02/08/2018 Pension Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes February 8, 2018
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, February 8, 2018
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 January 11, 2018 Pension Advisory Committee meeting as
submitted in written summation.
Member Hamilton moved to approve minutes of January 11, 2018
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
Shaun Plaskiewicz, Electro Mechanical Technician, Public Utilities 1/8/2018
John Harrell, Utilities Mechanic, Public Utilities 1/8/2018
Wioletta Dabrowski, Design & Mapping Technician, Engineering 1/8/2018
Amer Abuobeid, Business Analyst, Gas 1/8/2018
Jamie Lascko, Police Office Specialist, Police 1/8/2018
Gregory Richardson, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 1/8/2018
Michael Webb, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 1/8/2018
Randy Washam, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 1/8/2018
Ethyl Parsons, Customer Service Representative, Customer Service 1/20/2018
Corey Dunn, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 1/22/2018
Gregory Bowen, Senior Payroll Technician, Finance 1/22/2018
Randy Cohen, Fleet Mechanic, General Services 1/22/2018
David Scrivener, Recreation Supervisor II, Parks & Recreation 1/22/2018
Michelle Rucker, Police Service Technician, Police 1/22/2018
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Kyle Bingham, Police Officer, Police 1/22/2018
Justin Buis, Police Officer, Police 1/22/2018
Joel Delatorre-Castellanos, Police Officer, Police 1/22/2018
Michael Diaz, Police Officer, Police 1/22/2018
Steven Warrior, Police Officer, Police 1/22/2018
Johan Waterman Ortiz, Police Officer. Police 1/22/2018
Eric Roberts, Electronics Technician, Public Utilities 1/22/2018
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 Paul Capo, Fire Department
and Zebulun Veale, Fire Department, to vest their pensions as provided by Section 2.419
of the Employees' Pension Plan.
Paul Capo, Fire Lieutenant, Fire Department, was employed by the City
on October 16, 2000, and began participating in the Pension Plan on that
date. Mr. Capo terminated from City employment on January 4, 2018.
Zebulun Veale, Fire Lieutenant, Fire Department, was employed by the
City on February 9, 2004, and began participating in the Pension Plan on
that date. Mr. Veale terminated from City employment on February 28,
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 (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. Capo will meet the hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting
pension in November 2020. Mr. Veale will meet the hazardous duty criteria
and begin collecting pension in March 2024.
Member Cundiff moved to recommend approval of the following
request of employees Paul Capo, Fire Department and Zebulun
Veale, Fire Department, to vest their pensions as provided by
Section 2.419 of the Employees' Pension Plan. The motion was
duly seconded and carried unanimously.
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4.3 Recommend approval of the following request of employees Ruben Hernandez, Fire
Department, Wilton Lee, Police Department, Robert Quinn, Fire Department and
Deborah Weitzel, Fire Department, for a regular pension as provided by Sections 2.416
and 2.424 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
Ruben Hernandez, Firefighter/Driver-Operator, Fire Department, was
employed by the City on November 2, 1992, and his pension service credit is
effective on that date. His pension will be effective May 1, 2018. Based on
an average salary of approximately $69,832.59 over the past five years, the
formula for computing regular pensions and Mr. Hernandez's selection of the
50% Joint and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately
$50,267.76 annually.
Wilton Lee, Police Sergeant, Police Department, was employed by the
City on June 23, 1986, and his pension service credit is effective on that
date. His pension will be effective February 1, 2018. Based on an average
salary of approximately $96,240.87 over the past five years, the formula for
computing regular pensions and Mr. Lee's selection of the 100% Joint and
Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $81,172.92
annually.
Robert Quinn, Fire Lieutenant, Fire Department, was employed by the
City on July 29, 1991, and his pension service credit is effective on that date.
His pension will be effective February 1, 2018. Based on an average salary
of approximately $82,499.02 over the past five years, the formula for
computing regular pensions and Mr. Quinn's selection of the 100% Joint and
Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $59,050.68
annually.
Deborah Weitzel, Storeskeeper, Fire Department, was employed by the
City on December 22, 1997, and her pension service credit is effective on
that date. Her pension will be effective February 1, 2018. Based on an
average salary of approximately $40,002.76 over the past five years, the
formula for computing regular pensions and Ms. Weitzel's selection of the
100% Joint and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately
$19,444.20 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
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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. Weitzel 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. Hernandez, Mr. Lee and Mr. Quinn have met the hazardous
duty criteria.
Member Hamilton moved to recommend approval of the following
request of employees Ruben Hernandez, Fire Department, Wilton
Lee, Police Department, Robert Quinn, Fire Department and
Deborah Weitzel, 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: None.
6. Director's Report
Human Resources Director Joe Roseto said the attorneys had not yet
requested that the committee schedule Joseph Connor's formal disability
hearing, which will be an extended presentation.
7. Board Members to be Heard
8. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 9:03 a.m.
Board Reporte
City of Clearwater
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Chair
Pension Advisory Committee