disability for which Leonard Ledbetter is receiving a benefit. Further, having reviewed the job description, the alternate contribution rate is not required because the position of Customer Relations Specialist is not ordinarily filled by a contributing PSPRS member. The action carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Joe Perry, Boardmember Eric Webster

Passed

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Per ARS §38-431.03, upon a public majority vote of the members constituting a quorum, the Goodyear Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board may hold an executive session for any item on the agenda.

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INFORMATION ITEMS

There were no information items.

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting of the Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board is tentatively scheduled for October 27, 2022.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to discuss, Chairman Kaino adjourned the meeting at 1:58 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by:

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