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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - Public Safety Personnel Retirement Boards - Meeting Date: 3/23/2022Glendale A R I Z O N A MINUTES PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM LOCAL POLICE BOARD CITY HALL - 4TH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM 5850 W. GLENDALE AVE. GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301 MARCH 23, 2022 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 of the Local Fire and Police Boards to order at 9:30 a.m. 2. ROLL CALL FOR THE JOINT MEETING OF THE LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE BOARDS 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 Engineer (by telephone) Police Board Member Justin Harris, Police Officer Absent: Police Board Member Cody Carmichael, Police Sergeant Staff Present: Jim Brown, Board Secretary & Director of Human Resources & Risk Mgmt. Mike Hamblin, Assistant City Attorney Ken Barnes, Assistant Fire Chief John Davidge, Police Sergeant Nancy Rodriguez, HR Analyst Lisa Chill, Admin Support Supervisor, HR Other Attendees: Board Attorney Cynthia Kelley Court Reporter Donna Terrell 3. CITIZEN COMMENTS There were no citizens present. 4. INTRODUCTION OF THE LOCAL BOARDS' NEW INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL Board Secretary Jim Brown introduced attorney Cynthia Kelley of Ryan Rupp Underwood & Pacheco, P.L.C., the newly contracted independent counsel for both Boards. Each Board Member and supporting staff introduced themselves to Ms. Kelley. 5. DISCUSSION OF THE NEW PSPRS MODEL RULES & THE CURRENT LOCAL BOARDS' BYLAWS AND POSSIBLE ACTION Because of changes to the statutes related to the PSPRS effective January 1, 2022, the PSPRS Board of Trustees adopted Revised Model Uniform Rules of Local Board Procedure on December 22, 2021. Ms. Kelley stated that she had taken the existing Bylaws of both Local Boards that had been adopted on February 27, 2019 and compared those to the new PSPRS Model Rules and created a "red -line" version with the necessary changes. Board Members and Ms. Kelley discussed the changes and the Local Boards voted to adopt the updated version of their Bylaws. Motioned by Mayor Jerry Weiers, seconded by Police Board Member Justin Harris AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Board Member Kevin Phelps Board Member Charles Erickson Fire Board Member Paul Morales Fire Board Member Anthony Love Police Board Member Justin Harris Other: Board Member Cody Carmichael (ABSENT) Passed 6. ADJOURN THE JOINT MEETING OF THE LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE BOARDS Chair Erickson adjourned the joint meeting at 9:42 a.m. 7. CALL TO ORDER THE LOCAL POLICE BOARD Chair Erickson called the Local Police Board meeting to order at 9:43 a.m. 8. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor & Board Member Jerry Weiers City Manager & Board Member Kevin Phelps Board Member & Chair Charles Erickson Board Member Justin Harris, Police Officer Absent: Board Member Cody Carmichael, Police Sergeant Staff Present: Jim Brown, Board Secretary & Director of Human Resources & Risk Mgmt. Mike Hamblin, Assistant City Attorney John Davidge, Police Sergeant Nancy Rodriguez, HR Analyst Lisa Chill, Admin Support Supervisor, HR Other Attendees: Board Attorney Cynthia Kelley Court Reporter Donna Terrell 9. CITIZEN COMMENTS There were no citizens present. 10. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES The Board approved the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System - Local Police Board Minutes of January 26, 2022 Motioned by Board Member Justin Harris, seconded by Board Member Kevin Phelps AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Board Member Kevin Phelps Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Cody Carmichael Other: Board Member Justin Harris (ABSENT) Passed 11. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business for open session. 12. 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 go into Executive Session at 9:44 a.m. Motioned by Board Member Justin Harris, seconded by Board Member Kevin Phelps AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Board Member Kevin Phelps Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Cody Carmichael Other: Board Member Justin Harris (ABSENT) Passed A. The Board reviewed the Medical Evaluations for eight (8) New Police Personnel: Chandlee Astle Mark Anthony Davis Juan J. Lara Juan Joel Lopez Bradley Ostin Dipesh Rizal Abigail C. Weibel lonatana Woodard B. The Board reviewed and discussed the Application for Accidental Disability Retirement, along with medical records, submitted by Francisco Martinez. 13. ADJOURN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION 14. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS A. Police Sergeant John Davidge confirmed that the following eight (8) 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 approve the admission of eight (8) New Police Personnel into the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) with any pre-existing conditions noted on the Pre -Existing Conditions Report: Chandlee Astle Mark Anthony Davis Juan J. Lara Juan Joel Lopez Bradley Ostin Dipesh Rizal Abigail C. Weibel lonatana Woodard Motioned by Board Member Justin Harris, seconded by Board Member Kevin Phelps AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Board Member Kevin Phelps Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Cody Carmichael Other: Board Member Justin Harris (ABSENT) Passed B. The Board acknowledged receipt of the Application for Accidental Disability Retirement submitted by Francisco Martinez and voted to order an Independent Medical Evaluation (IME). Motioned by Board Member Justin Harris, seconded by Board Member Kevin Phelps AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Board Member Kevin Phelps Board Member Charles Erickson Board Member Cody Carmichael Other: Board Member Justin Harris (ABSENT) Passed 15. BOARD COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS There were no Board comments or suggestions. 16. NEXT MEETING The next regular meeting of the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Local Police Board will be held on April 27, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., in the 4th Floor Conference Room, located at 5850 W. Glendale Ave., Glendale, Arizona, 85301. 17. ADJOURN THE LOCAL POLICE BOARD MEETING Chair Erickson adjourned the meeting at 10:05 a.m. The Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Local Police Board meeting minutes of March 23, 2022 were submitted and approved this 27th day of April 2022. /s/Jim Brown Jim Brown Recording Secretary