10/15/2018 Pension Trustees Meeting Minutes October 15, 2018
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
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Meeting Minutes
Monday, October 15, 2018
9:00 AM
Council Chambers
Pension Trustees
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Roll Call
Present 5 - Chair George N. Cretekos, Trustee Doreen Caudell, Trustee Bob
Cundiff, Trustee Hoyt Hamilton, and Trustee David Allbritton
Also Present—William B. Horne — City Manager, Micah Maxwell — Assistant City
Manager, Pamela K. Akin — City Attorney, Rosemarie Call —
City Clerk, 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 9:03 a.m. at City Hall.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the September 17, 2018 Pension Trustees meeting as submitted
in written summation by the City Clerk.
Trustee Hamilton moved to approve the minutes of the
September 17, 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.
Name/Job Classification/Department Pension Eligibility Date
Shane Miller, Police Service Technician, Police 08/04/2018
Jessica Harmeson, Human Resources Analyst, Human Resources 08/06/2018
Jason Chrappa, Parks Service Technician I, Parks and Recreation 08/06/2018
Julian Johnson, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste 08/06/2018
Andrew Coleman, Pool Guard, Parks and Recreation 08/06/2018
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Travis Nichols, Fleet Mechanic, General Services 08/06/2018
Michelle Mann, Police Communications Operator, Police 08/06/2018
Carla Scrivener, Recreation Program Coordinator, Parks and Recreation 08/06/2018
Christian Jimenez-Barrios, Parks Service Technician I, Parks and Recreation 08/06/2018
Ural Robinson, Recreation Leader, Parks and Recreation 08/19/2018
Isaiah Walton, Public Utilities Technician I, Public Utilities 08/20/2018
Edwin Martinez, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 08/20/2018
Joseph Borders, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 08/20/2018
Robert Brzak, Real Estate Coordinator, Engineering 08/20/2018
Howard Rein, Fire Inspector, Fire 08/20/2018
Nicholas Esposito, Fire Inspector, Fire 08/20/2018
Nancy Marquez, Senior Staff Assistant, Public Utilities 08/20/2018
Trustee Caudell 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 Scott Rhodes, Solid Waste General Services
Department to vest his pension as provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees' Pension
Plan.
Scott Rhodes, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste General Services Department,
was employed by the City on June 7, 2004, and began participating in the
Pension Plan on September 6, 2004. Mr. Rhodes terminated from City
employment on February 21, 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.
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Mr. Rhodes will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a
pension in October 2024.
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 Cundiff moved to approve the following request of
employee Scott Rhodes, Solid Waste General Services
Department to vest his 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 employee Mirjana Zdjelar, Finance Department for a
regular pension as provided by Sections 2.416 and 2.424 of the Employees' Pension
Plan.
Mirjana Zdjelar, Senior Accountant, Finance Department, was employed by the
City on August 17, 1998, 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 $55,565.02 over the past five
years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Ms. Zdjelar's selection of
the 75% Joint and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately
$28,660.08 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. Zdjelar has met the non-hazardous duty criteria.
Section 2.416 provides for normal retirement eligibility for hazardous duty
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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 Hamilton moved to approve the following request of
employee Mirjana Zdjelar, Finance 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 — None.
6. Adjourn
Attest
City Clerk
The meeting adjourned at 9:05 a.m.
—c eowLrvt cr c os
City of Clearwater
Chair
Employees' Pension Plan Trustees
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