08/09/2018 Pension Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes August 9, 2018
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, August 9, 2018
9:00 AM
Council Chambers - City Hall
Pension Advisory Committee
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Roll Call
Present 5 - Chair Nathan Hightower, Vice Chair Tom Jensen, Committee Member
Diane Devol, Committee Member Greg Newland, and Committee
Member George Cretekos
Absent 2 - Committee Member Hoyt Hamilton and Committee Member Bob
Cundiff
Also Present - Joe Roseto — Human Resources Director, Jennifer Poirrier—Assistant
Human Resources Director, and Patricia O. Sullivan - Board Reporter
Awaiting approval
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 July 12, 2018 Pension Advisory Committee meeting as submitted in
written summation.
Member Jensen moved to approve minutes of July 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. Class, & Dept./Div. Pension Eligibility Date
Jenelle Ostrowski, Senior Professional Engineer, Engineering 07/09/2018
Kelly Gumto, Accounting Technician, Parks and Recreation 07/09/2018
Eustace Trocard, Heavy Equipment Operator, Parks and Recreation 07/09/2018
Deandre Lane, Parks Service Technician I, Parks and Recreation 07/09/2018
Marcus Boykins, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 07/09/2018
Michael Finocchio, Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator C, Public Utilities 07/09/2018
Michael Buis, Police Officer, Police 07/23/2018
Brittany Camera, Police Officer, Police 07/23/2018
Paul Gonzales, Police Officer, Police 07/23/2018
Jared Karpiscak, Police Officer, Police 07/23/2018
Michael Omer, Police Officer, Police 07/23/2018
Nicholas Paloma, Police Officer, Police 07/23/2018
Mikul Robinson, Police Officer, Police 07/23/2018
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Scott Yeates, Police Officer, Police 07/23/2018
Nancy Gardner, Staff Assistant, Planning and Development 07/23/2018
Todd West, Building Construction Inspector, Planning and Development 07/23/2018
Nicholas Galante, Parking Enforcement Specialist, Engineering 07/23/2018
Julian McClaney, Parks Service Technician I, Parks and Recreation 07/23/2018
Peyton James, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 07/23/2018
Member Hamilton 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 employee Shari Lepper, Economic
Development and Housing Department to vest their pension as provided by Section
2.419 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
Shari Lepper, Staff Assistant, Economic Development and Housing
Department, was employed by the City on June 16, 2003, and began
participating in the Pension Plan on July 25, 2005. Ms. Lepper terminated
from City employment on July 14, 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. Lepper will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria
and begin collecting a pension in August 2025.
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Member Jensen moved to recommend approval of the following
request of employee Shari Lepper, Economic Development and
Housing Department to vest her pension as provided by Section 2.419
of the Employees' Pension Plan. The motion was duly seconded and
carried unanimously.
4.3 Recommend approval of the following request of employees Holly Albright, Finance
Department, Linda Galioto, Police Department, Jay Schmitt, Fire Department, Patricia
Shields, Finance Department, Christopher Varnis, Solid Waste General Services
Department, and Brenda Patrick, Gas Department for a regular pension as provided by
Sections 2.416 and 2.424 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
Holly Albright, Accounting Technician, Finance Department, was
employed by the City on May 20, 1996, 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 $38,862.90 over the past five years,
the formula for computing regular pensions and Ms. Albright's selection
of the Life Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $23,693.16
annually.
Linda Galioto, Police Service Technician, Police Department, was
employed by the City on February 6, 1995, and her pension service credit is
effective on April 27, 1998. Her pension will be effective September 1, 2018.
Based on an average salary of approximately $44,893.60 over the past five
years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Ms. Galioto's
selection of the 100% Joint and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be
approximately $21,567.00 annually.
Jay Schmitt, Fire Lieutenant, Fire Department, was employed by the City
on May 18, 1992, and his pension service credit is effective on that date. His
pension will be effective August 1, 2018. Based on an average salary of
approximately $137,566.35 over the past five years, the formula for
computing regular pensions and Mr. Schmitt's selection of the 100% Joint
and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $96,907.56
annually.
Patricia Shields, Senior Payroll Technician, Finance Department, was
employed by the City on April 17, 2006, and her pension service credit is
effective on that date. Her pension will be effective September 1, 2018.
Based on an average salary of approximately $35,613.72 over the past five
years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Ms. Shield's selection
of the Life Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $12,043.56
annually.
Christopher Varnis, Building and Maintenance Foreman, Solid Waste
General Services Department, was employed by the City on May 18, 2002,
and his pension service credit is effective on that date. His pension will be
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effective September 1, 2018. Based on an average salary of approximately
$40,617.35 over the past five years, the formula for computing regular
pensions and Mr. Varnis' selection of the Life Annuity, this pension benefit
will be approximately $18,191.16 annually.
Brenda Patrick, Personnel Payroll Tech, Gas Department, was employed
by the City on March 30, 1987, 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 $44,540.12 over the past five years, the formula for
computing regular pensions and Ms. Patrick's selection of the 100% Joint
and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $35,361.36
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. Ms. Albright, Ms. Galioto, Ms. Shields and Mr. Varnis 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 (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. Schmitt has met the hazardous duty criteria.
Member Newland moved to recommend approval of the following
request of employees Holly Albright, Finance Department, Linda
Galioto, Police Department, Jay Schmitt, Fire Department,
Patricia Shields, Finance Department, Christopher Varnis, Solid
Waste General Services Department and Brenda Patrick, Gas
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. Director's Report
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Human Resources Director Joe Roseto urged all members to attend the
September 13, 2018 formal hearing for Joseph Connors' disability pension
application to assure due process. He had not received all depositions but
would call today to obtain them for member review.
Mr. Roseto introduced Assistant Human Resources Director Jennifer
Poirrier who will replace him when he retires.
6. Board Members to be Heard: None.
7. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 9:03 a.m.
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Pension Advisory Committee