04/09/2009
PENSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
April 9, 2009
Present: Carlen Petersen Committee Member/Councilmember
John Doran Committee Member/Councilmember
Paul Gibson Committee Member/Councilmember
Brian De Witt Committee Member
Absent: Nathan Hightower Chair
Tom Jensen Vice-Chair
John Schmalzbauer Committee Member
Also Present: Joe Roseto Human Resources Director
Patricia O. Sullivan Board Reporter
The Acting-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.
Member Doran moved to appoint Carlen Petersen as Acting-Chair. The motion was duly
seconded and carried unanimously.
2 - Approval of Minutes
Member Doran moved to approve the minutes of the regular Pension Advisory
Committee meeting of March 12, 2009, 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 Request for Regular Pension:
1. Gary Costa, Fire
2. Coral Lakin, Public Communications
3. Nita Frazier, Finance
4. Mary Youngblood, Solid Waste/General Services
5. Ronald Flanery, Police
6. Wayne Andrews, Police
7. Daniel Higgins, Police
8. Salvatore Ventura, Public Utilities
9. Linda Hamrell, Library
10. Thomas Findley, Parks & Recreation
11. Patricia Lafferty, Gas
12. Jesse Johnson, Public Utilities
13. John Henry, Gas
14. Raymond Pelote, Public Communications
15. Patricia Rice, Library
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16. Howard Selig, Parks & Recreation
Member Gibson moved to approve the requests for regular pensions for Gary Costa,
Coral D. Lakin, Nita T. Frazier, Mary C. Youngblood, Ronald Flanery, Wayne C. Andrews,
Daniel R. Higgins, Salvatore Ventura, Linda K. Hamrell, Thomas Findley, Patricia Lafferty,
Jesse Johnson, John G. Henry, Raymond R. Pelote, Patricia L. Rice, and Howard Selig. The
motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
b. Approval of New Hires as Plan Members:
Member Doran moved to accept the following employees into membership in the
Pension Plan:
Pension Eligible
Name, Job Class, & Dept./Div Hire Date Date
Jacqueline Calder, WWTP Operator C/Public Utilities 03/16/09 03/16/09
Benjamin Gibbs, WWATWP Operator Trainee/Public Utilities 03/16/09 03/16/09
The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
5 – Pending/New Business
a. Hearing re status of Thomas Stubblefield’s Disability Pension
Human Resources Director Joe Roseto said the City had received the IME (Independent
Medical Exam) report and personnel records from Pasco County for Thomas Stubblefield; the
records contain conflicting information. To provide due process to Mr. Stubblefield and be fair to
the Pension Plan, the City will depose the doctors who performed the IME and pre-employment
physical before presenting the case to the PAC (Pension Advisory Committee).
Due to a breakdown in communication, Mr. Stubblefield was present. In response to his
request, it was stated that the hearing could not be held today. Committee members thanked
him for coming and apologized for the inconvenience. Staff will contact Mr. Stubblefield if next
month’s meeting needs to be continued.
Member Doran moved to continue the hearing regarding Thomas Stubblefield’s disability
pension to May 14, 2009. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
6 – Director’s Report
Mr. Roseto invited PAC (Pension Advisory Committee) members to attend the May 18,
2009, Pension Trustees meeting when the Pension Plan Actuary will discuss options to maintain
the current plan as well as alternatives. The Pension Plan Attorney also will be present.
Mr. Roseto estimated that close to 50 employees will take advantage of retirement
incentives approved by the City Council.
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7 - Committee Members to be Heard
Member De Witt thanked retiring employees for their service to the City.
8 - Adiourn
The meeting adjourned at 9: 11 a.m.
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