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MINUTES
PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM
LOCAL FIRE BOARD
CITY HALL - 4TH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
5850 W. GLENDALE AVE.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
9:30 A.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER A JOINT MEETING OF THE LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE BOARDS
Chair Charles Erickson called the joint meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.
2. ROLL CALL FOR THE JOINT MEETING OF THE LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE BOARDS
Present:
Mayor Jerry Weiers
City Manager & Board Member Kevin Phelps
Board Member & Chair Charles Erickson
Fire Board Member Paul Morales, Fire Captain
Fire Board Member Anthony Love, Fire Fighter (by telephone)
Police Board Member Cody Carmichael, Police Officer
Police Board Member Justin Harris, Police Officer
Absent:
None
Staff Present:
Jim Brown, Board Secretary & Director of Human Resources & Risk Mgmt.
Kurt Christianson, Assistant City Attorney
Ken Barnes, Assistant Fire Chief
Charlotte Beadles, HR Specialist, Benefits
Lisa Chill, Admin Support Supervisor, HR
Other Attendees:
Board Attorney Carrie O'Brien
Former Police Officer Joshua Carroll
3. NEW BUSINESS
Assistant City Attorney Kurt Christianson led a presentation of Arizona's Open Meeting Law.
4. ADJOURN THE JOINT MEETING OF THE LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE BOARDS
Chair Erickson adjourned the joint meeting at 9:45 a.m.
5. CALL TO ORDER THE LOCAL FIRE BOARD
Chair Erickson called the Fire Board meeting to order at 9:46 a.m.
6. ROLL CALL
Present:
Mayor Jerry Weiers
City Manager & Board Member Kevin Phelps
Board Member & Chair Charles Erickson
Fire Board Member Paul Morales, Fire Captain
Fire Board Member Anthony Love, Fire Fighter (by telephone)
Absent:
None
Staff Present:
Jim Brown, Board Secretary & Director of Human Resources & Risk Mgmt.
Kurt Christianson, Assistant City Attorney
Ken Barnes, Assistant Fire Chief
Police Board Member Cody Carmichael, Police Officer
Police Board Member Justin Harris, Police Officer
Charlotte Beadles, HR Specialist, Benefits
Lisa Chill, Admin Support Supervisor, HR
Other Attendees:
Board Attorney Carrie O'Brien
Former Police Officer Joshua Carroll
7. CITIZEN COMMENTS
No citizens were present.
8. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
The Board approved the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System - Local Fire Board
Minutes of August 28, 2019
Motioned by Board Member Paul Morales, seconded by Board Member Anthony Love
AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers
Board Member Kevin Phelps
Board Member Charles Erickson
Board Member Anthony Love
Board Member Paul Morales
Passed
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Mr. Brown read the pertinent information from the application and the Board reviewed the
Application for Enrollment into the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (D.R.O.P.) submitted by
Thomas J. Gobster, Fire Captain. Thomas J. Gobster has 22.001 years of credited service. He
elected to participate in the D.R.O.P. on August 29, 2019 and must terminate employment with
the City of Glendale Fire Department on or before August 31, 2024.
The Board voted to approve the application.
Motioned by Board Member Paul Morales, seconded by Board Member Kevin Phelps
AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers
Board Member Kevin Phelps
Board Member Charles Erickson
Board Member Anthony Love
Board Member Paul Morales
Passed
B. Mr. Brown led the discussion regarding the request to modify the enrollment date into the
D.R.O.P. by Linda Rider.
On June 26, 2019, the PSPRS Local Fire Board voted to approve the Application for
Enrollment into the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (D.R.O.P.) submitted by Linda Rider
Deputy Fire Chief.
At that time, she had elected to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan ("D.R.O.P.")
on May 31, 2019. She chose to participate in the D.R.O.P. for a period of sixty (60) months.
After the paperwork had been submitted to PSPRS, PSPRS notified the City of Glendale
Human Resources Benefits Department that there appeared to be an error in her D.R.O.P.
calculations.
The City of Glendale Payroll Department is working with PSPRS on this issue. Until there is a
resolution, Linda Rider cannot be enrolled into the D.R.O.P. She is requesting to modify the
date of her enrollment into D.R.O.P. to a date in the future to be determined at the conclusion
of the resolution of this issue. The resolution and modified date will be presented as a future
agenda item.
The Board voted to approve the request to modify the date of Enrollment into D.R.O.P. to be
determined at the conclusion of the noted issue.
Motioned by Board Member Kevin Phelps, seconded by Board Member Paul Morales
AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers
Board Member Kevin Phelps
Board Member Charles Erickson
Board Member Anthony Love
Board Member Paul Morales
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 Fire Board
will be held on October 23, 2019 at 9:30 a.m., in the 4th Floor Conference Room, located
at 5850 W. Glendale Ave., Glendale, Arizona, 85301.
12. ADJOURN THE LOCAL FIRE BOARD MEETING
Chair Erickson adjourned the meeting at 9:55 a.m.
The Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Local Fire Board meeting minutes of September 25,
2019 were submitted and approved this 20th day of November, 2019.
/s/Jim Brown
Jim Brown
Recording Secretary