02/16/1988 TRUSTEES OF THE EMPLOYEES' PENSION FUND MEETING
February 16, 1988
The City Commission, meeting as the Board of Trustees of the Employees
Pension Fund, met in regular session at the City Hall, Monday, February 16, 1988, at 9:05 a.m., with the following members present:
Rita Garvey Mayor/Commissioner
James Berfield Vice Mayor/Commissioner
Lee Regulski Commissioner
Don Winner Commissioner
William Nunamaker Commissioner
Also Present were:
Joseph R. McFate, II Interim City Manager
Milton A. Galbraith, Jr. City Attorney
Cynthia Goudeau City Clerk
ITEM #2 Minutes Commissioner Winner moved to approve the minutes of
the February 1, 1988, meeting. `Motion` was duly seconded and `carried` unanimously.
ITEM #3 Recommendation of the Pension Advisory Committee.
a. `Request for Acceptance into Membership`
The Interim City Manager presented the recommendation of the Advisory
Committee to approve membership for nine (9) employees listed below:
`Name` `Classification` `Department`
Alan Whitacre Police Recruit I Police
Lorraine Powell Police Service Tech. Police
Penelope Sexton Police Service Tech. Police
Robert Velasco Irrigation Service Wkr. I Parks & Rec
Christopher Cruickshank Parks Worker I Parks & Rec
Carolyn S. McMullen Pol. Comm. Oper. Trne. Police
Gregory Howe Rec. Specialist/Nature Park Parks & Rec
Bonnie Thornton Police Service Tech. Police
Susan Brierley Police Service Tech. Police
Commissioner Nunamaker moved to accept the recommendation of the Advisory Committee. `Motion` was duly seconded and `carried` unanimously.
b. Request for Pension.
The Interim City Manager presented the recommendation of the Advisory Committee, General Employees' Pension Fund that the employee listed below be granted a job connected Disability
Pension under Section 26.35 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
John Welch, Police Department, to be effective April 16, 1987.
Mr. Welch was previously granted a non job connected disability and the issue of whether or not the disability was job connected was remanded to the Pension Advisory Committee.
Discussion ensued regarding the Pension Advisory Committee not holding a full hearing in this case. The Personnel Director indicated that Mr. Singletary, attorney representing Mr. Welch,
had the doctors' statements updated and the Pension Advisory Committee did not feel a hearing was necessary.
Concerns were expressed regarding information provided by Police Chief Klein regarding Mr. Welch's job performance. In response to a question, it was indicated the psychiatrists who
had examined Mr. Welch did not have access to this information.
Commissioner Regulski moved not to accept the Pension Advisory Committee's recommendation at this time, that the Pension Advisory Committee forward the information provided by Chief
Klein to the four psychiatrists and request reevaluations of whether or not Mr. Welch's disability is job related and report the results to the Trustees. `Motion` was duly seconded and
`carried` unanimously.
It was stated the City would pay for the reevaluations.
Commission consensus is that the Trustees should meet with the Pension Advisory Committee regarding these types of issues.
ITEM #4 Other Business.
Commissioner Regulski questioned whether or not any progress had been made regarding resolving the 45 year limitation in the Pension Plan. It was indicated it is still being worked
on.
ITEM #5 Meeting adjourned at 9:35 a.m.