November 1, 2023 Minutes

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2023-12-06)

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Meeting Minutes 
Public Safety Police Personnel 
Retirement Board  
Regular Meeting 
 
November 1, 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 9:00 a.m. 
 
Roll Call 
Board Attendance  
Staff Attendance 
Chairperson Steven Turner 
 
Nichole Bombard, Medical Leave Coord. 
Citizen Member Bill Crawford 
Christine Jarosik, Medical Leave Coord. 
Citizen Member Valerie Remington 
 
Police Member Elect Daniel Shellum 
Others Present 
Police Member Elect Raymond Kieffer 
Andrew Apodaca, Board Attorney 
 
Absent 
 
 
Scheduled and Unscheduled Public Appearances 
 
Consent Agenda and Discussion 
1. 
September 6, 2023, Chandler Local Police Public Safety Personnel Retirement 
Board Minutes 
 
Consent Agenda Motion and Vote

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Police Member Elect Shellum moved to approve the Consent Agenda of the September 6, 2023, 
Regular Public Safety Police Personnel Retirement Board Meeting; Seconded by Police Member 
Elect Kieffer. 
 
Motion carried unanimously (5-0). 
 
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 items 2-4. The Board will take action on those items 
in open session. 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 4 was moved to Action Agenda Item No. 2 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 2 and Discussion 
2.  
Application for Accidental Disability Mills 
Consideration, Discussion, and Appropriate Action regarding the Application for an 
Accidental Disability for Michael Mills. 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 2 Motion and Vote 
Mr. Mills’ attorney, Steve Serbalik, was given an opportunity to make a statement to the Board. 
Mr. Mills is requested to withdraw his application for Accidental Disability. 
 
Police Member Elect Shellum moved to accept the withdrawal of the application for accidental 
disability for Michael Mills; Agenda Item No. 2 of the November 1, 2023, Regular Public Safety 
Police Personnel Retirement Board; Seconded by Citizen Member Crawford. 
 
Motion carried unanimously (5-0) 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 3 and Discussion 
3.  
Application for Accidental Disability Moore 
Consideration, Discussion, and Appropriate Action regarding the Application for an 
Accidental Disability for Michael Moore. 
 
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

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the vote was unanimous to end the Open Session and move into Executive Session at 9:01 
a.m. 
 
Open Session – Chairperson Turner asked for a motion to end the Executive Session and 
move into Open Session. Police Member Elect Shellum made the motion to end the 
Executive Session and to move into Open Session; Police Member Elect Kieffer seconded 
the motion, and the vote was unanimous to end the Executive Session and move into 
Open Session at 9:19 a.m. 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 3 Motion and Vote 
Mr. Moore and his attorney, Thomas Griffin, 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. 3. 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 Shellum made the motion to end the 
Executive Session and to move into Open Session; Police Member Elect Kieffer seconded 
the motion, and the vote was unanimous to end the Executive Session and move into 
Open Session at 9:19 a.m. 
 
I move to approve the application for Temporary Disability for Michael Moore based on the 
Medical Board reports from Dr. Parker dated August 11, 2023, and October 7, 2023, finds that 
Mr. Moore can satisfy all statutory requirements for a Temporary Disability. The P5-LB-T 
Accidental Disability questionnaire completed by Dr. Parker dated October 27, 2023, finds that 
Mr. Moore can satisfy all statutory requirements and there are no conflicts in medical evidence 
that require Board evaluation.; Agenda Item No. 3 of the November 1, 2023, Regular Public 
Safety Police Personnel Retirement Board; Seconded by Citizen Member Crawford. 
Motion carried unanimously (5-0) 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 4 and Discussion 
4.  
Application for Accidental Disability Hancock

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Consideration, Discussion, and Appropriate Action the Application for an Accidental 
Disability for Shawn (Allen) Hancock. 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 4 Motion and Vote 
Mr. Hancock and his attorney, Judith Abramsohn, 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. 4. Police Member Elect Kieffer seconded the motion, and 
the vote was unanimous to end the Open Session and move into Executive Session at 9:33 
a.m. 
 
Open Session – Chairperson Turner asked for a motion to end the Executive Session and 
move into Open Session. Police Member Elect Shellum made the motion to end the 
Executive Session and to move into Open Session; Police Member Elect Kieffer seconded 
the motion, and the vote was unanimous to end the Executive Session and move into 
Open Session at 10:06 a.m. 
 
Police Member Elect Shellum moved to acknowledge the receipt of the application and table the 
Application for an Accidental Disability for Shawn (Allen) Hancock for further investigation and to 
obtain additional relevant records. Agenda Item No. 4 of the November 1, 2023, Regular Public 
Safety Police Personnel Retirement Board; Seconded by Citizen Member Crawford. 
 
