March 8, 2023 Minutes

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2023-04-05)

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Meeting Minutes 
Public Safety Police Personnel 
Retirement Board  
Regular Meeting 
 
March 8, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. 
City Hall, 2nd Floor, Training Room B 
175 S. Arizona Avenue., Chandler, AZ 
 
 
Call to Order 
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Turner at 9:04 a.m. 
 
Roll Call 
Board Attendance  
Staff Attendance 
Chairperson Steven Turner 
 
Rae Lynn Nielsen, HR Director 
Citizen Member Bill Crawford 
Nichole Bombard, Medical Leave Coord. 
Police Member Elect Daniel Shellum 
Christine Jarosik, Medical Leave Coord. 
Police Member Elect Raymond Kieffer 
 
 
Others Present 
 
Andrew Apodaca, Board Attorney 
 
Absent 
Citizen Member Valerie Remington  
Scheduled and Unscheduled Public Appearances 
 
Consent Agenda and Discussion 
1. 
February 1, 2023, Chandler Local Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board 
Minutes 
 
Consent Agenda Motion and Vote

Page 2 of 4 
 
Police Member Elect Shellum moved to approve the Consent Agenda of the March 8, 2023, Regular 
Public Safety Police Personnel Retirement Board Meeting; Seconded by Police Member Elect 
Kieffer. 
 
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 item 1. The Board will take action on those items in open 
session. 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 2 and Discussion 
2.  
Application for Accidental Disability Englert 
Consideration, Discussion, and Appropriate Action regarding the Application for an 
Accidental Disability for Robert Englert 
 
Mr. Englert and his attorney, Kathryn Bailie, were given an opportunity to make a 
statement to the Board.  
 
Executive Session – Chairperson Turner asked for a motion to end the Open Session and to 
move into Executive Session for legal advice. Police Member Elect Shellum made a motion 
to end the Open Session and to move into Executive Session for legal advice in matter 
Action Agenda Item No. 2. Police Member Elect Kieffer seconded the motion, and the vote 
was unanimous to end the Open Session and move into Executive Session at 9:08 a.m. 
 
Open Session – Chairperson Turner asked for a motion to end the Executive Session and 
move into Open Session. Police Member Elect Kieffer made the motion to end the 
Executive Session and to move into Open Session; Police Member Elect Shellum seconded 
the motion, and the vote was unanimous to end the Executive Session and move into 
Open Session at 9:27 a.m. 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 2 Motion and Vote 
Police Member Elect Shellum moved to acknowledged receipt of Det. Englert’s Application for 
Accidental Disability Retirement dated February 1, 2023, in compliance with A.R.S. 38-847 (D)(3); 
Agenda Item No. 2 of the March 8, 2023, Regular Public Safety Police Personnel Retirement Board; 
Seconded by Citizen Member Crawford. 
 
Motion carried unanimously (4-0).

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Police Member Elect Shellum moved to table the Application for an Accidental Disability 
Retirement for Robert Englert, for (1) further investigation, to obtain additional medical records 
and police reports and (2) so that he may be evaluated by doctor(s) of the Board’s choice in the 
appropriate specialties for his claim, pursuant to A.R.S. §38-859 (A, C - E), as to any and all disabling 
condition(s) which may be supported by the evidence; Seconded by Police Member Elect Kieffer. 
 
Motion carried unanimously (4-0). 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 3 and Discussion 
3.  
Membership Termination for Barba-Guiterrez 
Consideration, Discussion, and appropriate Action regarding the voluntary resignation of 
employment and termination of PSPRS membership for Brayan Barba-Gutierrez (a Police 
Officer) effective February 2, 2023. 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 3 Motion and Vote 
Police Member Elect Shellum moved to terminate the PSPRS membership for Brayan Barba-
Gutierrez (a Police Officer) effective February 2, 2023, the date of his probationary termination.; 
Agenda Item No. 3 of the March 8, 2023, Regular Public Safety Police Personnel Retirement 
Board; Seconded by Citizen Member Crawford. 
Motion carried unanimously (4-0) 
 
Member Comments/Announcements 
 
Calendar 
4. 
Next Meeting 
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at City Hall, 2nd Floor, Training 
Room B, 175 S. Arizona Ave, Chandler AZ at 9:00 a.m. 
 
Informational Items 
 
5. 
Board Reports 
a. Police Board DROP Report 
b. Police Board Billing Report 
c. PSPRS Police Board Action Reports 
- Normal Retirements 
- DROP

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- Disability Retirements 
- Military Leave 
- Service Purchase 
 
6. 
Member Updates 
Bryan Cox, Enter DROP January 28, 2023 
Rob Dykstra, Enter DROP January 28, 2023 
Jason Schouten, Enter DROP February 25, 2023 
Brett Lockwood, Normal Retirement February 28, 2023 
Daniel Coons, Exit DROP March 23, 2023 
 
Adjourn 
 
Police Member Elect Shellum moved to adjourn the meeting; seconded Police Member Elect 
Kieffer. Motion carried unanimously (4-0). The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 a.m. 
 
 
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Nichole Bombard, Secretary                                           Steve Turner, Chairperson