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, February 13, 2025

Meeting Minutes

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

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Kaino called the Goodyeat Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting to order at 8:07 a.m.

ROLL CALL

Present:: Chair Laura Kaino; Vice Chair Jay Mathias; Boardmember Jason Costello; Boardmember Jason Bayer; Boardmember Teresa Kuleff
Staff Present:: Board Attorney Lesli Sorensen; Board Secretary Jasmine Pernicano; Alternate Secretary Viviana Monge; Human Resources Director Lyman Locket; Benefits Analyst Chanda Washington; Benefits Analyst Maria Carillo

Board Attorney Sorensen participated remotely via Teams videoconference.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no public comments.

BUSINESS

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approve the draft minutes of the December 5, 2025 Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting.

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MOTION BY Vice Chair Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Teresa Kuleff to APPROVE the draft minutes of the December 5, 2024 Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting. The motion carried as follows:

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

Jared Lowe
Matthew Lydic

MOTION BY Vice Chair Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Jason Costello to ACCEPT the applications for Jared Lowe and Matthew Lydic with pre-existing conditions for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement system. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:: Chair Laura Kaino, Vice Chair Jay Mathias, Boardmember Jason Costello, Boardmember Jason Bayer, Boardmember Teresa Kuleff

Passed - Unanimously

EXECUTIVE SESSION

There was no Executive Session held.

SEPARATIONS

Acknowledge the following separations:

David Farrow 1/01/2025
Neil Brillhart entering DROP 1/18/2025
Eugene Hindman retiring from DROP 1/31/2025
Timothy Milkovich entering DROP 2/01/2025
Tom Mercy retiring from DROP 2/28/2025

The Board acknowledged the separations listed.

INFORMATION ITEMS

Chair Kaino thanked all sworn members for their continued service in 2025.

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting for the Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board is tentatively scheduled for March 27, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to discuss, Chair Kaino adjourned the meeting at 8:10 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted by:

__________________________________ Jasmine Pernicano, Board Secretary	__________________________ Laura Kaino, Chair
Date:___________________