08/14/1989 TRUSTEES OF THE EMPLOYEES' PENSION FUND MEETING
August 14, 1989
The City Commission, meeting as the Board of Trustees of the Employees Pension Fund, met in regular session at the City Hall, Monday, August 14, 1989, at 1:04 P.M., with the following
members present:
Rita Garvey Chairperson
Lee Regulski Trustee
Don Winner Trustee
William Nunamaker Trustee
Richard Fitzgerald Trustee
Also Present were:
Ron H. Rabun City Manager
Milton A. Galbraith, Jr. City Attorney
Cynthia E. Goudeau City Clerk
ITEM #2 - Minutes: Trustee Regulski moved to approve the minutes of the July 31, 1989, meeting. Motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
ITEM #3 - Request for Acceptance into Membership:
The City Manager presented the recommendation of the Advisory Committee to approve membership for sixteen (16) employees listed below:
Name Classification Department
Wayne Millen Police Officer Police
Robyn Bastin Police Recruit II Police
Peter Tsagaratos Police Recruit II Police
Jimmy Cabaniss Police Officer Police
Karin Bennett Police Recruit I Police
Peter Rullo WWTP Operator/Trainee Pub. Wks./WPC
Mary Plesinski Staff Asst. I Parks & Rec.
Gary Marx Police Recruit I Police
Richard Ruby Police Recruit II Police
James Cheatum San. Heavy Equip. Oper. Pub. Wks./San.
Joan Wright Accountant I Adm. Ser./Fin.
Jerome Powell Marine Fac. Oper. Marine
Robert Kretzmer Accounting Clerk III Adm. Ser./Fin.
Rosemary Hurd Librarian I Libraries
Larry Hamrell Librarian II Libraries
Yvonne Gorden, Library Clerk Libraries
Trustee Winner moved to accept the recommendation of the Advisory Committee. Motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
ITEM #4 - Request for denial of membership:
The City Manager presented the recommendation of the Advisory Committee to deny membership based on physician's findings for two (2) employees listed below:
Name Classification Department
James Cooper San. Equip. Oper. Pub. Wks./San.
John Robertson WWTP Oper./Trainee Pub. Wks./WPC
Trustee Winner moved to accept the recommendation of the Advisory Committee to deny membership. Motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
ITEM #5 - Request for Pension:
The 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 and/or 26.27 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
Name Classification Department
Charles Kettell Police Officer Police
Charles Kettell, Police Officer, has requested a job-connected disability. His disability is the result of an incident in which Officer Kettell shot and killed a man. The shooting
was justified, however, Officer Kettell continues to suffer from a post-traumatic stress disorder which doctors consider to be a permanent condition.
Discussion ensued regarding the need to address the disability portion of the Pension Plan. Concerns were expressed that while individuals may no longer be able to perform the duties
of the job to which they were hired, they are not totally disabled as there are other jobs they would be able to perform.
The City Manager indicated alternatives have been investigated and options are still being explored.
Trustee Winner moved to accept the recommendation of the Advisory Committee. Motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
ITEM #6 - Other Business:
Staff was directed to address the Pension rewrite issue, including consideration of allowing a person, who is disabled for one job, to change to another job classification. It was
requested that input be obtained from all parties and that an effort be made to have something ready for a referendum in conjunction with the County election in November, 1990.
ITEM # 7 - Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at 1:40 P.M.