03/09/2017 Pension Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes March 9, 2017
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, March 9, 2017
9:00 AM
Council Chambers - City Hall
Pension Advisory Committee
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.Roll Call
Present 5 - Vice Chair Tom Jensen, Committee Member Bill Jonson,
Committee Member Hoyt Hamilton, Committee Member Greg
Newland, and Committee Member Diane Devol
Absent 2 - Chair Nathan Hightower, and Committee Member Bob Cundiff
Also Present. Joe Roseto — Human Resources, Director, Patricia O. Sullivan - Board
Reporter
1. Call To Order
The Vice Chair called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m. at City Hall.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve minutes of February 9, 2017 Pension Advisory Committee meeting as
submitted in written summation.
Member Jonson moved to approve minutes of February 9, 2017
Pension Advisory Committee meeting as submitted in written
summation. 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 Recommend approval of the new hires for acceptance into the Pension Plan as listed.
Name, Job Classification, Department Pension Eligibility Date
Nicholas Pryor, Parks Service Technician I, Parks and Recreation 02/06/2017
Cory Garakop, Parks Service Technician I, Parks and Recreation 02/06/2017
Janelle Saylor, Police Communications Operator Trainee, Police 02/06/2017
Christie Bishop, Police Communications Operator Trainee, Police 02/06/2017
Chelsea Pruess, Police Communications Operator Trainee, Police 02/06/2017
Sean Austin, Police Communications Operator Trainee, Police 02/06/2017
William Kostka, Electronics Technician, Public Utilities 02/06/2017
Stephen Ross, Water Distribution Operator Trainee, Public Utilities 02/06/2017
Don Kelly, Parking, Facility, and Security Aide, Library 02/18/2017
Lisa Alber, Accounting Technician, Engineering 02/21/2017
Jacob Shaw, Stormwater Technician I, Engineering 02/21/2017
Ivan Dimitrov, Engineering Specialist II, Engineering 02/21/2017
Jeremy Brown, Senior Professional Engineer, Engineering 02/21/2017
Jessica Pryor, Customer Service Representative, Gas 02/21/2017
Cleophas Lyons, Network Analyst I, Information Technology 02/21/2017
Eric Verhayden, Network Analyst I, Information Technology 02/21/2017
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Hailey Bryant, Accounting Clerk, Solid Waste 02/22/2017
Member Devol moved to recommend approval of the new hires for
acceptance into the Pension Plan as listed. The motion was duly
seconded and carried unanimously.
4.2 Recommend approval of the following request of employees Felicia Donnelly, Parks
and Recreation Department, Tracey Reed, Library Department and Scott Jordan,
Planning and Development Department, to vest their pensions as provided by Section
2.419 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
Felicia Donnelly, Admin Support Manager, Parks and Recreation
Department, was employed by the City on April 7, 2003, and began
participating in the Pension Plan on that date. Ms. Donnelly terminated from
City employment on February 25, 2017.
Tracey Reed, Librarian III, Library Department, was employed by the City on
November 14, 2005, and began participating in the Pension Plan on that date.
Ms. Reed terminated from City employment on December 3, 2016.
Scotty Jordan, Development Review Tech II, Planning and Development
Department, was employed by the City on October 30, 2006, and began
participating in the Pension Plan on that date. Mr. Jordan will terminate from
City employment on March 18, 2017.
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 participant has reached the age of fifty-five (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. Donnelly will
meet the non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a pension in August
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2024. Ms. Reed will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting
a pension in April 2026. Mr. Jordan will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria
and begin collecting a pension in October 2017.
Member Newland moved to recommend approval of the following
request of employees Felicia Donnelly, Parks and Recreation
Department, Tracey Reed, Library Department and Scott Jordan,
Planning and Development Department, to vest their pensions as
provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees' Pension Plan. The
motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
4.3 Recommend approval of the following request of employee Donald Thomson, Fire
Department, for a regular pension as provided by Sections 2.416 and 2.424 of the
Employees' Pension Plan.
Donald Thomson, Firefighter/Driver-Operator, Fire Department, was
employed by the City on January 6, 1986, and his pension service credit is
effective on that date. His pension will be effective March 1, 2017. Based on
an average salary of approximately $66,720.71 over the past five years, the
formula for computing regular pensions and Mr. Thomson's selection of the
100% Joint and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately
$55,762.20 annually.
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 (20) years of credited
service regardless of age, or the date on which the participant has reached
fifty-five (55) years and completed ten (10) years of credited service. Mr.
Thomson has met the hazardous duty criteria.
Member Hamilton moved to recommend approval of the following
request of employee Donald Thomson, Fire 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.
4.4 Recommend the appointment of Michael Walek, Matthew Dupree, John Klinefelter,
Roberta Gluski and Denise Balog to serve as the PAC Election Committee with John
Klinefleter serving as Chair.
Member Jonson moved to appoint Michael Walek, Matthew Dupree,
John Klinefelter, Roberta Gluski and Denise Balog to serve as the PAC
Election Committee with John Klinefleter serving as Chair. The motion
was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
5. Old Business Item: None.
6. Director's Report
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Human Resources Director Joe Roseto reminded committee members
of the Klausner & Kaufman Annual Client Conference, March 19 — 22, 2017.
.Mr. Roseto said a number of disability applications were in process.
7. Board Members to be Heard: None
8. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 9:04 a.m. n
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Attest: Chair
Board Reporter
City of Clearwater
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