Public Safety Retirement Board (Police) Meeting Minutes 04.22.2025.pdf

CITY OF BUCKEYE 
 
PUBLIC SAFETY RETIREMENT BOARD (POLICE) 
APRIL 22, 2025 
MINUTES 
 
City Hall 
 
530 E. Monroe Ave., Buckeye, AZ 85326 
Buckeye Conference Room - 2nd Floor 
9:00 a.m. 
 
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(2) or (3) the Board may, by majority vote, recess or adjourn 
to executive session at one or more times during the meeting, as needed to confer with the 
Board Attorney for legal advice regarding any item listed on this agenda or to discuss or 
consider records exempt by law from public inspection. 
 
1. 
Call to Order/Roll Call 
Chair Clay Goodman called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.  
 
Members Present: Clay Goodman, Asa Myers, Andrew Fletcher, and Dave Frost.  
Members Absent: Adam Lewis  
 
Others Present:  
Cindy Camarata, HR Director 
Bianca Perdomo, Board Secretary 
Roger Ratley, Management Assistant 
Lesli Sorensen, Board Attorney 
 
2. 
Public Safety Retirement Board (Police) Action Items 
 
2.A 
Board Action: Upon a majority vote, the Board will approve the January 23, 2025, 
Public Safety Retirement Board (Police) Meeting Minutes. 
A motion was made by Board Member Frost and seconded by Board Member Fletcher to approve  
the January 23, 2025, meeting minutes. The motion passed unanimously. 
 
2.B 
Board Action: Motion to deny the application, table the application pending receipt of 
additional records, OR accept the application and appoint a Medical Board to conduct 
an Independent Medical Examination (IME) for Jason Weeks. 
The Board considered the accidental disability application of Jason Weeks, filed on June 18, 2024. 
Board Attorney Lesli Sorensen reported that the application was incomplete due to missing medical  
records, including treatment records from all providers for the disability and three years prior, and a  
statement from an MD or DO confirming total and permanent disability. Communication with Weeks  
and his counsel began in September 2024, with follow-up requests sent on December 5, 2024,  
February 27, 2025, and March 28, 2025. No additional records were received, and Weeks’s counsel  
was notified but not present at the meeting. 
 
Board Attorney Sorensen advised the Board they could deny the application due to insufficient

medical records, table the application pending receipt of additional records or accept the application  
and appoint a Medical Board to conduct an Independent Medical Examination (IME). 
 
Board Attorney Sorensen noted that a denial would initiate a 60-day appeal period during which  
Weeks could provide additional information. The Board discussed Weeks’s lack of responsiveness, 
the separate ADA interactive process, and his impending termination from the police department, 
which is based on a workers’ compensation evaluation indicating he was no longer able to 
perform the responsibilities of a sergeant. Board Attorney Sorensen said the termination process 
was independent of the disability application.  
 
Board Member Frost made a motion to deny the application due to insufficient medical records.  
Board Member Fletcher seconded the motion. A roll call vote resulted in: 
 
Clay Goodman: Aye 
Andrew Fletcher: Aye 
Dave Frost: Aye 
Asa Myers: No 
 
The motion carried with a 3-1 vote. Board Attorney Sorensen stated she would notify Weeks and 
 his counsel of the denial, citing the lack of sufficient medical records, and to include details of the  
60-day appeal process. 
 
 
3. 
Review of Fiscal Year 2024 Public Safety Retirement Plan (Police) Actuarial Report 
3.A 
Review of Fiscal Year 2024 Public Safety Retirement Plan (Police) Actuarial 
Report. No action required from the Board at this time. This is a review of the 
actuarial report for informational purposes only. 
Board Attorney Lesli Sorensen presented the Fiscal Year 2024 Public Safety Personnel 
Retirement System (PSPRS) actuarial report for the Buckeye Police Department, covering 
the valuation as of June 30, 2024, with contribution rates effective in 2026. For Tier 1 and 
Tier 2 members, hired before 2017, the employer contribution rate is 27.04%, including 
26.82% for pension and 0.22% for health benefits, down from 28.23% last year. The funded 
status is 78.1%, with pensions at 77.4% and health benefits well-funded, showing 
improvement but slightly below the 80-120% healthy range. Tier 3, for hires after 2017, 
operates under a hybrid plan with lower contribution rates. 
 
The decrease in contribution rates comes from a better payroll base than expected, though  
payroll growth assumptions have been lowered, alongside assumed rates of return. The  
workforce is shifting; Tier 1 and Tier 2 active employees dropped by five, with average  
salaries up from $123,000 to $130,000 and ages from 44.5 to 45.5 years. Tier 3 is growing  
with younger hires, averaging 33.5 years, positioning the department for retirements, as four  
Tier 1 and Tier 2 employees are retirement-eligible and 22 are within five years. Investment  
performance and unfunded liabilities drive costs, and additional contributions, like those in  
other cities, could further reduce liabilities. The plan remains stable, though state trends and  
long-term budget impacts warrant ongoing attention. The review was informational, requiring  
no action. 
4. 
Comments from Board Members 
 
The Board Members may present a brief summary of current events. The Board cannot 
propose, discuss, deliberate or take action on any of the information presented.

No comments. 
 
5. 
Adjournment 
Meeting adjourned at 9:57 a.m. 
 
 
 
Clay Goodman, Board Chairman 
ATTEST: 
 
Bianca Perdomo, Board Secretary 
 
 
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the Public Safety 
Retirement Board (Police) meeting held April 22, 2025. I further certify that a quorum was present. 
 
 
Bianca Perdomo, Board Secretary