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, June 27, 2024

Immediately following the Joint PSPRB
that began at 8:00 a.m.

Meeting Minutes

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Kaino called the Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting to order at 8:09 a.m.

ROLL CALL

Present:: Chair Laura Kaino; Boardmember Jay Mathias; Boardmember Teresa Kuleff
Absent:: Boardmember Jason Costello; Boardmember Jason Bayer
Staff Present:: Board Secretary Darcie McCracken; Board Attorney Lesli Sorensen; Human Resources Director Lyman Locket; Total Compensation & HRIS Manager Chi Herrington
Attendees:: Kathryn Baillie, Attorney for Applicant; Michael Stewart, Outgoing Boardmember

MOTION BY Boardmember Teresa Kuleff, SECONDED BY Boardmember Jay Mathias to EXCUSE Boardmember Jason Costello and Boardmember Jason Bayer. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Teresa Kuleff

Passed - Unanimously

PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no public comments.

BUSINESS

Review, consideration and possible action to select a Vice Chair.

MOTION BY Boardmember Teresa Kuleff, SECONDED BY Boardmember Jay Mathias to SELECT Boardmember Jay Mathias to serve as the Vice Chair for the Police Public Safety Personnel Board. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Teresa Kuleff

Passed - Unanimously

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approve the draft minutes of the April 25, 2024 Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting.

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MOTION BY Boardmember Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Teresa Kuleff to APPROVE the draft minutes of the April 25, 2024 Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Teresa Kuleff

Passed - Unanimously

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

Carter, Christopher
Orozco, Joshua
Quarton, Jacob

The Board moved into Executive Session at 8:11 a.m.

Chair Kaino reconvened the Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting at 8:19 a.m.

MOTION BY Boardmember Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Teresa Kuleff to ACCEPT the applications for Christopher Carter and Jacob Quarton with no pre-existing conditions, The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Teresa Kuleff

Passed - Unanimously

MOTION BY Boardmember Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Teresa Kuleff to ACCEPT the application for Joshua Orozco with pre-existing conditions. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Teresa Kuleff

Passed - Unanimously

Review, discussion and possible action on the updated medical information on Justin Gaspar.

The Board reviewed updated medical records for the applicant.

MOTION BY Boardmember Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Teresa Kuleff to REVISE the Conditional Acceptance from October 5, 2023 and ACCEPT Justin Gaspar with no pre-existing condtions. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Teresa Kuleff

Passed - Unanimously

Review and discussion on the findings of the court in Braughton v Goodyear Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board.

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This item was deferred to a future meeting.

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 Teresa Kuleff, SECONDED BY Boardmember Jay Mathias to CONVENE an Executive Session. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Boardmember Jay Mathias, Boardmember Teresa Kuleff

Passed - Unanimously

[See times noted under Item #3.]

SEPARATIONS

Acknowledge the Separations:

Art Miller - Termed 6/7/2024

The Board acknowledged the separation of Art Miller.

INFORMATION ITEMS

There were no information items.

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting of the Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board is tentatively scheduled for July 25, 2024 at 8:00 a.m.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to discuss, Chairman Kaino adjourned the meeting at 8:23 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted by:

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