08/13/2018 Pension Trustees Meeting Minutes August 13, 2018
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
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Meeting Minutes
Monday, August 13, 2018
1 :00 PM
Council Chambers
Pension Trustees
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Roll Call
Present 4 - Chair George N. Cretekos, Trustee Doreen Caudell, Trustee Hoyt
Hamilton, and Trustee David Allbritton
Absent 1 - Trustee Bob Cundiff
Also Present—William B. Horne — 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 1:02 p.m. at City Hall.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the July 16, 2018 Pension Trustees Meeting as submitted in
written summation by the City Clerk.
Trustee Hamilton moved to approve the minutes of the July 16, 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
Elizabeth Stagliano, Recreation Leader, Parks and Recreation 06/09/2018
Alexander Hannah, Water Distribution Operator Trainee, Public 06/11/2018
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Utilities
James Miller, Water Distribution Operator Trainee, Public Utilities 06/11/2018
Louis Marquez, Traffic Signal Technician, Engineering 06/11/2018
Tayna Martinez, Staff Assistant, Fire 06/11/2018
Branden Leap, Parks Service Technician I, Parks & Recreation 06/11/2018
Donna Jarrell, Police Communications Operator Trainee, Police 06/11/2018
Samantha Sheaffer, Police Communications Operator, Police 06/11/2018
James Brown, Tradesworker, Marine and Aviation 06/11/2018
Monica Dilley, Custodial Worker, Parks & Recreation 06/11/2018
Richard Hartman, Senior Planner, Planning and Development 06/25/2018
Gregory Dixon, Code Enforcement Inspector, Planning and Dev 06/25/2018
Franklin Kentpas, Parking Enforcement Specialist, Engineering 06/25/2018
Robert Manca, Fleet Mechanic, General Services 06/25/2018
Valerie Christou, Recreation Specialist, Parks and Recreation 06/25/2018
Grant Farley, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste 06/25/2018
Marvin Blythewood, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 06/25/2018
Kimberly Posnak, Dev. Review Tech. I, Planning and Development 06/25/2018
Trustee Allbritton 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 Lindsey Bessette, Customer Service
Department, Melissa Harris, Police Department and Steven Strong, Fire Department to
vest their pensions as provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
Lindsey Bessette, Senior Systems Analyst, Customer Service Department,
was employed by the City on July 12, 2004, and began participating in the
Pension Plan on that date. Ms. Bessette terminated from City employment on
April 28, 2018.
Melissa Harris, Police Officer, Police Department, was employed by the City on
March 15, 1999, and began participating in the Pension Plan on that date. Ms.
Harris terminated from City employment on June 12, 2018.
Steven Strong, Fire Deputy Chief, Fire Department, was employed by the City
on April 18, 2005 and began participating in the Pension Plan on that date. Mr.
Strong terminated from City employment on May 22, 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
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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. Bessette will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a
pension in August 2034.
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. Ms. Harris will meet the
hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting pension in April 2019. Mr. Strong
will meet the hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting pension in December
2020.
Trustee Caudell moved to approve the following request of
employees Lindsey Bessette, Customer Service Department,
Melissa Harris, Police Department and Steven Strong, 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 Diane Bennett, Police Department, John
Brown, Police Department, Debra Reid, Parks and Recreation Department and Janet
Skinner, Police Department, for a regular pension as provided by Sections 2.416 and
2.424 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
Diane Bennett, Police Communication Supervisor, Police Department, was
employed by the City on March 14, 1988, and her pension service credit is
effective on September 1, 1997. Her pension will be effective August 1, 2018.
Based on an average salary of approximately $61,923.91 over the past five
years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Ms. Bennett's selection
of the 100% Joint and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be
approximately $30,912.60 annually.
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John Brown, Police Sergeant, Police Department, was employed by the City on
October 18, 1993, and his pension service credit is effective on January 10,
1994. His pension will be effective July 1, 2018. Based on an average salary of
approximately $88,343.11 over the past five years, the formula for computing
regular pensions and Mr. Brown's selection of the 50% Joint and Survivor
Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $54,717.36 annually.
Debra Reid, Administrative Analyst, Parks and Recreation Department, was
employed by the City on May 6, 1996, and her pension service credit is effective
on that date. Her pension will be effective October 1, 2018. Based on an
average salary of approximately $48,089.84 over the past five years, the formula
for computing regular pensions and Ms. Reid's selection of the 100% Joint and
Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $27,058.32 annually.
Janet Skinner, Grants Coordinator, Police Department, was employed by the
City on January 27, 1992, and her pension service credit is effective on that
date. Her pension will be effective October 1, 2018. Based on an average
salary of approximately $57,648.08 over the past five years, the formula for
computing regular pensions and Ms. Skinner's selection of the Life Annuity, this
pension benefit will be approximately $42,284.04 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 (60) 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. Bennett, Ms. Reid and Ms. Skinner 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
regardless of age, or the date on which the participant has reached fifty-five
years and completed ten years of credited service. Mr. Brown has met the
hazardous duty criteria.
Trustee Hamilton moved to approve the following request of
employees Diane Bennett, Police Department, John Brown, Police
Department, Debra Reid, Parks and Recreation Department and
Janet Skinner, Police Department, for a regular pension as provided
by Sections 2.416 and 2.424 of the Employees' Pension Plan. The
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motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
5. Director's Report — None.
6. Adjourn
Attest
City Clerk
City of Clearwater
The meeting adjourned at 1:04 p.m.
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Chair
Employees' Pension Plan Trustees
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