03/13/2008
PENSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
March 13, 2008
Present: Nathan Hightower Chair
Tom Jensen Vice-Chair
John Schmalzbauer Committee Member
Carlen Petersen Committee Member/Councilmember
John Doran Committee Member/Councilmember
Stephen Sarnoff Committee Member
Paul Gibson Committee Member/Councilmember
Also Present: Joe Roseto Human Resources Director
Patricia O. Sullivan Board Reporter
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. at City Hall.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not
necessarily discussed in that order.
2 - Approval of Minutes
Member Jensen moved to approve the minutes of the regular Pension Advisory
Committee meeting of February 14, 2008, as submitted in written summation to each board
member. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
3 – Employees to be Heard – None.
4 – Action Items:
a. Review and Action on Employee Requests for Regular Pensions:
1. Gary DeYoung, Solid Waste/General Services
2. James McGee, Public Services
3. James Battle, Parks & Recreation
Member Sarnoff moved to approve the requests for regular pensions for Gary DeYoung,
James, McGee, and James Battle. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
b. Review and Action on Employee Requests to Vest Pensions:
1. Barbara Borgan, Customer Service
Barbara Borgan, Customer Service, has resigned her position after being employed by
the City for more than 15 years. She will qualify to receive her reduced pension beginning
September 1, 2012.
Member Doran moved to recommend approval of the request by Barbara Borgan to vest
his pension. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
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c. Approval of New Hires as Plan Members:
Member Schmalzbauer moved to accept the following employees into membership in
the Pension Plan:
Name, Job Class. & Dept./Div
Hire Date
Pension Eligible
Date
Andrew Forte, Parking Enforcement Specialist/Engineering
Anthony Lenning, Recreation Specialist/Parks & Recreation
Charlene Auclair, Accounting Clerk/Finance
Samantha Bright, Library Assistant/Library
Amy Bure, Police Cadet/Police
Travis Nuttall, Senior Marine Lifeguard/Marine & Aviation
02/04/08
02/04/08
02/04/08
07/12/04
02/18/08
02/19/08
02/04/08
02/04/08
02/04/08
02/04/08
02/18/08
02/19/08
Charlene Auclair originally was hired as part-time on July 12, 2004; status changed to
full-time and pension eligible as of February 4, 2008.
The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
5 - Pendinq/New Business
Human Resources Director Joe Roseto reported that Chair Hightower's term as the
committee's seventh member is expiring. He is willing to serve another term. The committee
can request additional nominees.
Member Doran moved to appoint Nathan Hightower to another term as the committee's
seventh member. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
Staff will agenda a report on the Chair and Vice Chair positions.
6 - Director's Report: None.
7 - Committee Members to be Heard
Member Sarnoff attended the Pension Attorney's recent conference. He reviewed some
conference topics including conflicts of interest, benchmarks, boutique money managers, and
defined benefit plans.
8 - Adiourn
The meeting adjourned at 9:22 a.m.
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ension Advisory Committee
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Board Reporter
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