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Minutes for Fire PSPRB



Fire Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board
Goodyear City Hall - La Jolla Vista Conference Room (2nd Floor)

1900 N. Civic Square
Goodyear, AZ 85395
Thursday, August 27, 2026 8:00 a.m. Meeting Minutes
 
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Kaino called the Fire Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.
 
ROLL CALL
Present:
Chair Laura Kaino; Boardmember Patrick Doyle; Vice Chair Jay Mathias; Boardmember Michael Gugel
Absent:
Boardmember Teresa Kuleff
Staff Present:
Board Attorney Lesli Sorensen; Board Secretary Jasmine Pernicano; Human Resources Director Lyman Locket; Benefits Analyst Chanda Washington; Benefits Analyst Maria Carrillo
 

MOTION BY Vice Chair Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Patrick Doyle to EXCUSE Boardmember Kuleff. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:
Chair Laura Kaino, Boardmember Patrick Doyle, Vice Chair Jay Mathias, Boardmember Michael Gugel

Passed - Unanimously

Boardmember Doyle and Boardmember Gugel participated via Teams videoconference. 
 
PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no public comments. 
 
BUSINESS
 
1.
Approval of Minutes
Approve the draft minutes of the July 16, 2026, Fire Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting.

 
 

MOTION BY Vice Chair Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Michael Gugel to APPROVE the draft minutes of the July 16, 2026, Fire Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board meeting. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:
Chair Laura Kaino, Boardmember Patrick Doyle, Vice Chair Jay Mathias, Boardmember Michael Gugel

Passed - Unanimously

 
2.
Review, discuss and possible action on the applications and medical records for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System.
  • Hendry, Jared - New Hire (Lateral) 
  • Muse, Robert - New Hire (Lateral)
  • Pratt, Tynan - New Hire
  • Rawson, Cody - New Hire (Lateral)
 

MOTION BY Vice Chair Jay Mathias, SECONDED BY Boardmember Patrick Doyle to ACCEPT the application for Robert Muse with no pre-existing conditions and the applications for Jared Hendry, Tynan Pratt and Cody Rawson with pre-existing conditions for entry into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System. The motion carried as follows: 

AYE:
Chair Laura Kaino, Boardmember Patrick Doyle, Vice Chair Jay Mathias, Boardmember Michael Gugel

Passed - Unanimously

 
EXECUTIVE SESSION

There was no Executive Session held. 
 
SEPARATIONS
 
3.
Acknowledge the following separation:
  • Darrin Green Exit Drop 08/27/2026
The Board acknowledged the separation listed.
 
INFORMATION ITEMS

There were no information items. 
 
FUTURE MEETINGS

Chair Kaino stated that the next meeting tentatively scheduled for September 17, 2026, will be rescheduled. 
 
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, Chair Kaino adjourned the meeting at 8:04 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted by:


 
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Jasmine Pernicano, Board Secretary
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Laura Kaino, Chair

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