07/17/2017 Pension Trustees Meeting Minutes July 17, 2017
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
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Meeting Minutes
Monday, July 17, 2017
1 :00 PM
Council Chambers
Pension Trustees
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Roll Call
Present 5 - Chair George N. Cretekos, Trustee Doreen Caudell, Trustee Bob
Cundiff, Trustee Hoyt Hamilton, and Trustee Bill Jonson
Also Present—William B. Horne — City Manager, Jill Silverboard — Deputy City
Manager, Micah Maxwell — Assistant City Manager, Pamela K.
Akin — City Attorney, Rosemarie Call — City Clerk, Nicole Sprague
— Official Records and Legislative Services Coordinator, and Joe
Roseto — Human Resources Director
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 1:15 p.m. at City Hall.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the June 12, 2017 Pension Trustees meeting as submitted in
written summation by the City Clerk.
Trustee Jonson moved to Approve the minutes of the June 12, 2017
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.
Name/Job Classification/De partmentPension Eligibility Date
Michael Marra, Gas Technician I, Gas05/01/2017
Jermael Hines, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste05/01/2017
Steven Dell'Aquila, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste05/01/2017
Kenneth Thibodeau, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste05/01/2017
Kalvin Flagler, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste05/01/2017
Eddie Marry, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste05/01/2017
Michael Holmes, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste05/01/2017
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Jordan Williams, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste05/01/2017
Daniel Dryden, Customer Service Representative, Customer Service05/01/2017
Sarah Listemann, Senior Accountant, Finance05/01/2017
Megan MacLean, Aquatic Programmer, Parks and Recreation05/01/2017
Thomas Shepherd, Library Assistant, Library 05/13/2017
Justin Sepanski, Survey Assistant I, Engineering05/15/2017
Donna Hemberger, Senior Accountant, Finance05/15/2017
Timothy Chambers, Licensed Electrician, General Services05/15/2017
Nermina Krneta, Senior Systems Analyst, Information Tech nology05/15/2017
Keith McReynolds, Recreation Program Support Tech., Parks and Recreation 05/15/2017
Qunisha Rush, Recreation Programmer, Parks and Recreation05/15/2017
Eduard Berman, Recreation Leader, Parks and Recreation05/15/2017
Makeda Simmonds, Police Service Technician, Police05/15/2017
Brittani Berg, Police Officer, Police05/15/2017
Brandon Haring, Police Officer, Police05/15/2017
Jerome Lascko, Police Officer, Police05/15/2017
Jenny Terrero, Police Officer, Police 05/15/2017
Allan Craig, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste05/15/2017
Trustee Caudell 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 employee Andrew Wihr, Engineering Department to
vest his pension as provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
Andrew Wihr, Stormwater Heavy Equipment Operator, Engineering
Department, was employed by the City on December 6, 2006, and began
participating in the Pension Plan on that date. Mr. Wihr terminated from City
employment on May 12, 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 (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
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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
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. Mr. Wihr will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria and begin
collecting a pension in January 2027.
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.
Trustee Cundiff moved to approve the following request of
employee Andrew Wihr, Engineering Department to vest his
pension as provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees' Pension
Plan. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
4.3 Approve the following request of employees James Enigk, Public Utilities Department,
and Ronald Streicher, Fire Department, for a regular pension as provided by Sections
2.416 and 2.424 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
James Enigk, Public Utilities Specialist, Public Utilities Department, was
employed by the City on January 14, 1991, and his pension service credit is
effective on that date. His pension will be effective June 1, 2017. Based on an
average salary of approximately $67,841.61 over the past five years, the
formula for computing regular pensions and Mr. Enigk's selection of the 66
2/3% Joint and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately
$50,301.84 annually.
Ronald Streicher, Firefighter, Fire Department, was employed by the City on
July 10, 1989, and his pension service credit is effective on that date. His
pension will be effective June 1, 2017. Based on an average salary of
approximately $61,883.33 over the past five years, the formula for computing
regular pensions and Mr. Streicher's selection of the Life Annuity with a 30%
Partial Lump Sum, this pension benefit will be approximately $36,173.28
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
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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
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. Mr. Enigk has met the non - hazardous duty criteria.
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. Streicher has met the
hazardous duty criteria.
Trustee Hamilton moved to approve the following request of
employees James Enigk, Public Utilities Department, and Ronald
Streicher, 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.
The meeting adjourned at 1:17 p.m.
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Chair
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City Clerk
City of Clearwater
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