06/13/2022 Pension Trustees Meeting Minutes June 13, 2022
City of Clearwater
Main Library- Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
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Meeting Minutes
Monday, June 13, 2022
9:00 AM
Main Library - Council Chambers
Pension Trustees
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Roll Call
Present 5 - Chair Frank Hibbard, Trustee David Allbritton, Trustee Hoyt Hamilton,
Trustee Kathleen Beckman, and Trustee Mark Bunker
Also Present—Jon Jennings—City Manager, Micah Maxwell — Assistant City
Manager, Michael Delk — Assistant City Manager, David Margolis -
City Attorney, Rosemarie Call — City Clerk, Nicole Sprague —
Deputy 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— Chair Hibbard
The meeting was called to order at 11:44 a.m.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the minutes of the May 16, 2022 Pension Trustees Meeting as submitted in
written summation by the City Clerk.
Trustee Allbritton moved to approve the minutes of the May 16, 2022
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.
Last Name/First Name/Job Classification/Department Pension
Eligible Date
MARGNELLI, JOHN, POLICE OFFICER, POLICE DEPARTMENT 04/11/2022
GREEN, TABITHA, LIBRARY ASSISTANT, LIBRARY 04/11/2022
DRONCHEFF, RICHARD, GAS TECHNICIAN, GAS SYSTEM 02/28/2022
HUBERTY, CORY, GAS TECHNICIAN, GAS SYSTEM 03/28/2022
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DAY, SAWYER, PARKS SERVICE TECHNICIAN, PARKS & RECREATION 02/27/2022
HAVENSTEIN, RHETT, GAS TECHNICIAN, GAS SYSTEM 02/28/2022
LAROCK, JARED, FLEET MECHANIC, GS- FLEET 02/28/2022
PATRICIO-CHARREZ, GREGORIO, STREETS&SIDEWALKS TECH, PARKS &REC 02/28/2022
ROSS, CALLEIGH, RECREATION SPECIALIST, PARKS & RECREATION 02/28/2022
SAPP, RAYSHAWN, SOLID WASTE WORKER, SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING 02/28/2022
SAWYER, HUNTER, SKILLED TRADESWORKER, PARKS & RECREATION 02/28/2022
WINGFIELD, MARKISE, SOLID WASTE WORKER, SOLID WASTE &RECYCLING 02/28/2022
ALCANI, MIRELA, SAMPLING TECHNICIAN, PUBLIC UTILITIES 03/14/2022
KNOBLOCK, BRIAN, WSTWTR TRTMNT PLANT OPER B, PUBLIC UTILITIES 03/14/2022
KRUKOWSKI, KYLE, RECREATION LEADER, PARKS & RECREATION 03/14/2022
RILEY, JACORRIE, WASTEWATER COLLECTIONS TECH, PUBLIC UTILITIES 03/14/2022
YIN, YUE, SUSTAINABILITY SPECIALIST, CITY MANAGER 03/14/2022
BUZZELL, BRANDON, PARKING ENFORCEMENT SPEC, ENGR- PARKING 03/14/2022
BRISLIN, GAIL, POLICE RECORDS SPECIALIST, POLICE DEPARTMENT 03/14/2022
FACKLER, ASHLEY, POLICE RECORDS SPECIALIST, POLICE DEPARTMENT 03/14/2022
ARNOLD, MITCHELL, PARKS SERVICE TECHNICIAN, PARKS & RECREATION 03/28/2022
CASTILLO, EDWARD, TREE TRIMMER, PARKS & RECREATION 03/28/2022
DODSON, DEANTHONY, PARKS SERVICE TECHNICIAN, PARKS & RECREATION 03/28/2022
HALL, JEREMY, PARKS SERVICE TECHNICIAN, PARKS & RECREATION 03/28/2022
LOWE, ANDREW, PARKS SERVICE TECHNICIAN, PARKS & RECREATION 03/28/2022
SERRICCHIO, JOHN, CUSTODIAL WORKER, MARINE &AVIATION 03/28/2022
TINAJERO PENA, ISRAEL,WATER DISTR OPER TRAINEE, PUBLIC UTILITIES 03/28/2022
ADAM, MELINDA, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW TECHNICIAN, PLANNING& DEV 03/28/2022
FULTON, DERRICK, PARKS SERVICE TECHNICIAN, PARKS & RECREATION 04/11/2022
LASSITER, ERIC, WASTEWATER COLLECTIONS TECH, PUBLIC UTILITIES 04/11/2022
REED, ROBERT, SOLID WASTE WORKER, SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING 04/11/2022
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DANIELSON, SHEAMUS, CUSTODIAL WORKER, MARINE &AVIATION 04/11/2022
BERRY, CAROLINE, SURVEY ASSISTANT, ENGINEERING 04/11/2022
DISTEL, ERIC, PARKING, FAC &SEC AIDE, ENGR- PARKING 04/09/2022
CRAIG, RACHEL, POLICE TELECOMMUNICATOR, POLICE DEPARTMENT 04/11/2022
WRONA, AARON, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW TECHNICIAN, PLANNING& DEV 04/11/2022
