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04-14-2003,s >�..� � AGENDA Board of Trustees of the Employees' Pension Fund Aprii 14, 2003 — 1:00 P.M. 1 - Call to Order 2- Approval of Minutes: 03/17/03 3- Request for acceptance into membership: Amy Mobley, Bennett Elbo, Edward O'Neal, Jonathan Phillips, Bryan Elbell, Vance Peel, Marlene Torres, Judith LaCosse, Rebecca Wikerson, Lana Beck, Brandi Portalatin, Thomas Jensen, Emilio Maldonado, Aleix Wells, Matthew McCombs, Michelle Friedline, and Rafael Salazar 4- Regular Pension(s) to be granted: Francis Mays, Eddie Lloyd, Danny West, Robert McKenna, and Jerry Lovett 5— Approve the contract with Northern Trust (lending agent) to provide securities lending services for the Employee's Pension Plan. 6— Approve motion to give Margie Simmons, Jay Ravins and Steve Moskun the authority to authorize the transfer of funds with Northern Trust, the plan custodian. 7 - Other Business 8 - Adjourn Meeting Date: y " � � � �'3 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: Pension Trustees Approved by Trustees: CITY OF CLEARWATER EMPLOYEES' PENSION PLAN/ PENSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE Pension Advisory Committee Recommendation for Acceptance into Pension Plan March 13, 2003 3� As Trustees of the City of Clearwater Employees' Pension Fund, you are hereby notified that the employee(s) listed below have been duly examined by a local physician and each has been designated as a "tirst class risk". The employment of these indlvlduals brings the number of FTE's as oi this date to 1744.01 of 1844.9 budgeted positions (including the City Commission). These employees are eligible for pension membership as noted in the Pension Eligibility Date column below, and it is the recommendation of the Pension Advisory Committee that they be accepted into membership. Name. Job. Class. 8 Dept./Div. Amy Mobley, Police Communications Operator/Potice Bennett Elbo, Traf(ic Operatlons Engineering/Engineering Edward O'Neal, Solid Waste Worlcer, General Services/Solid Waste Jonathan Phillips,Solid Waste Worker,General Services/Solid Waste Bryan Elbell, Solid Waste Worker, General Services/Solid Waste Vance Peel, Mechanic 11, General Services/Solid Waste Marlene Torres, Custodial Worker, Gene�al Services/Solid Waste Judith LaCosse, Staff Assistant, O(ficial Records 8 Legisletive Seroices Rebecca Wilkerson, PersonneUPayroll Technician, Parks 8� Recreation Lana Beck, TV Production Specialist, Public Communications Brandi Portalatin, Parks Service Technician I/Parks & Recreation Thomas Jensen, Senlor PlannedPlanning Emflfo Maldonado, Solid Waste WorkedSolid Waste/General Services Aleix Wells, Parics Service Technician I/Perks & Recreation Matthow McCombs, Mechan(c II/Sol(d Waste/General Services Michelle Friedline, Recreation Programmer/Parks 8 Recreation Rafael Salazar, Police RecruiVPolice Hire Date 8/10/02 2/3/03 2/10/03 2/10/03 2/10/03 2/10/03 2/10/03 2/10/03 2/10/03 2/10/03 2/10/03 2/24/03 2/24/03 2/24/03 2/24�03 2/24/03 12/16/02 Pension Elig. Date 12/13/02 ' 2/3/03 2/10/03 2/10/03 2/10/03 2/10/03 2/10/03 2/10/03 2/10/03 2/10/03 2/10/03 2/24/03 2/24/03 2/24/03 2/24/03 2/24/03 12/16/02 • originally hired as part-time on 8/10/02; status changed to full-time and pension eligible as of 12/13/02 �� � `I.I(�1' . __ . ��y . . . � I rsis Sti�"� >. ,S. ,,,I, : � �� 0 99�'�ITE1�.�1'O� SUBJECi'/RECOMMENDATION: Trustees of the Employees' Pension Plan Agenda Cover Meinorandum Final Agenda Item # � Meeting Date; 4/14/03 Francis Moys, Gas Department; Eddie Lloyd, Public Utilities Department; Danny West, Police Deparfment; Robert McKenna, Fire Deparfment; and Jerry Lovett, Fire Department, be granted regular pensions under Section(s) 2.393 and 2,397 of the Employees' Pension Plan as approved by the Pension Advisory Committee. ❑ and that the appropriate officials be authorized io execute same. SUMMARY: Francis Mays, Gas Specialist, Gas Department, was employed by the City on November 19, 1969, and his pension service credit is effective on May 19, 1970, His pension will be effective March l, 2003, Based on an average salary of approximately S43,992 per year over the past five years, the formula for computing reguiar pensions, and Mr, Mays' selection of the 50% Joint & Survivor Annuity, this pension will approximate $41,064 annuaily, Eddie Lloyd, Pubiic Utilities Technician I1, Public Utilities Deportment, was employed by the City on October 14, 1971, and his pension service credit is effective on Aprii 14, 