11/09/2017 Pension Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes November 9, 2017
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Meeting Minutes
Thursday, November 9, 2017
9:00 AM
Council Chambers - City Hall
Pension Advisory Committee
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Roll Call
Present 4 - Vice Chair Tom Jensen, Committee Member Greg Newland,
Committee Member Bill Jonson, and Committee Member Bob Cundiff
Absent 3 - Chair Nathan Hightower, Committee Member Diane Devol, and
Committee Member Hoyt Hamilton
Also Present Joe Roseto — Human Resources Director, Nicole Sprague - ORLS
Coordinator
1. Call To Order
The Vice 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 October 12, 2017 Pension Advisory Committee meeting as
submitted in written summation.
Member Cundiff moved to approve minutes of October 12, 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
Sarah Fletcher, Library Assistant, Library 09/30/2017
Steven Buis, Police Officer, Police 08/21/2017
Atef Hanna, Senior Professional Engineer, Engineering 10/02/2017
Mindy Hewitt, WasteWater Treatment Plant Operator, Public Utilities 10/02/2017
Aaron Kunkel, WasteWater Treatment Plant Operator, Public Utilities 10/02/2017
Michael Flanigan, Public Utilities Coordinator, Public Utilities 10/02/2017
Kyle Chiappone, WasteWater Treatment Plant Operator, Public Utilities10/02/2017
Charles Kordick II, Gas Technician I, Gas 10/02/2017
Eric Hoffmaster, Police Communications Operator Trainee, Police 10/02/2017
Jason Baugh, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 10/02/2017
Tanya Wilson, Service Dispatcher, Gas 10/16/2017
Jason Bishop, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 10/16/2017
Bernard Castillo, Police Officer, Police 10/16/2017
Anastasia Delgado, Police Officer, Police 10/16/2017
William Giannas, Police Officer, Police 10/16/2017
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Michael Kontodiakos, Police Officer, Police 10/16/2017
David Kurinsky, Police Officer, Police 10/16/2017
Jessica Manganaro, Police Officer, Police 10/16/2017
Brandon Marchione, Police Officer, Police 10/16/2017
Zachary Senter, Police Officer, Police 10/16/2017
Member Jonson 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 Angela Aldrich, Parks
and Recreation, Sylvia Francis, Police Department and Jennifer Tudor, Library
Department, to vest their pensions as provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees'
Pension Plan.
Angela Aldrich, Staff Assistant, Parks and Recreation Department, was
employed by the City on October 29, 2007, and began participating in the
Pension Plan on that date. Ms. Aldrich terminated from City employment on
November 2, 2017.
Sylvia Francis, Police Information Tech II, Police Department, was
employed by the City on May 24, 1999, and began participating in the
Pension Plan on that date. Ms. Francis terminated from City employment on
October27, 2017.
Jennifer Tudor, Librarian II, Library Department, was employed by the
City on April 18, 1994, and began participating in the Pension Plan on that
date. Ms. Tudor terminated from City employment on October 6, 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
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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. Aldrich will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria and
begin collecting a pension in March 2025. Ms. Francis will meet the
non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a pension in July 2024. Ms.
Tudor will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a
pension in February 2024.
Member Cundiff moved to recommend approval of the following
request of employees Angela Aldrich, Parks and Recreation,
Sylvia Francis, Police Department and Jennifer Tudor, Library
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 employees Michael Quillen, Engineering
Department, and Timothy Sparrow, Fire Department, for a regular pension as provided
by Sections 2.416 and 2.424 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
Michael Quillen, Engineering Director, Engineering Department, was
employed by the City on November 18, 1991, and his pension service credit
is effective on that date. His pension will be effective December 1, 2017.
Based on an average salary of approximately $114,051.90 over the past five
years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Mr. Quillen's election
of the Joint and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately
$81,590.64 annually.
Timothy Sparrow, Fire Assistant Chief, Fire Department, was employed
by the City on January 3, 2006, and his pension service credit is effective on
that date. His pension will be effective January 1, 2018. Based on an
average salary of approximately $87,458.87 over the past five years, the
formula for computing regular pensions and Mr. Sparrow's selection of the
Joint and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately
$28,841.40 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 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
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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. Mr. Quillen 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 (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. Sparrow has met the hazardous duty criteria.
Member Newland moved to recommend approval of the following
request of employees Michael Quillen, Engineering Department,
and Timothy Sparrow, 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.
5. Old Business Item
Human Resources Director Joe Roseto said the Pension Plan
Attorneys would advise staff when Joseph Connors' formal disability
hearing was ready to be scheduled.
6. Director's Report: None.
7. Board Members to be Heard: None.
8. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 9:02 a.m.
City of Clearwater
Chair
Pension Adviso ` Committee
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