03/12/2018 Pension Trustees Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
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Meeting Minutes
Monday, March 12, 2018
1 :00 PM
Council Chambers
Pension Trustees
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Rollcall
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 1:20 p.m. at City Hall.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the February 12, 2018 Pension Trustees meeting as submitted in
written summation by the City Clerk.
Trustee Hamilton moved to approve the minutes of the February 12,
2018 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/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
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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
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
Trustee Jonson 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 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.
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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
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.
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. 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.
Trustee Caudell moved to approve 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.
4.3 Approve 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
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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 (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
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.
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 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. Hernandez, Mr. Lee and
Mr. Quinn have met the hazardous duty criteria.
Trustee Cundiff moved to approve 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
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5. Director's Report — None.
6. Adjourn
Attest
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Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018
The meeting adjourned at 1:21 p.m.
Chair
Employees' Pension Plan Trustees
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