1972, His pension will be effective March 1, 2003. Based on an average salary of approximately S35,434 per year over the past five years, the formula for computing regular pensions, and Mr, Lloyd's selection of the Joint & Survivor Annuity, this pension will approximate $30,173 annually. Danny West, Police Sergeont, Police Department, was empioyed by the City on May 16, 1983, and his pension service credit is effective on that date. His pension will be effective April 1, 2003. Based on an average salary of approximately S65,071 per year over the past five years, the formula for computing regular pensions, and Mr. West's selection of the 1 QO�o !oint & Survivor Annuity, this pension will approximate $35,001 annualiy. Reviewed by: Orig(nating Dept: Cosfs Legal �q Info Tech Nq Debble Ford/Huma Total Resources Budget NA Pubiic NA User Dept. Funding Source: Works Purchasfng NA DCM/ ��A���' Current Fiscai Yeor Improvoment ACM Risk Mgmt NA Other NA ANachme�ts ��'{O'�"9 orr,�. Appropriafion Cods: SubmiHed by: ❑ None Ci Ma� er Printed on recvcled ooper Rev. 2/98 Regular Pensions Page 2 April 14, 2003 Robert McKenna, Firefighter, Fire Depa�tment, was employeo by the City on October 1 l, 1976, and his pension service credit is effective on that date, His pension will be effective March l, 2003. Based on an average salary of approximately 544,865 per year over the past �ive years, the formu�a for computing regular pensions, and Mr. McKenna's selection of the Joint & Life Annuity, this pension will approximate S32,493 annually. Jerry Lovett, Firefighter, Fire Deportment, was employed by the City on January 10, 1983, and his pension service credit is effective on that date. His pension will be effective March 1, 2003. Based on an average salary of approximately 545,527 per year over the past five years, the formula for computing regular pensions, and Mr. Lovett's selection of the 66 2/3% Joint & Survivor Annuity, this pension will approximate S25,541 annually, These pensions were approved by the Pension Advisory Committee on March 13, 2003. Section 2.393 (p) provides for normal retirement eligibility when a participant has reached age 55 and completed twenty years of credited service, has completed thirty years of credited service, or has reached age 65 and cornpieted ten years of credited service. Section 2.393 also (p) provides for normal retirement eligibility when a participant has compieted twenty years of credited servic� in a type of employment described as "hazardous duty" and further specifically defines servi��e as a Police Sergeant and Firefighter as meeting the hazardous duty criteria. Mr. Mays and Mr. Lloyd qualify under the 30 years of service criteria. Mr. McKenna and Mr. Lovett qualify under the hazardous duty criterla. �1�� 7 ```�4 9w�h�E�� SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION: Employee's Pension Plan Trustee's Agenda Cover Mernorandum Worksession Item #; Final Agenda Item # Meeting Date: S _��_v3 Approve the contract with Northern Trust (lending agent) to provide securities lending services for the Employee's Pension Plan, � and that lhe appropriate ofiicials be authorized to execute same. SUMMARY: • Securities lending is the process where the owner of a security (stock or bonds) loans the security to a third party. The borrower benefits because they get the use of the security. The owner of the security benefits through extra income. The lender/owner of the security retains all the economic benefits of the security except proxy voting. • Securities lending has a long history and very definitive regulations. For example, statutes give the lender the right to recall a security at anytime. There are regulations that govern the behavior of all parties involved. • Securities lending is transparent to our money manager and will have no effect on them or their decision to buy or sell a security. • Organizations borrow securities for three main reasons: 1. To cover a settlement failure 2. To cover a short trading position 3. In a proxy fight • When securities are loaned the borrower provides collateral to the lending agent with a value of 102% of the market value of the security being loaned. On a daily basis the collateral is market to the market value of the security being loaned and adjusted if needed. The vast majority of the time the collateral is in cash. • The lending agent (Northern Trust) invests the collateral at a rate higher than they are paying the borrower. The additional earnings are split 70% Clearwater 30% Northern Trust. Reviewed by: Legal LD Budget N/A Purch N/A Risk Mgmt N/A Info Srvc WA Public Works N/A DCM/ACM Other Submitted by: City Manager Printed on recycled paper 2/98 Originating De t: Finance ..