MCGOWAN, SEAN, CUSTOMER SERVICE REP, UTILITY CUSTOMER SERVICE 04/11/2022
CEMBRALE, DONALD, POLICE TELECOM M UNICATOR, POLICE DEPARTMENT 04/11/2022
Trustee Beckman 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 employees Leroy Bostick, Solid Waste and Recycling
Department, and Julie Phillips, Planning and Development Department, to vest their
pension as provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
Leroy Bostick, Solid Waste Worker, Solid Waste & Recycling Department, was
employed by the City on September 28, 2009, and began participating in the
Pension Plan on that date. Mr. Bostick terminated from City employment on
March 2, 2022.
Julie Phillips, Inspector Specialist, Planning and Development Department, was
employed by the City on August 21, 1995, and began participating in the
Pension Plan on that date. Ms. Phillips terminated from City employment on
March 25, 2022.
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 55 years and completed 20 years
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of credited service; the date on which a participant has reached age 65 years
and completed ten years of credited service; or the date on which a member
has completed 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 60 years and completed 25 years of credited
service; or the date on which a participant has reached the age of 65 years and
completed ten years of credited service. Mr. Bostick will meet the
non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a pension in October 2029. Ms.
Phillips will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a pension
in November 2022.
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 20 years of credited service
regardless of age, or the date on which the participant has reached 55 years
and completed ten years of credited service.
Trustee Bunker moved to approve the following request of
employees Leroy Bostick, Solid Waste and Recycling Department,
and Julie Phillips, Planning and Development 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 Robert Ackerman, Planning and
Development Department, Sabrina Chute, Information Technology Department, Glenn
Daniel, Public Utilities Department, Jose Fernandez, Fire Department, Peter Lopez, Fire
Department, Eugene Nyland, Information Technology Department, Louis Pirman, Gas
Department, Katie Rosa, Solid Waste and Recycling Department, Jeffrey Rosenbaum,
General Services Department, and Todd Still, Public Utilities Department for a regular
pension as provided by Sections 2.416 and 2.424 of the Employees' Pension Plan.
Robert Ackerman, Building Construction Inspector, Planning and Development
Department, was employed by the City on July 19, 1999, and his pension
service credit is effective on that date. His pension will be effective July 1, 2022.
Based on an average salary of approximately $63,751.39 over the past five
years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Mr. Ackerman's
selection of the Single Life Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately
$40,089.90 annually.
Sabrina Chute, Information Technology Manager, Information Technology
Department, was employed by the City on December 12, 1988, and her pension
service credit is effective on October 8, 1989. Her pension will be effective May
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1, 2022. Based on an average salary of approximately $90,916.73 over the past
five years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Ms. Chute's
selection of the 100% Joint and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be
approximately $74,336.76 annually.
Glenn Daniel, Water Reclaim & Wastewater Coll. Manager, Public Utilities
Department, was employed by the City on December 9, 1985, and his pension
service credit is effective on that date. His pension will be effective May 1, 2022.
