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Pension Trustees Meeting Minutes August 12, 2019
City of Clearwater
Main Library - Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
Meeting Minutes
Monday, August 12, 2019
9:00 AM
Main Library - Council Chambers
Pension Trustees
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Roll Call
Present 5 - Chair George N. Cretekos, Trustee Bob Cundiff, Trustee Hoyt
Hamilton, Trustee David Allbritton, and Trustee Jay Polglaze
Also Present – William B. Horne II – City Manager, Micah Maxwell – Assistant
City Manager, Michael Delk – Assistant City Manager, Pamela
K. Akin – City Attorney, Rosemarie Call – City Clerk, Nicole
Sprague – Official Records and Legislative Services Coordinator,
and Jennifer Poirrier – 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 9:13 a.m. in Council Chambers at the
Main Library.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the July 15, 2019 Pension Trustees Meeting Minutes as submitted in written
summation by the City Clerk.
Trustee Cundiff moved to approve the July 15, 2019 Pension
Trustees Meeting Minutes 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
Elwood Caldwell, Water Distribution Operator Trainee, Public Utilities 06/08/2019
Stevenson Taylor Jr., Parks Service Technician I, Parks & Recreation 06/10/2019
Wayne LaFleur, Electronics Technician, Public Utilities 06/10/2019
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Lester McVicker, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 06/10/2019
Rafael Orozco, Parks Service Technician I, Parks & Recreation 06/10/2019
SaMarre Perez, Police Cadet, Police 06/24/2019
Ana Lauzon, Customer Service Representative, Customer Service
06/24/2019
Steven Trachtenberg, Police Communications Operator Trainee,
06/24/2019
Police
Karmyn Watson, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste
06/24/2019
Philip Evans, Water Distribution Operator Trainee, Public Utilities
06/24/2019
Nicole Hernandez, Senior Accountant, Parks & Recreation
06/24/2019
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 Diane Luniewski, Police Department to vest
their pension as provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees’ Pension Plan.
Diane Luniewski, Police Communication Operator, Police Department, was
employed by the City on March 1, 1999, and began participating in the Pension
Plan on October 7, 2000. Ms. Luniewski terminated from City employment on
January 19, 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 (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. Luniewki will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a
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pension in January 2030.
Trustee Allbritton moved to approve the following request of
employee Diane Luniewski, Police 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 Anne Fogarty France, Administration
Department, Robert Jones, Parks and Recreation Department and Dennis Keegan,
Parks and Recreation Department, for a regular pension as provided by Sections 2.416
and 2.424 of the Employees’ Pension Plan.
Anne Fogarty France, Downtown Manager, Administration Department, was
employed by the City on October 16, 1995, and her pension service credit is
effective on that date. Her pension will be effective January 1, 2020. Based on
an average salary of approximately $77,176.61 over the past five years, the
formula for computing regular pensions and Ms. Fogarty France’s selection of
the 10 Year Certain and Life Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately
$49,959.00 annually.
Robert Jones, Parks Service Tech III, Parks and Recreation Department, was
employed by the City on December 22, 1997, and his pension service credit is
effective on that date. His pension will be effective July 1, 2019. Based on an
average salary of approximately $37,150.86 over the past five years, the formula
for computing regular pensions and Mr. Jones’ selection of the 10 Year Certain
and Life Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $21,004.92 annually.
Dennis Keegan, Parks Service Tech II, Parks and Recreation Department, was
employed by the City on February 2, 1981, and his pension service credit is
effective on that date. His pension will be effective July 1, 2019. Based on an
average salary of approximately $43,668.79 over the past five years, the formula
for computing regular pensions and Mr. Keegan’s selection of the Joint and
Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $43,668.84 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
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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. Fogarty France, Mr. Jones and Mr. Keegan have met the non -hazardous
duty criteria.
Trustee Polglaze moved to approve the following request of
employees Anne Fogarty France, Administration Department,
Robert Jones, Parks and Recreation Department and Dennis
Keegan, Parks and Recreation 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
The meeting adjourned at 9:15 a.m.
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Chair
Attest Employees' Pension Plan Trustees
City Clerk
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