� SMoskun User Dept. Finence � � Attachments ❑ None Costs Total None Current FY Aoorouriatlon Code: Funding Source: CI OP Other Rev. • The following are the steps involved in securities lending between the lending agent, (Northern Trust) and the securities bower. These steps are listed in order of occurrence. 1. A loan is initiated 2. Terms are negotiated; interest rate the borrower will receive for the collateral 3. Lending Agent receives the collateral a. 95% time in cash b. 102% of the market value of the security being lent 4. Security it transferred to the borrower 5. Daily mark to market on the collateral, constant 102% value 6. The security is returned to the Lending Agent 7. The collateral is returned to the borrower • With securities lending we have three types of risk. Borrower Default - The borrower fails to return the security on demand because of financial difficulty or bankruptcy. Our protection is the collateral of 102% and Northern Trust will hold us harmless in the case of a borrower default. Operational Risk — Northern Trust fails to mark the collateral to 102% on a daily basis or fails to collect income due. Northern Trust will hold us harmless in these cases. Collateral Investment Risk -- Failure to earn sufficient earnings on the collateral to cover the interest earned by the borrower. We will invest the collateral through Northern Trust in specific investment options provided by Northern Trust. When the terms of a security loan are being negotiated by Northern Trust they will know where the collateral is being invested and at what rate the collateral will earn, • As part of the custodian RFQ process we asked the three finalists to provide us an estimate of what our portfolio (our share of the earnings) would have earned over the past year. Northern Trust $132t410 State Street $68,500 Bank of New York $83,354 • In addition to the above earnings, Northern Trust will reduce the custodial fee by $25,000, if securities lending is approved. ; �;;� s��� .� � SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION: Employee's Pension Plan Trustee's Agenda Cover Memorandum Worksession ltem #: Final Agenda flem # C� Meeiing Date: i-� � r.� - r_ ��, Designate Margie Simmons, Jay Ravins, and Steven Moskun as having the ability to authorize the transfer of funds by Northern Trust, the plan custodian, � and that the appropriate o�cials be authorized to execute same. SUMMARY: • Northern Trust, the plan custodian, has requested that the Trustees designate individuals who have the ability to authorize Northern Trust to transfer funds. • The transfer of funds occurs when managers are hired or terminated, the portfolio is being rebalanced or when funds are needed to pay obligatio�s of the plan. • As an internal control function, two of the three individuals wiil have to approve a transfer. • The transfer of plan assets to Northern Trust occurred on March 3"�. Rev(ewed by: Orlginating Dept: Costs Legal �p Info Snrc �p Finance SMoskun Total None Budget /�J t� Public Works N/p User Dept. Funding Source: Purch WA DCM/ACM Flnance �' Current CI FY Risk WA Other Attachmertts �P Mgmt Other Subm(tted by: City Manayer 0 None A ro riation Code: fiev. 2/98 S�M4 r .���� � ` 4 99w�h�E�� SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION: Employee's Pension Plan Trustee's Agenda Cover Memorandum Worksession Item #: Final Agenda {tem # Meeting Date: Approve motion to give Margie Simmons, Jay Ravins ,and Steven Moskun the authority to authorize the transfer of funds with Northern Trust, the plan custodian, � and that the appropriate of(icials be authorized to execute same. SUMMARY: • Northern Trust, the plan custodian, has requested that the Trustees authorize by motion individuals who have the authority to transfer funds with Northern Trust. • The transfer of funds would occur when new managers are being hired, manager terminations, rebalancing the portfolio or when funds are need to pay obligations of the plan. • As an internal contro{ function, two of the three individuals wi11 have to approve a transfer. • The transfer of plan assets to Northern Trust occurred on March 3�d Reviewed by: Originating Dept: Costs Legal �p Info Srvc wq Finance SMoskun Total None Budget Publfc Works WA User Dept. 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