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MINUTES
PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM
LOCAL POLICE BOARD
CITY HALL -4TH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
5850 W. GLENDALE AVE.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301
OCTOBER 24, 2018
9:30 A.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER THE LOCAL POLICE BOARD
Board Member and Acting Chair Charles Erickson called the meeting to order at 9:33 a.m.
2. • ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Mayor Jerry Weiers
City Manager Kevin Phelps
Board Member Charles Erickson
Board Member Cody Carmichael
Board Member Justin Harris
Members Absent:
None
Staff Present:
Jim Brown, Director of Human Resources and Risk Mgmt.
Nancy Mangone, Assistant City Attorney
Charlotte Beadles, HR Specialist, Benefits
Lisa Chill, HR Management Assistant
Michele Blanco, Police Officer
Other Attendees:
Attorney Carrie O'Brien
3. CITIZEN COMMENTS
No citizens were present.
4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Public Safety Personnel Retirement System - Local Police Board Minutes of August 22, 2018
Motioned by Board Member Justin Harris, seconded by Board Member Kevin Phelps
AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers
Board Member Cody Carmichael
Board Member Charles Erickson
Board Member Justin Harris
Board Member Kevin Phelps
Passed
5. NEW BUSINESS
A. Application for Enrollment into the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (D.R.O.P.) - Frank
Michael Crawford, Police Officer. Frank Michael Crawford has 21.062 years of credited
service. He elected to participate in the D.R.O.P. on September 30, 2018 and must terminate
employment with the City of Glendale Police Department on or before September 30, 2023.
Motioned by Board Member Justin Harris, seconded by Board Member Cody Carmichael
AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers
Board Member Cody Carmichael
Board Member Charles Erickson
Board Member Justin Harris
Board Member Kevin Phelps
Passed
B. Application for Enrollment into the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (D.R.O.P.) - Elizabeth Ann
Diaz, Police Officer. Elizabeth Ann Diaz has 20.063 years of credited service. She elected to
participate in the D.R.O.P. on September 1, 2018 and must terminate employment with the
City of Glendale Police Department on or before September 30, 2023.
Motioned by Board Member Justin Harris, seconded by Board Member Kevin Phelps
AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers
Board Member Cody Carmichael
Board Member Charles Erickson
Board Member Justin Harris
Board Member Kevin Phelps
Passed
C. An Application for Enrollment into the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (D.R.O.P.) - Raymond
LeVander, Assistant Police Chief has been received. The Human Resources Department had
noted that he has 24.241 years of credited service on the benefits calculation form.
Officer Cody Carmichael stated that he had a conversation with Raymond LeVander who
thought the years of credited service should be closer to 27 years or more, including previous
service.
HR Benefits Specialist Charlotte Beadles explained that all numbers on the calulation sheet
submitted to the Board with the application are estimates and that the years.of service and
estimated monthly benefit amounts will be verified before submitting the final application to
PSPRS.
The Board decided to vote to approve the Application for Enrollment into the Deferred
Retirement Option Plan (D.R.O.P.) contingent upon all corrections being made by the Board
Secretary before the final application is submitted to PSPRS.
Motioned by Board Member Cody Carmichael, seconded by Board Member Justin Harris
AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers
Board Member Cody Carmichael
Board Member Charles Erickson
Board Member Justin Harris
Board Member Kevin Phelps
Passed
D. An Application for Accidental Disability Retirement from the Public Safety Personnel
Retirement System (PSPRS) from Police Officer Wesley Zygmont has been received. Medical
records submitted with application will be reviewed during Executive Session.
6. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Upon a public majority vote of a quorum of the Local Police Board, the Board may hold an
executive session, which will not be open to the public, regarding any item listed on the
agenda but only for the following purposes:
(i) discussion or consideration of personnel matters (A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(1));
(ii) discussion or consideration of records exempt by law from public inspection (A.R.S. §
38-431.03(A)(2));
(iii) discussion or consultation for legal advice with the city's attorneys (A.R.S. §
38-431.03(A)(3));
Motioned by Board Member Cody Carmichael, seconded by Board Member Justin Harris
AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers
Board Member Cody Carmichael
Board Member Charles Erickson
Board Member Justin Harris
Board Member Kevin Phelps
Passed
A. Medical records for Police Officer Wesley Zygmont were reviewed by the Board in conjunction
with his Application for Accidental Disability Retirement from the Public Safety Personnel
Retirement System (PSPRS).
B. Medical Evaluations for two (2) New Police Personnel were reviewed by the Board:
Hilda Galindo
Tyler Michael Laufer
7. ADJOURN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
8. ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT APPLICATION
The Board acknowledges that Police Officer Wesley Zygmont has filed an Application for
Accidental Disability Retirement from the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System
(PSPRS), and has directed that an Independent Medical Examination be conducted.
Motioned by Board Member Justin Harris, seconded by Board Member Cody Carmichael
AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers
Board Member Cody Carmichael
Board Member Charles Erickson
Board Member Justin Harris
Board Member Kevin Phelps
Passed
9. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
Police Officer Michele Blanco confirmed that the following new Police Personnel met the
standards of the Glendale Police Department and the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and
Training Board:
Hilda Galindo
Tyler Michael Laufer •
Motioned by Board Member Justin Harris, seconded by Board Member Cody Carmichael
AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers
Board Member Cody Carmichael
Board Member Charles Erickson
Board Member Justin Harris
Board Member Kevin Phelps
Passed
10. BOARD COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
There were no Board comments or suggestions.
11. NEXT MEETING
The next regular meeting of the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Local Police
Board will be held on November 21, 2018 at 9:30 a.m., in the 4th Floor Conference Room,
located at 5850 W. Glendale Ave., Glendale, Arizona, 85301.
12. ADJOURN THE LOCAL POLICE BOARD MEETING
Board Member and Acting Chair Charles Erickson adjourned the meeting at 9:52 a.m.
The Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Local Police Board meeting minutes of October 24, 2018
were submitted and approved this 21st day of November, 2018.
/s/Jim Brown
Jim Brown
Recording Secretary