02/19/2013
MEETING MINUTES
TRUSTEES OF THE EMPLOYEES’ PENSION FUND
CITY OF CLEARWATER
February 19, 2013
Present: Chair/Trustee George N. Cretekos, Trustee Doreen Hock-DiPolito,
Trustee Bill Jonson, and Trustee Jay E. Polglaze.
Also Present: William B. Horne II - City Manager, Jill S. Silverboard - Assistant City
Manager, Rod Irwin - Assistant City Manager, Pamela K. Akin - City
Attorney, Rosemarie Call - City Clerk, and Nicole Sprague - Official
Records and Legislative Services Coordinator.
To provide continuity for research, items are listed in agenda order although not
necessarily discussed in that order.
1. Call to Order – Chair George N. Cretekos
The meeting was called to order at 9:04 a.m. at City Hall.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the January 14, 2013 Pension Trustees meeting as
submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.
Trustee Bill Jonson moved to approve the minutes of the January 14, 2013 Pension
Trustees meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. The motion was
duly seconded and carried unanimously.
3. Pension Trustee Items
3.1 Approve the request of new hires for acceptance into the pension plan as listed.
Pension
Name, Job. Class, & Dept./Div. Hire Date Elig. Date
Alicia Goldstein, Customer Service Representative 12/03/12 12/03/12
Glen Slawsky, Librarian I, Library Systems 12/03/12 12/03/12
Nicholas Namaga, WWTPO Trainee, Public Utilities 12/03/12 12/03/12
Robert Starks, WWTPO Trainee, Public Utilities 12/03/12 12/03/12
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Stacie Van Nostrand, Parking Enforce Spec, Engineering 12/03/12 12/03/12
Charles Snitchler, Gas Service Dispatcher, Gas Department 12/17/12 12/17/12
Karim Farid, Solid Waste Operator, Solid Waste/GS 12/17/12 12/17/12
Trustee Doreen Hock-DiPolito moved to approve the request of new hires for
acceptance into the pension plan as listed. The motion was duly seconded and carried
unanimously.
3.2 Approve the request of employee Laura Burgess of the Parks and Recreation
Department and Jamie Abbott of the Customer Service Department to vest their
pensions as provided by Section 2.397 of the Employees Pension Plan.
Laura Burgess, Recreation Leader, Parks and Recreation Department, was
employed by the City on February 22, 1988, and began participating in the
Pension Plan on that date. Ms. Burgess terminated from City employment on
December 28, 2012.
Jamie Abbott, Customer Service Manager, Customer Service Department, was
employed by the City on July 17, 2000, and began participating in the Pension
Plan on that date. Ms. Abbott terminated from City employment on October 29,
2012.
The Employees’ Pension Plan provides that should an employee cease to be an
employee of the City of Clearwater or change status from full-time to part-time
after completing ten or more years of creditable service (pension participation),
such employee shall acquire a vested interest in the retirement benefits. Vested
pension payments commence on the first of the month following the month in
which the employee normally would have been eligible for retirement.
Section 2.397 provides for normal retirement eligibility when a participant has
reached age 55 and completed twenty years of credited service, has completed
30 years of credited service, or has reached age 65 and completed ten years of
credited service. Ms. Burgess has completed at least 20 years of service and will
reach age 55 on March 22, 2013. Her pension will be effective April 1, 2013. Ms.
Abbott will have reached age 55 and would have completed 20 years of service
on July 17, 2020. Her pension will be effective August 1, 2020.
Trustee Jay Polglaze moved to approve the request of employee Laura Burgess of the
Parks and Recreation Department and Jamie Abbott of the Customer Service
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Department to vest their pensions as provided by Section 2.397 of the Employees
Pension Plan. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
4. Other Business — None.
5. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 9:05 a.m.
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