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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - Public Safety Personnel Retirement Boards - Meeting Date: 11/20/2019 (3)Glendale A R 1 Z MINUTES PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM LOCAL POLICE BOARD CITY HALL - 4TH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM 5850 W. GLENDALE AVE. GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301 NOVEMBER 20, 2019 9:30 A.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER THE LOCAL POLICE BOARD Chair Charles Erickson called the meeting to order at 9:34 a.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Board Member & Chair Charles Erickson Police Board Member Cody Carmichael, Police Officer Police Board Member Justin Harris, Police Officer Absent: Mayor Jerry Weiers City Manager & Board Member Kevin Phelps Staff Present: Jim Brown, Board Secretary & Director of Human Resources & Risk Mgmt. Kurt Christianson, Assistant City Attorney Michele Blanco, Police Detective Vicki Moss, HR Administrator, Benefits Charlotte Beadles, HR Specialist, Benefits Lisa Chill, Admin Support Supervisor, HR Other Attendees: Board Attorney Carrie O'Brien Court Report Donna Terrell 3. CITIZEN COMMENTS No citizens were present. 4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES The Board approved the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System - Local Police Board Minutes of October 23, 2019 Motioned by Board Member Justin Harris, seconded by Board Member Cody Carmichael AYE: Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Cody Carmichael Board Member Justin Harris Other: Mayor Jerry Weiers (ABSENT) Board Member Kevin Phelps (ABSENT) Passed 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Board Secretary Jim 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 Andre C. Anderson, Police Commander. Andre C. Anderson has 28.304 years of credited service. He elected to participate in the D.R.O.P. on November 30, 2019 and must terminate employment with the City of Glendale Police Department on or before November 30, 2024. The Board voted to approve the application. Motioned by Board Member Justin Harris, seconded by Board Member Cody Carmichael AYE: Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Cody Carmichael Board Member Justin Harris Other: Mayor Jerry Weiers (ABSENT) Board Member Kevin Phelps (ABSENT) Passed B. 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 Bobby Lee Edwards, Police Officer. Bobby Lee Edwards has 20.002 years of credited service. He has elected to participate in the D.R.O.P. on January 23, 2020 and must terminate employment with the City of Glendale Police Department on or before January 31, 2025. The Board voted to approve the application. Motioned by Board Member Justin Harris, seconded by Board Member Cody Carmichael AYE: Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Cody Carmichael Board Member Justin Harris Other: Mayor Jerry Weiers (ABSENT) Board Member Kevin Phelps (ABSENT) Passed C. Mr. Brown read the pertinent information from the application and the Board reviewed the Application for Normal Retirement from the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) submitted by Earl R. Montgomery, III, Police Lieutenant. Earl R. Montgomery, III has completed 22.114 years of credited service. He retired on November 30, 2019. He has been a member of the Glendale Police Department since October 20, 1997. The Board voted to approve the application. Motioned by Board Member Justin Harris, seconded by Board Member Cody Carmichael AYE: Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Cody Carmichael Board Member Justin Harris Other: Mayor Jerry Weiers (ABSENT) Board Member Kevin Phelps (ABSENT) Passed D. An Application for Ordinary Disability Retirement was submitted by Jason Zimmerman, Police Lieutenant, and received by the Board. The Board noted that the application and medical records would 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 records exempt by law from public inspection (A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(2)); (ii) discussion or consultation for legal advice with the Board's attorneys (A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(3)); The Board voted to adjourn open session and go into Executive Session in order to review confidential medical records and to obtain legal advice from the Board's attorney. Motioned by Board Member Justin Harris, seconded by Board Member Cody Carmichael AYE: Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Cody Carmichael Board Member Justin Harris Other: Mayor Jerry Weiers (ABSENT) Board Member Kevin Phelps (ABSENT) Passed 7. ADJOURN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION 8. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS A. Detective Michele Blanco confirmed that the following new Police Personnel has met the standards of the Glendale Police Department and the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board. The Board voted to accept one (1) New Police Personnel into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS): Gabriel Saenz Martinez Motioned by Board Member Justin Harris, seconded by Board Member Cody Carmichael AYE: Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Cody Carmichael Board Member Justin Harris Other: Mayor Jerry Weiers (ABSENT) Board Member Kevin Phelps (ABSENT) Passed B. Mr. Brown stated that the documentation submitted with an Application for Ordinary Disability Retirement from PSPRS by Jason Zimmerman meets the statutory requirements for an Independent Medical Examination to be conducted. The Board acknowledged that Police Lieutenant Jason Zimmerman has filed an Application for Ordinary Disability Retirement from the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS). The Board voted to order an Independent Medical Examination. Motioned by Board Member Cody Carmichael, seconded by Board Member Justin Harris AYE: Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Cody Carmichael Board Member Justin Harris Other: Mayor Jerry Weiers (ABSENT) Board Member Kevin Phelps (ABSENT) Passed C. The Board was to vote to order an Independent Medical Examination if the Board had determined that there was sufficient medical evidence or to vote to deny the Application for Accidental Disability Retirement from the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) submitted by former Police Officer Joshua Carroll. However, during Executive Session, Police Officer Justin Harris recused himself from discussing or voting on this application. Without Mr. Harris, there was not a quorum to vote on this item. The Board tabled this item until the next Board meeting. 9. BOARD COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS There were no Board comments or suggestions. 10. NEXT MEETING The next regular meeting of the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Local Police Board will be held on December 18, 2019 at 9:30 a.m., in the 4th Floor Conference Room, located at 5850 W. Glendale Ave., Glendale, Arizona, 85301. 11. ADJOURN THE LOCAL POLICE BOARD MEETING Chair Erickson adjourned the meeting at 9:48 a.m. The Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Local Police Board meeting minutes of November 20, 2019 were submitted and approved this 18th day of December, 2019. /s/Jim Br wn Jim Brown Recording Secretary