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Absent:
Robert Clark
Committee Member/Commissioner
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PENSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
CITY OF CLEARWATER
August 8, 1996
Present:
Rita Garvey
J. B. Johnson
Richard Breest
Pat Greer
Dick Fitzgerald
Empty Seat
Leslie Dougall-Sides
Michael Laursen
Patricia 0, Sullivan
Chair/Mayor
Vice Chair/Commissioner
Committee Member
Committee Member
Committee Member
Committee Member
Assistant City Attorney
Human Resources Director
Board Reporter
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. at City Hall.
To provide continuity for research, items are In agenda order although not necessarily
discussed In that order.
ITEM #2 - ADDroval of Minutes
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Member Johnson moved to approve the minutes of the regular meetings of June
13, 1996, and July 11, 1996, as recorded and submitted in written summation to each
member. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
ITEM #3 - Emolovees to be Heard - None.
ITEM #4 - Action Items
a) Review and action on Employee Requests for Years of Service Pension - None.
b) Approval of New Hires as Pension Plan Members
Mr. Laursen reviewed the physician recommendations and reported the listed new
hire meets Pension Plan criteria.
Member Fitzgerald moved to accept the following employee into membership in the
Pension Plan:
Date of
Emolovment
Pension
Elig, Date.
Ricky J, Hess, Electronics Technician Engineering Department 07/22/96
07/22/96
The motion was duly seconded carried unanimously,
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."" ITEM #6 - Pending/New Business
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Assistant City Attorney Dick Hull reported Robert Mouzon's case is in the court
system. The City had received two claims for his contribution to the Pension Plan: 1) a
person claiming to be his dependent daughter and 2) his estate, The PAC (Pension
Advisory Committee) had directed staff to file an interpleader action to leave the City
harmless, The two parties have agreed to share the contributions: 1) $11 ,845 for the
daughter and 2) $15,776 for the estate, Mr, Hull distributed copies of the settlement
agreement, Both parties have agreed to release the City from all claims, A court order
adopts, ratifies, and confirms this agreement,
Member Breest moved to approve the court approved agreement regarding the
distribution of Robert Mouzon's contribution to the Pension Plan, The motion was duly
seconded and carried unanimously,
ITEM #6 - Director's Reoorts
Disability Requests
As an update, Human Resources Director Mike Laursen reported Meter Reader Tom
Murray's job-connected disability request is in process. Mr, Laursen indicated Solid Waste
Worker Ernest Thomas died last weekend before submitting his request for a non-job.
connected disability,
':) Mr. Laursen stated Firefighter Jeffrey Renner recently died after 19 years of
service, It is expected his spouse will file a Pension claim.
Procedures
Mr. Laursen said staff is developing procedures regarding the reexamination and
recall of disabled pensioners. He requested PAC input and direction regarding how often
reexaminations should be scheduled. He noted disabled pensioners can be recalled if an
alternative job is available for which they qualify. The importance of knowing if disabled
pensioners are fit enough to return to work was noted, He suggested requiring disabled
pensioners to submit a form completed by their doctor addressing certain issues, The PAC
then could determine if an IME (Independent Medical Examination) is necessary, He
suggested considering annual examinations and for staff to compare job openings with the
identified skills of disabled pensioners, It was noted a computer program will be necessary
to coordinate this information,
Consensus was for staff to draft procedures for presentation to the PAC.
"Buy-Back" Requests
Assistant City Attorney Leslie Dougall-Sides referred to her July 26, 1996,
memorandum in which she issued an opinion regarding employee pension service "buy-
back" requests, The filing deadline was July 3, 1996,
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The PAC had approved requests by Police Sergeant Kenneth Donagan and Police
Officer David Kreiger, The PAC had taken no official action regarding PUblic Works
Director Gardner Smith's request. These employees have been furnished actuarial figures
but have not indicated if they wish to proceed,
Staff is to provide the PAC with a recommendation regarding the request by
Librarian III Lois Maroon.
On July 11, 1996, the PAC had voted to reject the request by Plant Operator
Raymond Kaval.
Ms. DougaU-Sides concluded employees who do not qualify to "buy-back" Pension
Service include: 1) Police Service Technician Thomas Taggart; 2) Fire Lieutenant Charles
Selby; 3) Accountant Dan Carpenter; 4) Water Superintendent Tom Hackett; 5) Police
Officer Richard Beery; 6) Customer Service Representative Rosalie Backus; and 7) Engineer
III Robert Maran,
In answer to a question, Mr. Laursen stated Mr, Carpenter had not withdrawn his
resignation. Ms. Dougall-Sides noted he had held different types of positions.
Consensus was for Mr. Laursen to contact these employees and advise them of
PAC's decision that they do not quality to "buy-back" Pension Service.
f~~ Ms. Dougall-Sides concluded employees who qualify to "buy-back" Pension Service
,," include: 1) Police Officer Len Marotta; 2) Firefighter Peter Verhoeven; 3) Gas Technician III
Nelson McCoy; 4) Senior Police Communications Operator Georgette Summarell; 5)
Firefighter Jerry Lovett; and 6) Central Records Specialist Camille Motley,
Consensus was for Mr. Laursen to notify these employees they qualify to "buy-
back" their Pension Service and to request that Mr. Metz provides them with actuarial
figures, Once they receive these figures, employees will have 30 days to indicate if they
wish to proceed.
ITEM #7 - Adiournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:15 a.m.
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