03/16/2015 Pension Trustees Meeting Minutes March 16, 2015
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
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Meeting Minutes
Monday, March 16, 2015
1 :00 PM
Pension Trustees
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Roll Call
Present 4 - Chair George N. Cretekos, Trustee Doreen Hock-DiPolito, Trustee
Jay E. Polglaze, and Trustee Bill Jonson
Absent 1 - Trustee Hoyt Hamilton
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 Cretekos
The meeting was called to order at 1:09 p.m. at City Hall.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the February 17, 2015 Pension Trustees meeting as
submitted in written summation by the City Clerk.
Trustee Jonson moved to approve the minutes of the February 17,
2015 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 Regarding Items Not on the Agenda — None.
4. New Business Items
4.1 Approve the new hires for acceptance into the Pension Plan as listed.
Pension
Name, Job. Class, & Dept./Div. Elig. Date
Donald Ross, Building Construction Inspector, Planning and Dev Dept 1/12/2015
Daniel Simpson, Engineering Specialist II, Engineering Dept 1/12/2015
John Ryder, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste Dept 1/12/2015*
Julia Daniel, Accounting Clerk, General Services Department 1/12/2015**
Richard Phillips, Fleet Mechanic, General Services Department 1/12/2015
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* John Ryder was previously employed with the City of Clearwater, resigned
effective 08/22/14, rescinded resignation and was rehired 01/12/15; he will be
eligible for pension as of 01/12/15.
** Julia Daniel was hired as a seasonal employee 12/22/14, then transferred to
a full-time permanent position as of 01/12/15; she will be eligible for the
pension as of 01/12/15.
Trustee Hock-DiPolito 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 following request of employees Lynne Pulizotto, Planning and
Development Services Department, and James Wood, Solid Waste General Services
Department, for a regular pension as provided by Sections 2.416 and 2.424 of the
Employees' Pension Plan.
Lynne Pulizotto, Customer Service Representative, Planning and Development
Services Department, was employed by the City on November 20, 2000 and
her pension service credit is effective on that date. Her pension will be
effective March 1, 2015. Based on an average salary of approximately
$27,813.07 over the past five years, the formula for computing regular
pensions and Ms. Pulizotto's selection of the 50% Joint and Survivor Annuity,
this pension benefit will be approximately $10,299.48 annually.
James Wood, Building and Maintenance Superintendent, Solid Waste General
Services Department, was employed by the City on April 20, 1987, and his
pension service credit is effective on that date. His pension will be effective
April 1, 2015. Based on an average salary of approximately $82,376.59 over
the past five years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Mr.
Wood's selection of the 50% Joint and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit
will be approximately $60,092.16 annually.
Section 2.416 provides for normal retirement eligibility for non-hazardous duty
employees hired prior to the effective date of this reinstatement (January 1,
2013), a member shall be eligible for retirement following the earlier of the date
on which a participant has reached the age of fifty-five years and completed
twenty years of credited service; the date on which a participant has reached
age sixty-five years and completed ten years of credited service; or the date on
which a member has completed thirty 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 years and
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completed twenty-five years of credited service; or the date on which a
participant has reached the age of sixty-five years and completed ten years of
credited service. Ms. Pulizotto and Mr. Wood have met the non-hazardous
duty criteria.
Trustee Polglaze moved to approve the following request of
employees Lynne Pulizotto, Planning and Development Services
Department, and James Wood, Solid Waste General Services
Department, for a regular pension as provided by Sections 2.416
and 2.424 of the Employees' Pension Plan. The motion was duly
seconded and carried unanimously.
4.3 Approve the following request of employee Brian Jerard, Police Department, to vest
his pension as provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
Brian Jerard, Police Officer, Police Department, was employed by the City on
December 2, 2002 and began participating in the Pension Plan on that date.
Mr. Jerard terminated from City employment on January 10, 2015.
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 hazardous duty
employees, a member shall be eligible for retirement following the earlier of the
date on which the participant has completed twenty years of credited service
regardless of age, or the date on which the participant has reached fifty-five
years and completed ten years of credited service. Mr. Jerard will meet the
hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting pension in January 2023.
Trustee Jonson moved to approve the following request of
employee Brian Jerard, Police Department, to vest his pension as
provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees' Pension Plan. The
motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
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5. Adjourn
Attest
City Clerk
City of Clearwater
Meeting Minutes March 16, 2015
The meeting adjourned at 1:11 p.m.
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Chair
Employees' Pension Plan Trustees
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