Motion carried unanimously (5-0) 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 5 and Discussion 
5.  
New Membership for Ramirez, Paskett, E. Ponce, Homer, Silvestri, Sprague, 
and M. Ponce 
Consideration, Discussion, and appropriate Action for New Membership for 
Marcos Ramirez, Kyle Paskett, Erubey Ponce, Randy Homer, Matthew Silvestri, 
Evan Sprague, and Miranda Ponce. 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 5 Motion and Vote 
Police Member Elect Shellum moved to approve find that the following employees met the 
applicable PSPRS membership definitions for service with the City of Chandler Police 
Department: Marcos Ramirez, Police Officer Lateral - Certified, hire date May 9, 2023; Kyle 
Paskett, Police Officer Lateral - Not Certified, hire date August 1, 2023 with a Tier 3 service date

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of October 30, 2023; Erubey Ponce, Police Officer Lateral - Not Certified, hire date August 1, 2023 
with a Tier 3 service date of October 30, 2023; Randy Homer, Police Officer Recruit, hire date 
August 15, 2023, with a Tier 3 service date of November 13, 2023; Matthew Silvestri, Police 
Officer Recruit, hire date August 15, 2023, with a Tier 3 service date of November 13, 2023; Evan 
Sprague, Police Officer Recruit, hire date August 15, 2023, with a Tier 3 service date of November 
13, 2023; Miranda Ponce, Police Officer Lateral - Not Certified, hire date September 5, 2023 with 
a Tier 3 service date of December 4, 2023. Agenda Item No. 5 of the November 1, 2023, Regular 
Public Safety Police Personnel Retirement Board; Seconded by Police Member Elect Kieffer. 
 
Motion carried unanimously (5-0) 
 
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. 4. Police Member Elect Kieffer seconded the motion, and 
the vote was unanimous to end the Open Session and move into Executive Session at 
10:14 a.m. 
 
Open Session – Chairperson Turner asked for a motion to end the Executive Session and 
move into Open Session. Police Member Elect Shellum made the motion to end the 
Executive Session and to move into Open Session; Police Member Elect Kieffer seconded 
the motion, and the vote was unanimous to end the Executive Session and move into 
Open Session at 10:14 a.m. 
 
Chairperson Turner moved to declare two pre-existing medical conditions listed on the pre-
existing cover sheet for Marcos Ramirez; Seconded by Citizen Member Crawford. 
 
Motion carried unanimously (5-0) 
 
Citizen Member Crawford moved to declare two pre-existing medical conditions listed on the 
pre-existing cover sheet for Kyle Paskett; Seconded by Citizen Member Remington. 
 
Motion carried unanimously (5-0) 
 
Citizen Member Remington moved to declare one pre-existing medical condition listed on the 
pre-existing cover sheet for Erubey Ponce; Seconded by Citizen Member Crawford. 
 
Motion carried unanimously (5-0)

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Police Member Elect Shellum moved to declare no pre-existing conditions listed on the pre-
existing cover sheet for Randy Homer, Matthew Silvestri, Evan Sprague, and Miranda Ponce; 
Seconded by Citizen Member Remington. 
 
Motion carried unanimously (5-0) 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 6 and Discussion 
6.  
Membership Terminations for Anguiano, Lumpp, Bailey, and Mangum 
PSPRS memberships for Ricardo Anguiano (a Police Officer Lateral Certified) 
effective September 13, 2023, Shane Lumpp (a Police Officer Lateral Certified) 
effective October 19, 2023, Sean Bailey (a Police Officer Recruit) effective 
September 27, 2023, and Matthew Mangum (a Police Officer) effective October 16, 
2023. 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 6 Motion and Vote 
Police Member Elect Kieffer moved to terminate the PSPRS memberships for Ricardo Anguiano 
(a Police Officer - Lateral Certified) effective September 13, 2023, Shane Lumpp (a Police Officer 
Lateral Certified) effective October 19, 2023, Sean Bailey (a Police Officer Recruit) effective 
September 27, 2023, and Matthew Mangum (a Police Officer) effective October 16, 2023 the 
dates of their voluntary resignations. Agenda Item No. 6 of the November 1, 2023, Regular Public 
Safety Police Personnel Retirement Board; Seconded by Police Member Elect Shellum. 
 
Motion carried unanimously (5-0) 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 7 and Discussion 
7.  
2024 Board Meeting Dates 
Consideration, Discussion, and appropriate Action for 2024 Board meeting dates. 
 
Action Agenda Item No. 7 Motion and Vote 
Police Member Elect Shellum moved to approve the 2024 Board meeting dates as presented in 
the Board memo. Agenda Item No. 7 of the November 1, 2023, Regular Public Safety Police 
Personnel Retirement Board; Seconded by Citizen Member Crawford. 
 
Motion carried unanimously (5-0) 
 
Member Comments/Announcements

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Calendar 
7. 
Next Meeting 
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at City Hall, Council 
Chambers Conference Room, 175 S. Arizona Ave, Chandler AZ at 9:00 a.m. 
 
Informational Items 
8. 
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 
 
Adjourn 
 
Chairperson Turner moved to adjourn the meeting; seconded by Police Member Elect Kieffer 
carried unanimously (5-0). The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 a.m. 
 
 
______________________________ 
 
 
 
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Nichole Bombard, Secretary                                           Steve Turner, Chairperson