01/10/2019 Pension Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes January 10, 2019
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, January 10, 2019
9:00 AM
Municipal Services Building - Room 130
Pension Advisory Committee
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Roll Call
Present 4 - Chair Nathan Hightower, Committee Member Greg Newland,
Committee Member George Cretekos, and Committee Member Bob
Cundiff, Committee Member Empty Seat, Committee Member Empty
Seat
Absent 1 - Committee Member Hoyt Hamilton
Also Present - Jennifer Poirrier— 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 the Municipal
Services Building..
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 December 13, 2018 Pension Advisory Committee meeting as
submitted in written summation.
Member Cundiff moved to approve minutes of December 13, 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
Scott Mattis, Beach Lifeguard, Parks and Recreation 12/08/2018
Dakota Ornduff, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste 12/10/2018
Breon Wilkins, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste 12/10/2018
Patricia DeMilo, Accounting Technician, Parks and Recreation 12/10/2018
Michael Conti, Customer Service Representative, Customer Service 12/10/2018
Arthur Goldberg Ayala, Utilities Chemist, Public Utilities 12/10/2018
Terence Jamison, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste 12/10/2018
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.
4.2Recommend approval of the following request of employees William Andrews, Public
Utilities Department and Robert Morig Jr, Gas Department, to vest their pensions as
provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
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William Andrews, Electro-Mechanical Tech, Public Utilities Department,
was employed by the City on February 7, 2006, and began participating in
the Pension Plan on that date. Mr. Andrews terminated from City
employment on December 4, 2018.
Robert Morig Jr, Gas Operations Manager, Gas Department, was
employed by the City on October 13, 2008, and began participating in the
Pension Plan on that date. Mr. Morig will terminate from City employment on
January 5, 2019.
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. Mr. Andrews will meet the
non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a pension in March 2024.
Mr. Morig will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a
pension in November 2038.
Member Cundiff moved to approve the following requests of
employee William Andrews, Public Utilities Department and
Robert Morig Jr, Gas 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 Recommend approval of the following request of employees Lewis Anderson, Parks and
Recreation Department, Keith Downs, Gas Department, Vern Erickson, Public Utilities
Department, Sandra Harriger, City Manager Department, Patricia Howard, Library
Department, Diane Hufford, Economic Development and Housing Department, Phillip
Hughes, Solid Waste General Services Department and Charmatee Rodrigues, Public
Utilities Department, for a regular pension as provided by Sections 2.416 and 2.424 of
the Employees' Pension Plan.
Lewis Anderson, Parks Service Technician II, Parks and Recreation
Department, was employed by the City on June 16, 2003, and his pension
service credit is effective on that date. His pension will be effective January
17 2019. Based on an average salary of approximately $31,315.49 over the
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past five years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Mr.
Anderson's selection of the Life Annuity, this pension benefit will be
approximately $13,348.20
annually.
Keith Downs, Gas Program Coordinator, Gas Department, was
employed by the City on February 20, 1998, and his pension service credit is
effective on that date. His pension will be effective February 1, 2019. Based
on an average salary of approximately $79,111.58 over the past five years,
the formula for computing regular pensions and Mr. Downs' selection of the
Life Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $45,680.88 annually.
Vern Erickson, Water Plant Operator A, Public Utilities Department, was
employed by the City on March 7, 2005, and his pension service credit is
effective on that date. His pension will be effective April 1, 2019. Based on
an average salary of approximately $44,978.91 over the past five years, the
formula for computing regular pensions and Mr. Erickson's selection of the
Life Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $17,323.80 annually.
Sandra Harriger, Assistant to City Manager, City Manager Department,
was employed by the City on January 4, 1999, and her pension service
credit is effective on that date. Her pension will be effective February 1,
2019. Based on an average salary of approximately $66,915.00 over the
past five years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Ms.
Harriger's selection of the Life Annuity, this pension benefit will be
approximately $36,941.28 annually.
Patricia Howard, Librarian I, Library Department, was employed by the
City on June 6, 1997, and her pension service credit is effective on
November 17, 2003. Her pension will be effective February 1, 2019. Based
on an average salary of approximately $41,616.02 over the past five years,
the formula for computing regular pensions and Ms. Howard's selection
of the 50% Joint and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be
approximately $15,989.40 annually.
Diane Hufford, Economic Development Coordinator, Economic
Development and Housing Department, was employed by the City on
January 23, 1995, and her pension service credit is effective on that date.
Her pension will be effective January 1, 2019. Based on an average salary
of approximately $75,985.61 over the past five years, the formula for
computing regular pensions and Ms. Hufford's selection of the 50% Joint
and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $33,630.00
annually.
Phillip Hughes, Fleet Mechanic Supervisor, Solid Waste General
Services Department, was employed by the City on October 19, 1992, and
his pension service credit is effective on that date. His pension will be
effective February 1, 2019. Based on an average salary of approximately
$63,829.58 over the past five years, the formula for computing regular
pensions and Mr. Hughes' selection of the 100% Joint and Survivor Annuity,
this pension benefit will be approximately $41,808.60 annually.
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Charmatee Rodrigues, Utilities Chemist, Public Utilities Department,
was employed by the City on October 16, 2006, and her pension service
credit is effective on that date. Her pension will be effective February 1,
2019. Based on an average salary of approximately $43,170.40 over the
past five years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Ms.
Rodrigues' selection of the 100% Joint and Survivor Annuity, this pension
benefit will be approximately $12,111.16 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. Messrs. Anderson, Downs,
Erickson, and Hughes, Ms. Harriger, Ms. Howard, Ms. Hufford, and Ms.
Rodrigues have met the non - hazardous duty criteria.
Member Cretekos moved to recommend approval of the following
requests of employees Lewis Anderson, Parks and Recreation
Department, Keith Downs, Gas Department, Vern Erickson, Public
Utilities Department, Sandra Harriger, City Manager Department,
Patricia Howard, Library Department, Diane Hufford, Economic
Development and Housing Department, Phillip Hughes, Solid Waste
General Services Department and Charmatee Rodrigues, 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
6. Director's Report
Human Resources Director Jennifer Poirrier reported the election is
scheduled this month to fill the 2 employee Committee vacancies.
Ms. Poirrier said future meetings will be held in City Council Chambers at
the Main Library.
7. Board Members to be Heard
Members wished all a Happy New Year.
8. Adjourn
Attest:
Bo .rd Reporter
The meeting adjourned at 9:05 a.m.-
City of Clearwater
Chair, Pension Advfory Committee
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