April 1, 2026 Minutes

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2026-05-06)

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Meeting Minutes
Public Safety Police Personnel 
Retirement Board 
Regular Meeting
April 1, 2026 | 9:00 a.m.
Council Chambers Conference Room
88 E Chicago St., Chandler, AZ
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Turner at 9:01 a.m.
Roll Call
Board Attendance
Staff Attendance
Chairperson Steven Turner
Nichole Bombard, Medical Leave Coord.
Citizen Member Bill Crawford
Destinee Martinez Peru, Medical Leave Coord.
Citizen Member Valerie Remington
Police Member Elect Ariel Werther
Others Present
Police Member Elect Cassandra Ynclan
Andrew Apodaca, Board Attorney
Absent
Scheduled and Unscheduled Public Appearances
Consent Agenda and Discussion
1.
Regular Meeting Minutes of Wednesday, March 4, 2026

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Consent Agenda Motion and Vote
Police Member Elect Werther moved to approve the meeting minutes of the Chandler Local Police 
Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board Regular Meeting on March 4, 2026; Police Member Elect 
Ynclan. 
Motion carried unanimously (4-0)
Executive Session - Pursuant to A.R.S. Section 38-431.03 (A), the Chandler Local Police Public  
Safety Personnel Retirement Board may vote to convene in executive session to discuss or  
consider confidential records exempt by law from public inspection, and/or to consult with the  
Board’s attorney for legal advice and to consider the Board’s position and to instruct the Board’s 
attorney regarding its position on the following items. The Board will take action on those items  
in open session.
Action Agenda Item No. 2 and Discussion
2.
New Membership for Tonoian, Choi, and Aguilar
Consideration, Discussion, and appropriate Action for New Membership for Taylor 
Tonoian, Christopher Choi, and Isaiah Aguilar.
Action Agenda Item No. 2 Motion and Vote
Police Member Elect Werther moved to find that the following employees met the applicable 
PSPRS membership definitions for service with the City of Chandler Police Department: Taylor 
Tonoian, Police Officer Recruit, with a hire date of December 16, 2025 and a Tier 3 membership 
date of March 16, 2026; Christopher Choi, Police Officer – Lateral Not Certified, with a hire date of 
December 16, 2025 and a Tier 3 membership date of March 16, 2026; And Isaiah Aguilar, Police 
Officer – Lateral, with a hire date of February 24, 2026. Seconded by Police Member Elect Ynclan. 
Motion carried unanimously (4-0)
Action Agenda Item No. 3 and Discussion
3.
Pre-Existing Medical Condition(s) Review for Tonoian, Choi and Aguilar. 
Consideration, Discussion, and appropriate Action for review of Pre-Existing Medical 
Condition(s) for Taylor Tonoian, Christopher Choi, and Isaiah Aguilar.
Action Agenda Item No. 3 Motion and Vote
Police Member Elect Werther moved to declare one pre-existing conditions listed on the pre-
existing cover sheet for Taylor Tonoian; Seconded by Police Member Elect Ynclan.

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Motion carried unanimously (4-0)
Police Member Elect Werther moved to declare no pre-existing conditions listed on the pre-
existing cover sheet for Christopher Choi; Seconded by Police Member Elect Ynclan. 
Motion carried unanimously (4-0)
Police Member Elect Werther moved to declare three pre-existing conditions listed on the pre-
existing cover sheet for Isaiah Aguilar; Seconded by Police Member Elect Ynclan. 
Motion carried unanimously (4-0)
Action Agenda Item No. 4 and Discussion
4.
Membership Termination Brown
Consideration, Discussion, and appropriate Action regarding the termination of PSPRS 
membership for Taylor Brown
Action Agenda Item No. 4 Motion and Vote
Police Member Elect Werther moved to terminate the PSPRS membership for Taylor Brown, Police 
Officer, effective January 23, 2026, the date of her voluntary resignation;  Seconded  by Police 
Member Elect Ynclan. 
Motion carried unanimously (4-0)
Member Comments/Announcements
 
Calendar
5.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at City Hall, Council Chambers 
Conference Room, 88 E. Chicago St., Chandler, AZ at 9:00 a.m. 
Informational Items
6.
Board update regarding confidential pending legal matters
Executive Session – Police Member Elect Werther made the motion to end the Open Session 
and to move into Executive Session; Police Member Elect Ynclan seconded the motion, and the 
vote was unanimous to end the Open Session and move into Executive Session at 9:08 a.m.

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Open Session – Police Member Elect Werther made the motion to end the Executive Session 
and move into Open Session; Police Member Elect Ynclan seconded the motion, and the vote 
was unanimous to end the Modified Executive Session and move into Open Session at 9:20 
a.m.
7.
Board Reports
a. Police Board DROP Report
b. Police Board Billing Report
c. PSPRS Police Board Action Reports
Normal Retirements
DROP
Disability Retirements
Military Leave
Service Purchase
8.
Member Updates
Derek Huenneke, Police Officer, Exit DROP April 30, 2026
Adjourn
Police Member Elect Ynclan moved to adjourn the meeting; seconded by Police Member Elect 
Werther. The motion carried unanimously (4-0). The meeting was adjourned at 9:21 a.m.
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Nichole Bombard, Secretary                                           Steve Turner, Chairperson