08/10/2017 Pension Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes August 10, 2017
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, August 10, 2017
9:00 AM
Council Chambers - City Hall
Pension Advisory Committee
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Roll Call
Present 7 - Chair Nathan Hightower, Vice Chair Tom Jensen, Committee
Member Diane Devol, Committee Member Greg Newland,
Committee Member Bill Jonson, Committee Member Bob Cundiff,
and Committee Member Hoyt Hamilton
Also Present Joe Roseto — Human Resources Director, Patricia O. Sullivan - Board
Reporter
1. Call To Order
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. at City Hall.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily
discussed in that order.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve minutes of July 13, 2017 Pension Advisory Committee meeting as submitted
in written summation.
Member Newland moved to approve minutes of July 13, 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
Jacinta Garcia Corcoba, Engineering Technician, Gas 07/10/2017
Ileana Diaz, Police Information Technician I, Police 07/10/2017
Jeffery Harmon, Library Technology Specialist, Library 07/10/2017
Michael Lavery, Parks Support and Planning Specialist, Parks and Recreation 07/10/2017
Eric Keels, Parks Service Technician I, Parks and Recreation 07/10/2017
Garett Lanzilotta, Parks Service Technician I, Parks and Recreation 07/10/2017
Tara Elswick, Senior Staff Assistant, Public Utilities 07/10/2017
Joshua Wolfe, WasteWater Treatment Plant Operator Trainee, Public Utilities 07/10/2017
Joshua Naylor, Survey Assistant I, Engineering 07/10/2017
Teresa Simpson, Electronics Technician, Public Utilities 07/10/2017
Isabel Mastrapa Rodriguez, Customer Svc. Rep., Planning & Development 07/24/2017
Michael Flory, Police Communications Operator Trainee, Police 07/24/2017
Richonja Blanchard, Police Communications Operator Trainee, Police 07/24/2017
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Ernest Bell, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste 07/24/2017
Richard Camble, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste 07/24/2017
Member Jensen 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 Georgia Calder, Parks
and Recreation Department, Robert Lillico, Solid Waste General Services, Rebecca
Shelor, Police Department and Paul Tavernier, Public Utilities Department, for a
regular pension as provided by Sections 2.416 and 2.424 of the Employees' Pension
Plan.
Georgia Calder, Parks Service Technician II, Parks and Recreation
Department, was employed by the City on July 20, 1998, and her pension
service credit is effective on that date. Her pension will be effective November
1, 2017. Based on an average salary of approximately $34,047.35 over the past
five years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Ms. Calder's selection
of the Life Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $18,026.40 annually.
Robert Lillico, Solid Waste Supervisor I, Solid Waste General Services
Department, was employed by the City on July 5, 1988, and his pension
service credit is effective on that date. His pension will be effective September
1, 2017. Based on an average salary of approximately $56,163.96 over the past
five years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Mr. Lillico's selection of
the Life Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $45,030.96 annually.
Rebecca Shelor, Police Communications Operator, Police Department,
was employed by the City on May 20, 1987, and her pension service credit is
effective on March 14, 1988. Her pension will be effective August 1, 2017. Based
on an average salary of approximately $59,035.89 over the past five years, the
formula for computing regular pensions and Ms. Shelor's selection of the 100%
Joint and Survivor Annuity with a 30% Partial Lump Sum, this pension benefit will
be approximately $26,772.60 annually.
Paul Tavernier, Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator A, Public Utilities
Department, was employed by the City on March 9, 1992, and his pension
service credit is effective on that date. His pension will be effective August 1,2017.
Based on an average salary of approximately $70,659.89 over the past five
years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Mr. Tavernier's
selection of the 100% Joint and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be
approximately $48,286.44 annually.
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
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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. Calder, Mr.
Lillico, Ms. Shelor and Mr. Tavernier have met the non - hazardous duty criteria.
Member Cundiff moved to recommend approval of the following
request of employees Georgia Calder, Parks and Recreation
Department, Robert Lillico, Solid Waste General Services, Rebecca
Shelor, Police Department and Paul Tavernier, Public Utilities
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.
5. Old Business Item
Human Resources Director Joe Roseto said it will take several months
for attorneys to prepare for Joseph Connors' formal disability hearing.
6. Director's Report
Official Records & Legislative Services Coordinator Nicole Sprague
reviewed public records requirements. Committee members were
discouraged from downloading or printing disability pension applicants'
health records.
7. Board Members to be Heard: None
8. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 9:20 a.m.
Attest: Chair
a • and Reporter
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