2026-05-20 PSPRS (Fire) Board Meeting Minutes.pdf

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CITY OF BUCKEYE
PUBLIC SAFETY RETIREMENT BOARD (FIRE)
MAY 20, 2026
AGENDA
City Hall
530 E. Monroe Ave., Buckeye, AZ 85326
Cottonwood Conference Room - 3rd Floor
10:00 a.m.
The doors will be open to the public at least 15 minutes prior to the start time of the meeting.
Accessibility for all persons with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please telephone your
accommodation request (623) 349-6911, 72 hours in advance if you need a sign language interpreter
or alternate materials for a visual or hearing impairment.
Voting Members will either attend in person or by telephone conference call or video presentation.
Items listed may be considered in any order.
1. Call to Order/Roll Call: 10:00am
Omar Jimenez called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
Members Present: Omar Jimenez, William Reynolds, Paul Defreitas
Also Present:
Lesli Sorensen, Board Attorney (virtual)
Bianca Perdomo, Board Secretary
Rita Lupian, Leave & Benefits Specialist
Brian Smith, Applicant
2. Public Safety Retirement Board (Fire) Action Items
2.A Approval of the minutes from April 2, 2026, Public Safety Retirement Board (Fire) meeting.
A motion was made by Board Member William Reynolds and seconded by Board Member
Paul Defreitas to approve the April 2, 2026, meeting minutes. The motion passed unanimously

2.B Discussion and possible action to authorize an Independent Medical Examination (IME)
in connection with the disability retirement application of Brian Smith.
Board Attorney Lesli Sorensen noted that Mr. Brian does have the right to move into
Executive session to discuss private medical records. Mr. Smith stated yes that he
wanted to exercise that right.
Motion by Board Member William Reynolds to enter Executive Session. Second by
Board Member, Paul Defreitas. The motion carried unanimously.
Executive Session Time Entered: 10:04 a.m.
Executive Session Time Exited: 10:27 a.m.
Upon returning to Public Session, Board Omar Jimenez made a motion to accept the
accidental disability application of Brian Smith and direct staff to schedule an IME
(Independent Medical Examination) that specializes directly in the area in question.
Motion second by Paul Defreitas. The motion carried unanimously.
3. Comments from the Board Members
Comment by Board member William Reynolds he would like to suggest to staff, regarding
scheduling as soon as possible.
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.
4. Adjournment 10:30AM