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, September 26, 2024

8:00 a.m.

Meeting Minutes

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Kaino called the Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

ROLL CALL

Present:: Chair Laura Kaino; Vice Chair Jay Mathias; Boardmember Teresa Kuluff
Absent:: Boardmember Jason Costello; Boardmember Jason Bayer
Staff Present:: Board Attorney Lesli Sorensen; Board Secretary Darcie McCracken; Human Resources Director Lyman Locket; Benefits Analyst Chanda Washington

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

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Vice Chair Jay Mathias, Boardmember Teresa Kuluff

Passed

Board Attorney Lesli Sorensen attended via Teams.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no public comments.

BUSINESS

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

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

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Vice Chair Jay Mathias, Boardmember Teresa Kuluff

Passed - Unanimously

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

Justin Bridges

MOTION BY Vice Chair Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Teresa Kuluff to ACCEPT the application for Justin Bridges for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System with no pre-existing conditions. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Vice Chair Jay Mathias, Boardmember Teresa Kuluff

Passed - Unanimously

Review and make findings regarding the reemployment of PSPRS retiree Brian Issitt under A.R.S.§ 38-849.

MOTION BY Vice Chair Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Teresa Kuluff after review of the information, FIND that Brian Issit retired from an employer other than the City of Goodyear and is in a position ordinarily filled by an employee of an eligible group. Pursuant to A.R.S.§ 38-849(H), contributions shall not be made on his behalf, he shall not earn service credit, and the city of Goodyear shall pay the alternate contribution rate on his behalf. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Vice Chair Jay Mathias, Boardmember Teresa Kuluff

Passed - Unanimously

EXECUTIVE SESSION

No Executive Session was held.

SEPARATIONS

Acknowledge the Separations

Ricardo Rivera 8/2/2024
Ryan Watkins 8/16/2024
Justin Gaspar 8/16/2024
Thomas Eckert 8/22/24 from DROP
Jason DeHaan 9/6/2024 from DROP
Ian Coburn 9/12/2024
Justin Bridges 9/19/2024

The Board reviewed and acknowledged the separations listed.

INFORMATION ITEMS

Board Secretary Darcie McCracken noted that she would be in contact to determine the meeting date for the November and December meetings since both regular dates fall on the holidays.

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting of the Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board is tentatively scheduled for October 24, 2024.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to discuss, Chairman Kaino adjourned the meeting at 8:08 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted by:

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