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A R I Z O N A
MINUTES
PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM
LOCAL POLICE BOARD
CITY HALL - HR TRAINING ROOM
6860 W. GLENDALE AVE.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA 86301
JANUARY 27, 2021
9:30 A.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER THE LOCAL POLICE BOARD
Chair Charles Erickson called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present:
Mayor & Board Member Jerry Weiers
Board Member & Chair Charles Erickson
Board Member Cody Carmichael, Police Sergeant
Board Member Justin Harris, Police Officer
Absent:
City Manager & Board Member Kevin Phelps
Staff Present:
Jim Brown, Board Secretary & Director of Human Resources & Risk Mgmt.
L. Michael Hamblin, Assistant City Attorney
Holly Azouz, HR Technician
Michele Blanco, Police Officer
Other Attendees:
Board Attorney Carrie O'Brien
3. CITIZEN COMMENTS
There were no citizens present.
4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
The Board voted to approve Public Safety Personnel Retirement System - Local Police Board
Minutes of December 16, 2020
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
Other: Board Member Kevin Phelps (ABSENT)
Passed
5. NEW BUSINESS
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
Kevin Kellogg, Police Sergeant. Kevin Kellogg has 24.465 years of credited service. He
elected to participate in the D.R.O.P. on December 31, 2020 and must terminate employment
with the City of Glendale Police Department on or before December 31, 2025.
The Board voted to approve the application.
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
Other: Board Member Kevin Phelps (ABSENT)
Passed
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));
During Executive Session the Board reviewed Medical Evaluations for three (3) New Police
Personnel:
• Joseph Cortez
• Richard James
• Estrella Linares
7. ADJOURN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
8. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
Police Officer Michele Blanco confirmed that the following new Police Personnel have met the
standards of the Glendale Police Department and the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and
Training Board.
The Board voted to accept three (3) New Police Personnel into the Public Safety Personnel
Retirement System (PSPRS) with any pre-existing conditions noted in their confidential
medical records:
• Joseph Cortez
• Richard James
• Estrella Linares
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
Other: Board Member Kevin Phelps (ABSENT)
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 Police
Board will be held on February 24, 2021 at 9:30 a.m., in the HR Training Room, located
at 5850 W. Glendale Ave., Glendale, Arizona, 85301.
11. ADJOURN THE LOCAL POLICE BOARD MEETING
Chair Erickson adjourned the meeting at 9:40 a.m.
The Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Local Police Board meeting minutes of January 27,
2021 were submitted and approved this 24th day of February 2021.
/s/Jim Brown
Jim Brown
Recording Secretary