06/15/2020 Pension Trustees Meeting Minutes June 15, 2020
City of Clearwater
Main Library- Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
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Meeting Minutes
Monday, June 15, 2020
9:00 AM
Main Library - Council Chambers
Pension Trustees
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Rollcall
Present 5 - Chair Frank Hibbard, Vice Chair David Allbritton, Trustee Hoyt Hamilton,
Trustee Kathleen Beckman, and Trustee Mark Bunker
Also Present— William B. Horne 11 — City Manager, Micah Maxwell —Assistant City
Manager, Michael Delk - Assistant City Manager, Pamela K. Akin —
City Attorney, Rosemarie Call — City Clerk 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
The meeting was called to order at 9:31 a.m. in Council Chambers at the
Main Library.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the February 18, 2020 Pension Trustees Meeting as submitted in
written summation by the City Clerk.
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Trustee Hamilton moved to approve the minutes of the February
18, 2020 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
Jonathon Roth, Survey Assistant, Engineering 01/06/2020
Heather Davidson, Human Resources Staff Assistant, Human Resources 01/06/2020
Alyssa Gaudreault, Recreation Manager-Volunteers, Parks& Recreation 01/06/2020
Braxton Jones, Parks Service Technician, Parks&Recreation 01/06/2020
Owen Reich, Police Telecommunicator Trainee, Police 01/06/2020
Amanda Gill, Police Telecommunicator Trainee, Police 01/06/2020
Cheyenne Calle, Police Telecommunicator Trainee, Police 01/06/2020
Wycliffe Crosse Jr., Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste 01/06/2020
James Cusic, Lead Parks Service Technician, Parks& Recreation 01/06/2020
Mark Fodor, Senior Accountant, Solid Waste 01/21/2020
Serena Lawrence, Stormwater Technician, Engineering 01/21/2020
John Kenny, Parks Service Technician, Parks&Recreation 01/21/2020
Marvin Garcia, Police Officer, Police 01/21/2020
Matthew High, Police Officer, Police 01/21/2020
Enea Kume, Parks Service Technician, Parks&Recreation 01/21/2020
Christopher Barber, Customer Service Asst. Manager, Utility Customer Service 02/03/2020
Jeffrey Zalmanoff, Fleet Mechanic, General Services 02/03/2020
Tara Deegan, Human Resources Staff Assistant, Human Resources 02/03/2020
Jourdon Rich, Parks Service Technician, Parks&Recreation 02/03/2020
Hannah Hodges, Crime Analyst, Police 02/03/2020
Steve Heppler, Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, Public Utilities 02/03/2020
Bridget McCord, Police Telecommunicator Trainee, Police 02/03/2020
Philip Kirkpatrick, Sr. Economic Dev. Coord., Economic Dev. & Housing 02/18/2020
Peter Smutko, Gas Technician-Apprentice, Gas 02/18/2020
Guido Lubrano Jr., Gas Technician-Apprentice, Gas 02/18/2020
Mitchell Johnson, Parks Service Technician, Parks& Recreation 02/18/2020
Kenneth Kinnear, Recreation Specialist, Parks& Recreation 02/18/2020
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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 employee Mark Tokar, Parks and Recreation
Department to vest their pension as provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees'
Pension Plan.
Mark Tokar, Parks Service Foreman, Parks and Recreation Department, was
employed by the City on November 14, 2005, and began participating in the
Pension Plan on that date. Mr. Tokar terminated from City employment on
January 25, 2020.
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.
Mr. Tokar will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a
pension in March 2030.
Trustee Hamilton moved to approve the following request of
employee Mark Tokar, Parks and Recreation Department to vest
their pension as provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees'
Pension Plan. The motion was duly seconded and carried
unanimously.
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4.3 Approve the following request of employees William Buzzell, Solid Waste General
Services Department, Richard Hughes, Fire Department, Rose Lara, Public Utilities
Department, Jane Sloan, Planning & Development Department, Steven Smith, Fire
Department and Mark Wallace, Parks and Recreation Department, for a regular pension
as provided by Sections 2.416 and 2.424 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
William Buzzell, Solid Waste Manager, Solid Waste General Services
Department, was employed by the City on March 26, 1990, and his pension
service credit is effective on that date. His pension will be effective April 1,
2020. Based on an average salary of approximately $67,108.05 over the past
five years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Mr. Buzzell's
selection of the 50% Joint and Survivor Annuity with a 10% partial lump sum,
this pension benefit will be approximately $48,396.00 annually.
Richard Hughes, Fire Lieutenant, Fire Department, was employed by the City
on August 9, 1993, and his pension service credit is effective on that date. His
pension will be effective March 1, 2020. Based on an average salary of
approximately $102,120.59 over the past five years, the formula for computing
regular pensions and Mr. Hughes' selection of the 50% Joint and Survivor
Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $76,174.20 annually.
Rose Lara, Public Utilities Supervisor, Public Utilities Department, was
employed by the City on October 14, 1996, and her pension service credit is
effective on that date. Her pension will be effective April 1, 2020. Based on an
average salary of approximately $48,470.74 over the past five years, the formula
for computing regular pensions and Ms. Lara selection of the 10 Year Certain
and Life Annuity with a 10% partial lump sum, this pension benefit will be
approximately $27,657.96 annually.
Jane Sloan, Development Review Tech 11, Planning and Development
Department, was employed by the City on November 13, 2007, and her pension
service credit is effective on August 4, 2008. Her pension will be effective
February 1, 2020. Based on an average salary of approximately $34,107.74
over the past five years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Ms.
Sloan's selection of the Life Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately
$10,778.76 annually.
Steven Smith, Fire Lieutenant, Fire Department, was employed by the City on
October 4, 1999, and his pension service credit is effective on that date. His
pension will be effective March 1, 2020. Based on an average salary of
approximately $91,163.59 over the past five years, the formula for computing
regular pensions and Mr. Smith's selection of the 50% Joint and Survivor
Annuity with a 10% partial lump sum, this pension benefit will be approximately
$42,790.68 annually.
Mark Wallace, Sr Park Streets and Sidewalks Tech, Parks and Recreation
Department, was employed by the City on August 30, 1999, and his pension
service credit is effective on October 18, 1999. His pension will be effective
February 1, 2020. Based on an average salary of approximately $38,473.47
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over the past five years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Mr.
Wallace's selection of the Life Annuity with a 10% partial lump sum, this
pension benefit will be approximately $19,316.88 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.
Mr. Buzell, Ms. Lara, Ms. Sloan and Mr. Wallace 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. Hughes and Mr. Smith
have met the hazardous duty criteria.
Trustee Hamilton moved to approve the following request of
employees William Buzzell, Solid Waste General Services
Department, Richard Hughes, Fire Department, Rose Lara, Public
Utilities Department, Jane Sloan, Planning & Development
Department, Steven Smith, Fire Department and Mark Wallace,
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.
4.4 Ratify and Confirm correction of error of underpayment of pension death benefit for
Stephen Doherty.
In response to a question, Finance Director Jay Ravins said the Pension
Payroll Administrator, a city employee, audited the matter
after being made aware of a similar incident with another pension
payout. The pensioner is entitled, at a minimum, to what the pensioner
contributed.
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Trustee Allbritton moved to ratify and confirm correction of error
of underpayment of pension death benefit for Stephen Doherty.
The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
5. Director's Report - None.
6. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 9:35 a.m.
Chair
Employees' Pension Plan Trustees
Attest
City Clerk
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