09/16/2013 TRUSTEES OF THE EMPLOYEES' PENSION FUND MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
September 16, 2013
Present: Chair/Trustee George N. Cretekos, Trustee Doreen Hock-DiPolito,
Trustee Bill Jonson, 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, 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 1:10 p.m. at City Hall.
It was stated that Trustee Paul Gibson was out of town and not present.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the August 12, 2013 Pension Trustees meeting as
submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.
Trustee Jay Polglaze moved to approve the minutes of the August 12, 2013 Pension
Trustees meeting as submitted in written summation by the City Clerk. The motion was
duly seconded and carried unanimously.
3. Citizens to be Heard re Items Not on the Agenda - None.
4. Pension Trustee Items
4.1 Approve the new hires for acceptance into the pension plan as listed.
Pension
Name, Job. Class, & Dept./Div .. Hire Date Elig. Date
Melissa Hauck-Baker, Planner II, Planning and Dev 07/08/2013 07/08/2013
Jennifer Milano, Library Assistant, Library 07/13/2013 07/13/2013
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Audra Aja, Econ Dev Coordinator, Economic Dev 07/15/2013 07/15/2013
Patricia Hostetler, Police Aide, Library 07/15/2013 07/15/2013
Elizabeth Watts, Police Officer, Police 07/15/2013 07/15/2013
Michael Stanley, Police Officer, Police 07/15/2013 07/15/2013
Sean Phelps, Police Officer, Police 07/15/2013 07/15/2013
Brian Kanicki, Police Officer, Police 07/15/2013 07/15/2013
Brinton George, Police Officer, Police 07/15/2013 07/15/2013
Christopher England, Police Officer, Police 07/15/2013 07/15/2013
Michelle Brunozzi, Police Officer, Police 07/15/2013 07/15/2013
Brad Allen, Police Officer, Police 07/15/2013 07/15/2013
Kevin Whitlow, Rec Specialist, Parks and Rec 07/15/2013 07/15/2013
Jason Bellinger, Fleet Mechanic, General Services 07/15/2013 07/15/2013
Trustee Bill Jonson moved to approve the new hires for acceptance into the pension
plan as listed. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
4.2 Approve the request of employee Shannon R. Hladik of the Police Department to
vest her pension as provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees Pension Plan.
Shannon R. Hladik, Police Officer, Police Department, was employed by the City
on December 2, 2002, and began participating in the Pension Plan on that date.
Ms. Hladik terminated from City employment on July 20, 2013.
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 2.416 provides for normal retirement eligibility for non-hazardous duty
employees hired prior to the effective date of this reinstatement (1/1/13), a
member shall be eligible for retirement following the earlier of the date on which a
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participant has reached the age of 55 years and completed twenty (20) years of
credited service; the date on which a participant has reached age sixty five (65)
years and completed ten (10) years of credited service; or the date on which a
member has completed thirty (30) years of service regardless of age. For non-
hazardous duty employees hired on or after the effective date of this restatement,
a member shall be eligible for retirement following the earlier of the date on which
a participant has reached the age of sixty (60) years and completed twenty five
(25) years of credited service; or the date on which a participant has reached the
age of sixty five (65) years and completed ten (10) years of credited service. Ms.
Hladik will meet the hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a pension in
January 2023.
Trustee Doreen Hock - DiPolito moved to approve the request of employee Shannon R.
Hladik of the Police Department to vest her pension as provided by Section 2.419 of the
Employees Pension Plan. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
5. Other Business - None.
6. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 1:11 p.m.
Attest
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