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Proceedings of the Pension Advisory Commiltcc Meeting of October 18, 1989.
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Present:
Glenn Perry. Member
Tom Pudelski, Member
H. Michael Laursen, Personnel Director
Deborah Lally, Personnel Department
Cynthia Climan, Personnel Department
Miles Lance. Assistllnt City Attorney
Nancy Degner. City Nurse
Paul Carter. Police Officer
Dennis Acker, Police Officer
Peter Fire. FOP President
Kenneth Davenpon. Police Officer
Pnul Maser, Police Sergeant
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The meeting was called to order at 9:37 A.M.
Tom Pudelski moved to approve the minutes of September 20, 1989. The motion was duly
seconded by Glenn Perry and carried unanimously.
Tom Pudelski moved to amend the minutes of August 16, 1989, to reflect approval of the minute's
of August 2, 1989. The motion was duly seconded by Glenn Perry and carried unanimously.
No action can be taken concerning Donald Ward, Firefighter, Fire Department;
Mlchac5 Dandaneau, Police Communications, Operator, Police Department;
Johnny Jones, Maintenance Worker I, Public Works/Transportation; and
Susan Gryncewlcz, Cormer Pollee Communications Operator, Police Department
since all, members weren't present. No new information has been received on
Jacqueline Sulek,. former Assistant Purchasing Manager, Purchasing Dtvlshm.
The Committee considered the matter of Paul Carter, Police Officer, Police Department,
who was granted a job-connected disability pension at the September 20. 1989. meeting. This
was presented to the Trustees on October 2. 1989, and remanded back to the Pension Advisory
Committee for further consideration as to whether or not Officer Carter's Crohn's disease is
actually job-related. In the meantime. the Trustees approved a non-jo~-connected disability
pension so Officer Carter would not be without finances.
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Officer Caner presented to the Committee a copy of his pre-employment physical which
showed no indication of this disease and stated he was in It good health." . He also presented
. another letter from Dr. Hirschfield which reaffirmed the doctor's earlier opinion that this
condition is stress related and caused by Officer Carter's job as a Police Offic~r.
Discussion ensued concerning this matter. Mr. Laursen related to the Committee that it was his
impression the Trustees were concerned with this disability being job-related when
Officer Caner was diagnosed only five months after starting work. He suggested to the
Committee that Officer Caner be sent for independent medical examination (IME) in. an effort
to clarify ,how this condition is job-connected.
Tom Pudelski moved that Officer Carter be sent for an IME and the doctor be advised to confer
with Officcr Caner's personal physicians. The motion was duly seconded by Glenn Perry and
carried unanimously.
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Proceedings of the Pension Advisory Committee Meeting of October 18, 1989.
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Dennis Ackeri Police Officer, asked whether the City would supply Officer Carter with n list of
names and if Officer C~lfter should start the process for his non~job.conncctcd disability
pension. He was advised that the City Nurse would supply a list of three names and Omcer
Carter can pick one. In 'the meantimei he should complete the necessary paperwork to receive
the non6job-connected disability pension. If a Job-connected disability pension is approved
later, the difference in payments will be retroactive to the dale the non-jab-connected
disability was approved.
The Commiuee considered the matter of Albert Gryneewlcz, Accountlng Clerk II.
Purchasing Division. This matter was remanded back to the Doctor's Walk-In Clinic by the
Trustees at their last meeting. Some questions arose concerning Mr. Gryncewicz recent stroke. ~
A letter from Or. Patrick Cinelli was received which states that without access to any other ~
recordsi Mr. Gryncewicz is accepted for membership in the Pension Plan. Discussion ensued ~
concerning whether this would be a pre-existing condition, if something were to happen in the ,~
future. I
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At the conclusion of the discussion, Tom Pudelski moved that Alben Oryncewicz be accepted
into the Pension Plan. The motion was duly seconded by Glenn Perry and carried unanimously.
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Mr. Pudelski referred to a memorandum from Joseph DeSantis, Pollee Sergeant, Police
Department, which was received by the Committee. In this memorandum, Sgt. DeSantis stnted
he fcels he is being treated in an "arbitrary, capricious, and discriminatory manner" in that
he has not been readmitted to the Pension Plan. Discussion ensued.