Based on an average salary of approximately $89,343.64 over the past five
years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Mr. Daniel's selection of
the 50% Joint and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately
$84,099.48 annually.
Jose Fernandez, Firefighter/Driver-Oper, Fire Department, was employed by
the City on March 21, 2005, and his pension service credit is effective on that
date. His pension will be effective April 1, 2022. Based on an average salary of
approximately $81,559.63 over the past five years, the formula for computing
regular pensions and Mr. Fernandez's selection of the Joint and Survivor
Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $38,658.00 annually.
Peter Lopez, Firefighter, 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 April 1, 2022. Based on an average salary of approximately
$92,596.88 over the past five years, the formula for computing regular pensions
and Mr. Lopez's selection of the 100% Joint and Survivor Annuity with a 30%
partial lump sum, this pension benefit will be approximately $51,707.88 annually
Eugene Nyland, Network Engineer, Information Technology Department, was
employed by the City on October 27, 1997, and his pension service credit is
effective on that date. His pension will be effective April 1, 2022. Based on an
average salary of approximately $71,866.06 over the past five years, the formula
for computing regular pensions and Mr. Nyland's selection of the Single Life
Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $48,150.72 annually.
Louis Pirman, Senior Gas Technician, Gas Department, was employed by the
City on October 25, 1999, and his pension service credit is effective on that
date. His pension will be effective May 1, 2022. Based on an average salary of
approximately $43,959.67 over the past five years, the formula for computing
regular pensions and Mr. Pirman's selection of the Single Life Annuity, this
pension benefit will be approximately $27,193.32 annually.
Katie Rosa, Solid Waste Equipment Operator, Solid Waste and Recycling
Department, was employed by the City on February 26, 2001, and her pension
service credit is effective on April 9, 2001. Her pension will be effective May 1,
2022. Based on an average salary of approximately $41,988.60 over the past
five years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Ms. Rosa's selection
of the Single Life Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $24,315.72
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annually.
Jeffrey Rosenbaum, Building and Maintenance Supervisor, General Service
Department, was employed by the City on October 19, 1987, and his pension
service credit is effective on that date. His pension will be effective May 1, 2022.
Based on an average salary of approximately $64,960.48 over the past five
years, the formula for computing regular pensions and Mr. Rosenbaum's
selection of the 100% Joint and Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be
approximately $60,385.08 annually.
Todd Still, Water Distribution Foreman, Public Utilities Department, was
employed by the City on November 30, 1987, and his pension service credit is
effective on that date. His pension will be effective May 1, 2022. Based on an
average salary of approximately $62,265.43 over the past five years, the formula
for computing regular pensions and Mr. Still's selection of the 50% Joint and
Survivor Annuity, this pension benefit will be approximately $54,529.68 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 55 years and completed 20 years
of credited service; the date on which a participant has reached age 65 years
and completed ten years of credited service; or the date on which a member
has completed 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 60 years and completed 25 years of credited
service; or the date on which a participant has reached the age of 65 years and
completed ten years of credited service. Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Chute, Mr. Daniel,
Mr. Nyland, Mr. Pirman, Ms. Rosa, Mr. Rosenbaum, and Mr. Still have all 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 20 years of credited service
regardless of age, or the date on which the participant has reached 55 years
and completed ten years of credited service. Mr. Fernandez and Mr. Lopez
have met the hazardous duty criteria.
Trustee Teixeira moved to approve the following request of
employees Robert Ackerman, Planning and Development
Department, Sabrina Chute, Information Technology Department,
Glenn Daniel, Public Utilities Department, Jose Fernandez, Fire
Department, Peter Lopez, Fire Department, Eugene Nyland,
Information Technology Department, Louis Pirman, Gas
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Department, Katie Rosa, Solid Waste and Recycling Department,
Jeffrey Rosenbaum, General Services Department, and Todd Still,
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.
The meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m.
Attest
421(c C%L
City Clerk
City of Clearwater
Employees' Pension Plan Trustees
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