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A R I Z O N A
MINUTES
PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM
LOCAL FIRE BOARD
CITY HALL - 4TH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
5850 W. GLENDALE AVE.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301
DECEMBER 18, 2019
9:30 A.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER THE LOCAL FIRE BOARD
Chair Charles Erickson called the meeting to order at 9:34 a.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present:
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
Absent:
Mayor Jerry Weiers
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
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
Former Police Officer Joshua Carroll
3. CITIZEN COMMENTS
No citizens were present.
4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
The Board approved the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System - Local Fire Board
Minutes of November 20, 2019.
Motioned by Board Member Anthony Love, seconded by Board Member Paul Morales
AYE: Board Member Anthony Love
Board Member Charles Erickson
Board Member Paul Morales
Board Member Kevin Phelps
Other: Mayor Jerry Weiers (ABSENT)
Passed
5. NEW BUSINESS
A. Board Secretary Jim Brown read the pertinent information and the Board reviewed the
Application for Enrollment into the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (D.R.O.P.) submitted by
Kenneth L. Barnes, Assistant Fire Chief. Kenneth L. Barnes has 29.004 years of credited
service. He elected to participate in the D.R.O.P. on December 20, 2019 and must terminate
employment with the City of Glendale Fire Department on or before December 31, 2024.
The Board voted to approve the application.
Motioned by Board Member Anthony Love, seconded by Board Member Paul Morales
AYE: Board Member Anthony Love
Board Member Charles Erickson
Board Member Paul Morales
Board Member Kevin Phelps
Other: Mayor Jerry Weiers (ABSENT)
Passed
B. Mr. Brown read the pertinent information and the Board reviewed the Application for Enrollment
into the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (D.R.O.P.) submitted by Christopher S. Gustafson,
Deputy Fire Chief. Christopher S. Gustafson has 30.493 years of credited service. He elected to
participate in the D.R.O.P. on December 1, 2019 and must terminate employment with the City
of Glendale Fire Department on or before December 31, 2024.
The Board voted to approve the application.
Motioned by Board Member Anthony Love, seconded by Board Member Paul Morales
AYE: Board Member Anthony Love
Board Member Charles Erickson
Board Member Paul Morales
Board Member Kevin Phelps
Other: Mayor Jerry Weiers (ABSENT)
Passed
C. Mr. Brown read the pertinent information regarding the request to modify date of enrollment into
the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (D.R.O.P.) submitted 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.
On September 25, 2019, the Board approved the request to modify the date of enrollment into
DROP pending the resolution with the City's payroll department and PSPRS. The issue is now
resolved, and Linda Rider has requested to move forward with entering the DROP using the
original date of May 31, 2019.
The Board voted to approve the original D.R.O.P. enrollment date of May 31, 2019.
Motioned by Board Member Anthony Love, seconded by Board Member Paul Morales
AYE: Board Member Anthony Love
Board Member Charles Erickson
Board Member Paul Morales
Board Member Kevin Phelps
Other: Mayor Jerry Weiers (ABSENT)
Passed
6. BOARD COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
There were no Board comments or suggestions.
7. NEXT MEETING
The next regular meeting of the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Local Fire Board
will be held on January 22, 2020 at 9:30 a.m., in the 4th Floor Conference Room, located
at 5850 W. Glendale Ave., Glendale, Arizona, 85301.
8. ADJOURN THE LOCAL FIRE BOARD MEETING
Chair Erickson adjourned the meeting at 9:38 a.m.
The Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Local Fire Board meeting minutes of December 18, 2019
were submitted and approved this 22nd day of January, 2020.
/s/Jim Brown
Jim Brown
Recording Secretary