Minutes for Police PSPRB

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Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board
Goodyear City Hall - La Jolla Vista Conference Room (2nd floor)
1900 N. Civic Square
Goodyear, AZ 85395

Thursday, December 21, 2023

8:00 a.m.

Meeting Minutes

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Kaino called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

ROLL CALL

Present:: Chair Laura Kaino; Vice Chair Michael Stewart; Boardmember Jay Mathias; Boardmember Jason Costello; Boardmember Jason Bayer
Staff Present:: Board Secretary Darcie McCracken; Board Attorney Lesli Sorensen
Attendees:: Chanda Washington, Benefits Analyst

PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no public comments.

BUSINESS

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approve the draft minutes of the October 5, 2023 Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting.

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MOTION BY Boardmember Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Vice Chair Michael Stewart to APPROVE the minutes of the October 5, 2023 Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Vice Chair Michael Stewart, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Jason Costello, Boardmember Jason Bayer

Passed - Unanimously

Review, discussion and possible action regarding the applications and medical records for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System for:

Dawson Clifton
Jacob Figgins
Kristopher Jackson
Tea Jerome
Michael Matson
Andrew Wade
Derek Ward
Ryan Watkins

The Board entered into Executive Session at 8:02 a.m.

Chair Kaino reconvened the Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting at 8:24 a.m.

MOTION BY Boardmember Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Jason Bayer to ACCEPT the application for Dawson Clifton with no pre-existing conditions into the Public Safety Retirement System. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Vice Chair Michael Stewart, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Jason Costello, Boardmember Jason Bayer

Passed - Unanimously

MOTION BY Boardmember Jason Bayer, SECONDED BY Boardmember Jay Mathias to ACCEPT applications for Jacob Figgins, Kristopher Jackson, Tea Jerome, Michael Matson, Andrew Wade, Derek Ward and Ryan Watkins with pre-existing conditions. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Vice Chair Michael Stewart, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Jason Costello, Boardmember Jason Bayer

Passed - Unanimously

Review, discuss and provide possible direction regarding PSPRS e-mail newsletter sign-up for new Police recruits.

After discussion, the Board asked that the members be automatically added to the PSPRS newsletter e-mail list.

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.

MOTION BY Boardmember Jason Costello, SECONDED BY Boardmember Jason Bayer to CONVENE an Executive Session. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Vice Chair Michael Stewart, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Jason Costello, Boardmember Jason Bayer

Passed - Unanimously

[See times noted under Item #2.]

SEPARATIONS

The following have separated from service:

Jacob Trammell - 9/24/2023
Bret Ruff - 10/16/2023
Rene Ordonez - 12/15/2023

The Board acknowledged the separations.

INFORMATION ITEMS

Board Secretary Darcie McCracken spoke about the March 6 PSPRS conference and said she would follow-up with the Boardmembers after the first of the year.

Chair Kaino asked to verify that any psychological reports are kept somewhere and would be accessible at a later time if needed.

Chair Kaino thanked Citizen Representative Michael Stewart for his years of service to the PSPRB as he would be terming out this next year.

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting of the Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board is tentatively scheduled for February 22, 2024 at 8:00 a.m.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to discuss, Chairman Kaino adjourned the meeting at 8:30 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted by:

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