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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - Public Safety Personnel Retirement Boards - Meeting Date: 7/22/2020Glendale A R I Z O N A MINUTES PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM LOCAL FIRE BOARD CITY HALL - HR TRAINING ROOM 5850 W. GLENDALE AVE. GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301 JULY 22, 2020 9:30 A.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER THE LOCAL FIRE BOARD Chair Charles Erickson called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor & Board Member 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. Vicki Moss, HR Benefits Administrator Nancy Mangone, Assistant City Attorney Lisa Chill, Admin Support Supervisor, HR Justin Harris, Police Board Member Other Attendees: Board Attorney Carrie O'Brien (by telephone) Court Reporter Donna Terrell Jarod Behrens, Glendale Police Officer 3. CITIZEN COMMENTS There were no citizen comments. 4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES The Board approved the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System - Local Fire Board Minutes of June 24, 2020 Motioned by Mayor Jerry Weiers, seconded by Board Member Kevin Phelps AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Board Member Anthony Love Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Paul Morales Board Member Kevin Phelps Passed 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Board Secretary Jim Brown read the pertinent information and the Board reviewed an application for Normal Retirement from the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) submitted by Joseph J. Hester, Fire Captain. Joseph J. Hester has completed 20.865 years of credited service. He is scheduled to retire on July 31, 2020. He has been a member of the Glendale Fire Department since September 20, 2004. 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 Anthony Love Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Paul Morales Board Member Kevin Phelps 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 Matthew P. Fowler, Fire Captain. Matthew P. Fowler has 25.158 years of credited service. He has elected to participate in the D.R.O.P. on July 31, 2020 and must terminate employment with the City of Glendale Fire Department on or before July 31, 2025. 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 Anthony Love Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Paul Morales Board Member Kevin Phelps Passed C. 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 Mark Hubler, Deputy Fire Chief. Mark Hubler has 25.057 years of credited service. He elected to participate in the D.R.O.P. on June 24, 2020 and must terminate employment with the City of Glendale Fire Department on or before June 30, 2025. The Board voted to approve the application. Motioned by Board Member Paul Morales, seconded by Board Member Anthony Love AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Board Member Anthony Love Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Paul Morales Board Member Kevin Phelps Passed D. 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 Gabriel T. Lopez, Fire Captain. Gabriel T. Lopez has 26.071 years of credited service. He has elected to participate in the D.R.O.P. on July 30, 2020 and must terminate employment with the City of Glendale Fire Department on or before July 31, 2025. The Board voted to approve the application. Motioned by Board Member Paul Morales, seconded by Board Member Anthony Love AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Board Member Anthony Love Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Paul Morales Board Member Kevin Phelps Passed 6. EXECUTIVE SESSION Upon a public majority vote of a quorum of the Local Fire 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 receive legal advice from the Board's attorney. Everyone that was not part of the Board or staff left the conference room for Executive Session. Motioned by Mayor Jerry Weiers, seconded by Board Member Kevin Phelps AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Board Member Anthony Love Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Paul Morales Board Member Kevin Phelps Passed During Executive Session, the Board reviewed and discussed Medical Evaluations for fifteen (15) New Fire Personnel: 1. Hunter Brown 2. Nicholas A. Caporrimo 3. Jesse Conklin 4. Rogelio Garcia 5. Jacob R. Matheson 6. Deshawn H. Ortmeier 7. Blake Phebus 8. Taylor Rowland 9. Andrew T. Saldana 10. Emilio A. Sanchez 11. Nicholas R. Vitale 12. Kevin Weis 13. Patrick M. Cardenas 14. Wyatt H. Collard 15. Michael Thorp At the conclusion of the Executive Session, all other attendees were invited back in the conference room. 7. ADJOURN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION The Board reconvened in open session. 8. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS The Board voted to table the decision to accept New Fire Fighter Trainee Kevin Weis into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) pending more information. Motioned by Mayor Jerry Weiers, seconded by Board Member Kevin Phelps AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Board Member Anthony Love Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Paul Morales Board Member Kevin Phelps Passed Mr. Brown confirmed that the following new Fire Personnel met the standards of the Glendale Fire Department and that the Board had reviewed their medical evaluations. The Board voted to accept fourteen (14) New Fire Personnel into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) with any pre-existing conditions noted: 1. Hunter Brown 2. Nicholas A. Caporrimo 3. Jesse Conklin 4. Rogelio Garcia 5. Jacob R. Matheson 6. Deshawn H. Ortmeier 7. Blake Phebus 8. Taylor Rowland 9. Andrew T. Saldana 10. Emilio A. Sanchez 11. Nicholas R. Vitale 12. Patrick M. Cardenas 13. Wyatt H. Collard 14. Michael Thorp Motioned by Mayor Jerry Weiers, seconded by Board Member Paul Morales AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Board Member Anthony Love Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Paul Morales Board Member Kevin Phelps Passed 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 Fire Board will be held on August 26, 2020 at 9:30 a.m., in the HR Training Room, located at 5850 W. Glendale Ave., Glendale, Arizona, 85301. 11. ADJOURN THE LOCAL FIRE BOARD MEETING Chair Erickson adjourned the meeting at 10:14 a.m. The Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Local Fire Board meeting minutes of July 22, 2020 were submitted and approved this 26th day of August, 2020. /s/Jim Blown Jim Brown Recording Secretary