At the conclusion, Tom Pudelski moved that another letter to Sgt. DeSantis be drafted advising
him the Committee requests him to have another physical before being accepted into the
Pension Plan.
Mr. Laursen stated he thought the Commiuee only needed documentation from Sgt. DeSantis'
doctor that his triglycerides and cholesterol are under control and not another physical.
Mr. Perry agreed that the last motion was for Sgt. DeSantis to present a doctor's letter within six
months or he would be required to have a new physical.
Tom Pudelski amended his motion to read that' Sgt. DeSantis supply appropriate verification
from his doctor that his triglycerides and cholesterol are under control or within proper Ihnits
before he is accepted. The motion was duly seconded by Glenn Perry and carried unanimously.
Mr. Perry asked what the status was of the procedures and guidelines. Mr. Laursen advised the
Committee that tile Trustees discussed this during their last meeting and agreed we needed solid
procedures. He will "finalize his draft within the' next ten days and present it to the Pension
Advisory Committee. If the Committee members have any additional comments or suggestions,
they should let him know.
Mr. Laursen suggested to the Committee that it may be necessary to revise the form used by the
Doctor's Walk-In Clinic. as well as the actual physical examination. The physical may have
different requirements dependibg on the type of work an employee is to perform.
Tom Pudelski moved that the Michael Mitchell, Sanitation Worker, Public Works/Sanitation, be
'contacted to see why he didn't sign or answer any questions on his physical. There may be a
. question as to whether or not he can read and write. The motion was' duly seconded by
Glenn Perry and carried unanimously.
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Proceedings of the Pension Advisory Commhtcc Meeting of October J 8. 1989.
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The mecling recessed at 10: 18 A.M. It reconvened al 10:47 A.M.
Tom Pudelski read the nllDlc(s) of the following employec(s) to be accepted into membership in
the Pension Plan:
Date of
employment
Pension
El i 1:. OllIe
Mary McCann. Account Collector
Vivien Ingersoll. Librarian I
Doris Buckley, Staff Assistant III
Rosalie Backus. Cust. Service Rep.
Shelby Lllbulis. Offset Dup. Oper. n
Catherine Yellin, Office Asst, II
Rodman Ware, WPC/Llft Station Mech.
10-25-79
9- t 1-89
12-2-74
2-18-85
7-2-84
10-9-89
5-28-85
10-3-89
9-11-89
8-18-89
8-24-89
9-25-89
10-9-89
8-24-89
Pub. Wks.lUlU.
Libraries
Pub. Wks./Util.
Pub. Wks./Util.
Pub Info./Graphics
Marine
Pub. Wks./lnfra.
Tom Pudelski moved to accept into membership the seven (7) employee(s) listed above. The
,motion was duly seconded by Glenn Perry and carried unanimously.
Tom Pudclski moved that Marianne Hall, Staff Assistant n, Public WprkslEngineering, be
denied membership in the Pension Plan due to a heart munnur. The motion was duly seconded
by Olenn Perry and carried unanimously.
The physical examinations for the following employees are not complete in that they were not
signed by the employee, or not signed and/or dated by the doctor:
Michael Mitchell. Sanitation Worker
Patrick Plaskett. Traffic Engineering Assistant
HelcnWerJing. Starr Assistant II
Helen Higgins, Data Enlry Operator 11
. Robert Lockwood. Admin. Support Manager II
Marvin Henry. WWTP Operator B
Stephen Sarnoff., Traffic Engineering Assistant
Public
Public
Public
Public
Fire
Public
Public
Works/Engineering
W orks/Transportati on
Works/Utilities
Works/Transportation
Works/Utilities
Works/Utilities
,Tom Pudelski moved that the employees listed above be contacted by the City Nurse I to get their
forms' filled out completely and that in the future the City Nurse review all physicals prior to
sending them to the Committee to be sure all information is complete. 'The motion was duly
seco~ded by Olenn Perry and carried unanimously.
Michael' Mitchell should be contacted; and. if it is determined he is unable to read. someone will
have to read each question to him so his physical is complete.
Tom Pudclski moved that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was duly seconded by
Glenn Perry and carried unanimously. ,The uleeting adjourned at 10;52 A.M.
, RcspectfUll~SUbm' ned.
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H. Mii!ef. L rsen
, .' Personnel Director and
',Secretary. Pension Advisory Committee
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