11/08/2007
PENSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
November 8, 2007
Present: Nathan Hightower Chair
John Schmalzbauer Committee Member
Carlen Petersen Committee Member/Councilmember
Stephen Sarnoff Committee Member
Paul Gibson Committee Member/Councilmember
Absent: Tom Jensen Vice-Chair
John Doran Committee Member/Councilmember
Also Present: Joe Roseto Interim Assistant City Manager
Brenda Moses Board Reporter
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. at City Hall.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not
necessarily discussed in that order.
2. - Approval of Minutes of October 11, 2007
Member Petersen moved to approve the minutes of the regular Pension Advisory
Committee meeting of October 11, 2007, as submitted in written summation to each board
member. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
3. – Employees to be Heard – None.
4. – Action Items:
a. Review and Action on Employee Requests for Regular Pensions:
1. Michael Willis, Marine & Aviation
2. Gloria Nims, Library
3. Jesse Johnson, Public Utilities
Member Petersen moved to approve the request for regular pensions for Michael Willis,
Gloria Nims, and Jesse Johnson. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
b. Review and Action on Employee Requests for Vested pensions:
1. Kelly Legg, Information Technology
2. Fred Mills, Public Utilities
Kelly Legg, Information Technology, has resigned her position after being employed by
the City for more than 10 years. She will qualify to receive her pension beginning September 1,
2022.
Fred Mills, Public Utilities, has resigned his position after being employed by the City for
more than 10 years. He will qualify to receive his pension beginning January 1, 2012.
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Member Schmalzbauer moved to approve the request for a vested pension for Kelly
Legg and Fred Mills. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
c. Review and Action on Requests for Survivor’s Benefits:
1. Donna Wright (William Wright)
Member Petersen moved to approve the request for survivor’s benefits for Donna
Wright. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
d. Approval of new Hires as Plan Members:
Member Sarnoff moved to accept the following employees into membership in the
Pension Plan:
Pension
Elig.
Name, Job. Class, & Dept./Div. Hire Date Date
Marcos Toros, Parks Svc. Tech. I/Parks & Recreation 9/17/07 9/17/07
Michael Mouroukis, Network Analyst/Information Technology 9/17/07 9/17/07
David Foltz, WWTP Operator Trainee/Public Utilities 10/1/07 10/1/07
Joseph Hall, WWTP Operator Trainee/Public Utilities 10/1/07 10/1/07
Diane Devol, Police Communications Operator Trainee/Police 10/1/07 10/1/07
Vicki Fletcher, Field Svc. Representative I/Customer Service 10/1/07 10/1/07
Russell Canavan, WWTP Operator Trainee/Public Utilities 10/1/07 10/1/07
Marianne Paz, Rec. Leader/Parks & Recreation 10/15/07 10/15/07
Judith Kolmer, Dev. Review Tech. I/Dev. & Neigh. Svc. 10/15/07 10/15/07
Tammy Vrana, Com. Dev. Coordinator/Econ. Dev. & Housing 10/15/07 10/15/07
Christopher Miller, Police Cadet/Police 7/23/07 7/23/07
Herman Winthrop, Parks Svc. Tech. I/Parks & Recreation 10/1/07 10/1/07
Noemi Senf, Police Information Tech. I/Police 10/15/07 10/15/07
Kristopher Kindt, Licensed Electrician/General Services 10/1/07 10/1/07
The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
5. – Pending/New Business
Pension Changes
Interim Assistant City Manager Joe Roseto requested the PAC’s (Pension Advisory
Committee) direction regarding how to proceed with the proposed pension changes
recommended at the pension workshops.
Discussion ensued. Consensus was for staff to provide an itemized list of the proposed
pension changes for final review at the next meeting.
In response to a question, Mr. Roseto said staff will research if any pension cases might
be affected by the proposed pension changes.
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Physical Examinations
Mr. Roseto provided information regarding the number of employees who have retired
on disability pensions since January 1, 2002. Staff is evaluating disability cases to determine
how to prevent future incidents. The City does not mandate physical fitness standards for
employees.
Mr. Roseto provided information regarding costs for various types of physical
examinations. He said MRI's (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) do not always reveal preexisting
conditions.
Consensus was to review the information provided and discuss physical examinations
and related costs at the next meeting.
6. - Director's Reports - None.
7. - Committee Members to be Heard - None.
8. - Adiournment
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The meeting adjourned at 9:15 a.m.
Chair
Pension Advisory Committee
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