December 2021 Chandler Local Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board Minutes
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Page 1 of 4 CHANDLER LOCAL POLICE PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT BOARD Chandler Police Department Community Room 250 East Chicago Street, Chandler, Arizona Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Steven Turner at 9:18 a.m. Board members present: Steven Turner, Lanna Leonard, Dan Shellum and Raymond Kieffer Board members absent: Bill Crawford Others present: Rae Lynn Nielsen Human Resources Director; Pam Treadwell-Rubin Board Attorney; Andrew Apodaca Board Attorney; Christine Jarosik and Nichole Bombard, Assistant Board Secretaries. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Steven confirmed that the Board members reviewed the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 3, 2021. Steven asked for a motion. Dan moved to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 3, 2021. Lanna seconded the motion, and the vote was unanimous to approve. 3. SCHEDULED / UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES / CALL TO PUBLIC A call to the public was made with no response. 4. ACTION AGENDA 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 items 4(a) through 4(f). The Board will take action on those items in open session. Page 2 of 4 a. Consideration, Discussion, and appropriate Action to Enter DROP for Tami Gray, effective November 6, 2021. Dan made a motion to approve the Application to Enter DROP Tami Gray, effective November 6, 2021. Lanna seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous to approve. b. Consideration, Discussion, and appropriate Action to Enter DROP for Stephen Waters, effective November 16, 2021. Dan made a motion to approve the Application to Enter DROP Stephen Waters, effective November 16, 2021. Lanna seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous to approve. c. Consideration, Discussion, and appropriate Action to Enter DROP for Daniel Greene, effective November 26, 2021. Dan made a motion to approve the Application to Enter DROP Daniel Greene, effective November 26, 2021. Lanna seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous to approve. Executive Session – Steven asked for a motion to end the Open Session and to move into Executive Session for legal advice and confidential medical review. Dan made a motion to end the Open Session and to move into Executive Session for legal advice and confidential medical review in matters 4(d-f). Lanna seconded the motion, and the vote was unanimous to end the Open Session and move into Executive Session at 9:21 a.m. Open Session – Steven asked for a motion to end the Executive Session and move into Open Session. Dan made the motion to end the Executive Session and to move into Open Session. Lanna seconded the motion, and the vote was unanimous to end the Executive Session and move into Open Session at 10:03 a.m. d. Consideration, Discussion, and appropriate Action for New Membership for Jay Clark (Police Officer Lateral – Certified) with a hire date of November 16, 2021. Page 3 of 4 Steven asked for a motion. Dan made a motion to find Jay Clark (Police Officer Lateral – Certified) met the applicable PSPRS membership definitions for service with the City of Chandler Police Department with a hire date of November 16, 2021. Lanna seconded the motion, and it was unanimous to approve. Steven asked for a motion to declare any pre-existing conditions for Jay Clark. Dan made a motion to declare one elevated lab listed in the Board memo. Lanna seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous to approve. e. Consideration, Discussion, and appropriate Action for the annual review of eligible Disability Pension Claims. Steven asked for a motion. Dan made a motion to direct counsel to prepare an investigative packet for the Board’s review regarding the disability pension claim reviews. Lanna seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous to approve. f. Consideration of HB 2381 affecting Local Board operations, and Discussion, and appropriate Action regarding Amended Joint Chandler Local PSPRS Board Rules, in compliance with HB2381. Steven asked for a motion. Dan made a motion to find that the Local Board’s Rules remain necessary to effective operations of this Local Board and should continue to be used in updated form, to comply with HB 2381, and further move to approve the Amended and Restated Rules and Procedures as proposed by counsel, subject to additional written confirmation if needed, after the Model Rules are adopted in final form by PSPRS. Lanna seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous to approve. 5. BRIEFING ITEMS a. Police Board DROP Report b. Police Board Billing Report c. PSPRS Police Board Action Reports - Normal Retirements - DROP - Disability Retirements - Military Leave Page 4 of 4 - Service Purchase 6. MEMBER COMMENTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS 7. CALENDAR a. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at City Hall, in Training Room B. 8. INFORMATION ITEMS 9. ADJOURNMENT There being no further discussion, Steven asked for a motion to adjourn. Lanna made a motion to adjourn. Dan seconded the motion, and the vote was unanimous to approve. The meeting was adjourned at 10:08 a.m. ______________________________________________________ ____________________ Steven Turner, Chairperson for Chandler Local Date Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board