05/10/2018 Pension Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes May 10, 2018
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Meeting Minutes
Thursday, May 10, 2018
9:00 AM
Council Chambers - City Hall
Pension Advisory Committee
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Roll Call
Present 6 - Chair Nathan Hightower, Committee Member Diane Devol,
Committee Member Greg Newland, Committee Member George
Cretekos, Committee Member Hoyt Hamilton, and Committee
Member Bob Cundiff
Absent 1 - Vice Chair Tom Jensen
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 April 12, 2018 Pension Advisory Committee meeting as submitted in
written summation.
Member Cundiff moved to approve minutes of April 12, 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
William Anderson-Kutch, Parking, Facility & Security Aide, Engineering 3/31/2018
Laszlo Szurly, Custodial Worker, Marine & Aviation 3/31/2018
Christopher Pieslak, Risk Management Specialist, Finance 4/02/2018
Nathan Hartley, Gas Apprentice, Gas 4/02/2018
Grover Davis, Utilities Mechanic, Public Utilities 4/02/2018
Jeremy Ornduff, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste 4/02/2018
Perry Lee, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste 4/02/2018
Matthew Richardi, Fire Medic, Fire 4/02/2018
James Humphrey, Fire Medic, Fire 4/02/2018
Ryan Fetner, Fire Medic, Fire 4/02/2018
Ellert Toohey, Fire Medic, Fire 4/02/2018
John Gray, Fire Medic, Fire 4/02/2018
Justin Newland, Fire Medic, Fire 4/02/2018
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Benjamin Dyck, Fire Medic, Fire 4/02/2018
Corey Butts, Fire Medic, Fire 4/02/2018
Devon Heathfield, Fire Medic, Fire 4/02/2018
Christopher Quinn, Fire Medic, Fire 4/02/2018
Todd Rushing, Fire Medic, Fire 4/02/2018
Kenny Sweitzer, Fire Medic, Fire 4/02/2018
Stephen Aldrich, Stormwater Technician I, Engineering 4/16/2018
Stephanie Flanagan, Parking Assistant, Engineering 4/16/2018
Joseph Stanton, Fleet Mechanic, General Services 4/16/2018
Mark Kaigler, Parks Service Technician I, Parks & Recreation 4/16/2018
Tyler Wagner, Parks Service Technician I, Parks & Recreation 4/16/2018
Devin Bickel, Parks Service Technician I, Parks & Recreation 4/16/2018
Joseph Santostefano, Parks Service Technician I, Parks & Recreation 4/16/2018
Jonathan Van Geons, Parks Service Technician I, Parks & Recreation 4/16/2018
Kara Lebel, Police Communication Operator Trainee, Police 4/16/2018
Frank Figueroa, Police Service Technician, Police 4/16/2018
Milton Bostic, Water Distribution Operator Trainee, Public Utilities 4/16/2018
Anthony Suffoletto, WasteWater Treatment Plan Operator C, Public Utilities 4/16/2018
Joshua Hinz, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 4/16/2018
Jermaine Filer, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste 4/16/2018
Member Newland 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 Laura Canary,
Administration CRA Operations Department, Christopher Hubbard, Parks and
Recreation Department, Thomas Knobl, Fire Department and Martin Moran, Fire
Department, to vest their pensions as provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees'
Pension Plan.
Laura Canary, Economic Development Coordinator, Administration
CRA Operations Department, was employed by the City on March 22,
2004, and began participating in the Pension Plan on that date. Ms. Canary
terminated from City employment on April 14, 2018.
Christopher Hubbard, Recreation Specialist, Parks and Recreation
Department, was employed by the City on July 24, 2006, and began
participating in the Pension Plan on that date. Mr. Hubbard terminated from
City employment on August 19, 2017.
Thomas Knobl, Firefighter/Driver-Operator, Fire Department, was
employed by the City on October 31, 2005, and began participating in the
Pension Plan on that date. Mr. Knobl terminated from City employment on
April 3, 2018.
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Martin Moran, Administrative Support Manager, Fire Department, was
employed by the City on February 28, 2000, and began participating in the
Pension Plan on that date. Mr. Moran terminated from City employment on
March 31, 2018.
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
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. Canary will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria
and begin collecting a pension in April 2034. Mr. Hubbard will meet the
non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a pension in January 2036.
Mr. Moran will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a
pension in March 2020.
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. Knobl will meet the hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting
pension in November 2025.
Member Devol moved to recommend approval of the following
request of employees Laura Canary, Administration CRA
Operations Department, Christopher Hubbard, Parks and
Recreation Department, Thomas Knobl, Fire Department and
Martin Moran, 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 William Clark, Gas
Department, Lydia Moreda, Information Technology Department and Robert Powers,
Public Utilities Department, for a regular pension as provided by Sections 2.416 and
2.424 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
William Clark, Gas Sales Representative, Gas Department, was
employed by the City on June 13, 1994, and his pension service credit is
effective on November 6, 1999. His pension will be effective June 1, 2018.
Based on an average salary of approximately $64,180.70 over the past five
years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Mr. Clark's selection
of the Life Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $32,769.60
annually.
Lydia Moreda, Senior Systems Analyst, Information Technology
Department, was employed by the City on April 23, 2001, and her pension
service credit is effective on that date. Her pension will be effective June 1,
2018. Based on an average salary of approximately $62,089.06 over the
past five years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Ms.
Moreda's selection of the 10 Year Certain and Life Annuity, this pension
benefit will be approximately $27,904.56 annually.
Robert Powers, Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator, Public Utilities
Department, was employed by the City on May 21, 1987, and his pension
service credit is effective on that date. His pension will be effective June 1,
2018. Based on an average salary of approximately $70,198.92 over the
past five years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Mr. Powers'
selection of the Joint and Survivor Annuity with a 20% Partial Lump Sum,
this pension benefit will be approximately $53,816.76 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 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. Clark, Ms. Moreda and Mr.
Powers have met the non-hazardous duty criteria.
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Member Hamilton moved to recommend approval of the following
request of employees William Clark, Gas Department, Lydia
Moreda, Information Technology Department and Robert Powers,
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 requested the Committee
schedule an informal hearing for Ronald Neuberger's request for a
job- connected disability pension on June 14, 2018.
Member Cretekos moved to schedule on June 14, 2018 an
informal hearing on Ronald Neuberger's request for a
job- connected disability pension. The motion was duly seconded
and carried unanimously.
Director's Report
Mr. Roseto said on June 14, 2018, he will request the Committee to
schedule a formal hearing on July 12, 2018 for Joseph Connors' request
for a job- connected disability pension. Members should be prepared for a
lengthy meeting; it was important that all members attend. He requested any
member who could not attend to contact him as soon as possible so he
could advise the attorneys.
7. Board Members to be Heard
8. Adjourn
Attest:
Chair Hightower welcomed Mayor Cretekos to the Committee.
The meeting adjourned at 9:05 a.m.
Board Report
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