07/16/2018 Pension Trustees Meeting Minutes July 16, 2018
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
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Meeting Minutes
Monday, July 16, 2018
1 :00 PM
Council Chambers
Pension Trustees
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Roll Call
Present 5 - Chair George N. Cretekos, Trustee Doreen Caudell, Bob Cundiff,
Trustee Hoyt Hamilton, and Trustee David Allbritton
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 3:15 p.m. at City Hall.
2. Approval of Minutes
Approve the minutes of the June 18, 2018 Pension Trustees Meeting as submitted in
written summation by the City Clerk.
Trustee Cundiff moved to approve the minutes of the June 18, 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.
Pension
Name/Job Classification/Department Eligibility Date
Alexandria Wells, Librarian I, Library 4/28/2018
Stephanie Catlyn, Librarian II, Library 4/28/2018
Brian Klinefelter, Stormwater Technician I, Engineering 4/30/2018
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Jorge Trinidad, Custodial Worker, Parks & Recreation 4/30/2018
Alvin Miller Jr., Parks Service Technician I, Parks & Recreation 4/30/2018
Max Villalobos, Building Inspector Technician, Planning & Development 4/30/2018
Emily Johnson, Graphics Designer, Public Communications 4/30/2018
Suzanne Judge, Police Communications Operator, Police 5/12/2018
Darold Cook, Police Officer, Police 5/14/2018
Stephany Maxwell, Police Officer, Police 5/14/2018
Kevin McCann, Police Officer, Police 5/14/2018
George Solakian Jr., Police Officer, Police 5/14/2018
Levi Brownell, Fleet Mechanic, General Services 5/14/2018
Robert Chiavaroli, Fleet Mechanic, General Services 5/14/2018
Crystal Mathews, Librarian II, Library 5/14/2018
Joseph Coley, Parks, Streets & Sidewalk Technician I, Parks & Recreation 5/14/2018
James Quist, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 5/14/2018
Cedric Gaynor, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 5/14/2018
Sean Ford, Parking, Facility&Security Aide, Engineering 5/14/2018
Keely Utterback, Recreation Leader, Parks and Recreation 5/26/2018
Steve Willis, Recreation Leader, Parks and Recreation 5/28/2018
Deborah Meek, Parking, Facility &Security Aide, Engineering 5/29/2018
Darryan Bryant, Water Distribution Operator Trainee, Public Utilities 5/29/2018
Travis Rackard, Water Distribution Operator Trainee, Public Utilities 5/29/2018
Caleb McElroy, Water Distribution Operator Trainee, Public Utilities 5/29/2018
Diera Simon, Water Distribution Operator Trainee, Public Utilities 5/29/2018
Troy Campbell, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 5/29/2018
Dylan Castellano, Water Distribution Operator Trainee, Public Utilities 5/29/2018
Trustee Hamilton 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 employee Florence Reichert, Public Utilities Department
to vest their pension as provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
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Florence Reichert, Storeskeeper, Public Utilities Department, was employed by
the City on May 3, 1999, and began participating in the Pension Plan on June 7,
1999. Ms. Reichert terminated from City employment on April 13, 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 (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. Reichert will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a
pension in August 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 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.
Trustee Allbritton moved to approve the following request of
employee Florence Reichert, Public Utilities Department to vest their
pension 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 Lynn Davis, Police Department, Robert
Orton, Planning and Development Department, Jean Peeke, Planning and Development
Department, Margaret Plennert, Police Department and Gary Spence, Fire Department
for a regular pension as provided by Sections 2.416 and 2.424 of the Employees'
Pension Plan.
Lynn Davis, Police Property Supervisor, Police Department, was employed by
the City on April 27, 1987, 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 $49,870.18 over the past five years, the formula for computing
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regular pensions and Ms. Davis' selection of the 50% Joint and Survivor Annuity,
this pension benefit will be approximately $39,526.20 annually.
Robert Orton, Staff Assistant, Planning and Development Department, was
employed by the City on April 29, 1996, 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 $40,048.72 over the past five years, the formula
for computing regular pensions and Mr. Orton's selection of the 100% Joint and
Survivor Annuity with a 10% Partial Lump Sum, this pension benefit will be
approximately $19,671.72 annually.
Jean Peeke, Development Review Specialist, Planning and Development
Department, was employed by the City on January 19, 1999, and her pension
service credit is effective on that date. Her pension will be effective August 1,
2018. Based on an average salary of approximately $37,836.63 over the past
five years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Ms. Peeke's
selection of the 10 Year Certain and Life Annuity, this pension benefit will be
approximately $19,418.04 annually.
Margaret Plennert, Police Office Specialist, Police Department, was employed
by the City on July 5, 1988, and her pension service credit is effective on that
date. Her pension will be effective August 1, 2018. Based on an average salary
of approximately $45,789.24 over the past five years, the formula for computing
regular pensions and Ms. Plennert's selection of the Single Life Annuity, this
pension benefit will be approximately $37,867.08 annually.
Gary Spence, Fire Lieutenant, Fire Department, was employed by the City on
May 26, 1998, 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 $88,003.79 over the past five years, the formula for computing
regular pensions and Mr. Spence's selection of the 100% Joint and Survivor
Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $47,310.48 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. Davis, Mr. Orton, Ms. Peeke and Ms. Plennert have 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
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5. Director's Report — None.
6. Adjourn
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The meeting adjourned at 3:18 p.m.
City Clerk
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