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CALL THIS MEETING[PSPRS Board Meeting on April 18, 2023.]
TO ORDER.THIS IS THE CITY OF SEDONA, LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY RETIREMENT BOARD.
WE'LL, UH, DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
LYNN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD US PLEDGE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG STATES OF AMERICA? VISIBLE THANK ROLL CALL.
PRESENT BOARD MEMBER ANN COREY.
HERE, BOARD MEMBER LYNN IS INK.
AND DETECTIVE EVANGELISTA AND SERGEANT PE HERE ARE, UM, EXCUSED ABSENCE.
AND WITH ANY LUCK, DETECTIVE EVANGELA MAY JOIN US.
SO LET'S GO THROUGH THE AGENDA.
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER 21ST, 2022 MINUTES.
HAS EVERYONE GOT A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE? I HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS? IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD MEETING.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT.
SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE NOVEMBER 21, 22 MINUTES.
SO I HAVE ANN AS, UM, MAKING THE MOTION AND LYNN IS THE SECOND.
NEXT TIME ON THE AGENDA IS THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC.
WE'LL OPEN THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC.
SEEING NONE, HOWEVER,
ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON OUR AGENDA IS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE NEW MAYORAL APPOINTMENT BOARD CHAIR, PETE FURMAN AND THE NEW COUNCIL APPOINTEE, BOARD MEMBER LYNN ZAKK.
INTERESTING TO HAVE BEEN SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE SINCE 2018, I THINK IT IS.
AND I'LL BE RUNNING THE MEETING SLIDE.
UH, LYNN, ANY JUST QUICK BACKGROUND YOU'D LIKE TO MENTION? GIVE US, UH, I'M PLEASED TO BE JOINING THE GROUP AND I'M ON THE FIRE PS P R S.
SO IT'S, UH, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF SIMILARITIES AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING.
THANK YOU FOR BEING, WE'RE GONNA BE, WE'RE IN CROSS BREATH BEST PRACTICE.
BRENDA, THERE'S A TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR THE NEW PEOPLE.
HAVE THOSE BEEN FULFILLED TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE? YES.
I'VE WATCHED THE VIDEOS AGAIN.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS ABOUT OUR BOARD REPRESENTATION? AWESOME.
WE'LL, WE'LL TOUCH ON ANOTHER TOPIC LATER ON THE AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE ON OUR AGENDA IS DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF OFFICER BAILEY ERIC MEMBERSHIP INTO THE SEDONA POLICE DEPARTMENT PUBLIC SAFETY RETIREMENT SYSTEM AS OF MARCH 8TH, 2023.
AND THAT, UH, DOCUMENTS IN OUR PACKET.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA? WE'VE GOT MORE INFORMATION NOW PRESENTED TO THE BOARD IN OUR PACKETS THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST, BUT LOOKS LOOKING AWESOME THAT WE'RE FINALLY SEEING, UH, WE, WE CHANGED OUR PROCESS INTERNALLY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SORT OF WHAT GETS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET AND, OKAY.
SO IN TERMS OF OFFICER ER INFORMATION, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, ANNE, ANY QUESTIONS FROM YOU? UM, NO.
I, AND IT'S MORE LIKE WONDERING, I MEAN, HE WENT THROUGH, UM, THE POLICE ACADEMY MM-HMM.
HE GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY.
NOT, I MEAN, HE'S ALREADY HIGH, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
WE, WE HAVE A FAIRLY GENEROUS WINDOW FOR GETTING PEOPLE INTO THE SYSTEM
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AND WE DO IT AFTER THEY COMPLETE THEIR TRAINING.ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT A MOTION? YOU CARE TO MAKE A MOTION? YEP.
JUST, JUST AFTER HIS QUESTIONNAIRE OR THE YES AND NO.
UM, AND HE'S GONNA BE A TIER THREE MEMBER? YES.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE TIER THREE MEMBERSHIP OR NOT FOR SURVEIL AIRLIFT INTO THE SEDONA PDP PSP RS WITH THE PREEXISTING CONDITIONS EFFECTIVE MARCH 8TH, 2020.
SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER CURRY AND A SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER ZAKK.
UH, ANY COMMENTS ON THE MOTION? NO.
WE ARE UNANIMOUS THREE IN ADMITTING OFFICER BAILEY LIK INTO THE PS P S.
WELCOME ABOARD OFFICER BAILEY
I UNDERSTAND EVERYONE'S WORKING.
WE WOULD BE GREAT TO MEET FOLKS AS THEY GET, OR AT LEAST SEE A PICTURE, SEE OR SEE A PICTURE OF THEM.
MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE ON OUR, UH, SIX ON OUR AGENDA DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF LIEUTENANT SCOTT MARTIN'S MEMBERSHIP INTO THE STONE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM AS OF JUNE 4TH, 2023.
ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE OUR PACKET WITH A PREEXISTING QUESTIONNAIRE AND INFORMATION, PREEXISTING REPORT.
UH, OFFICER MARTIN IS ELECTING, HE'S A RETURN TO WORK EMPLOYED.
ANY YOU WANNA, UH, ANY COMMENT, BRENDA, ABOUT HOW THIS, THIS ONE'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN SOME OF HER.
THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN TYPICAL SINCE HE IS, UH, RETURNED TO WORK.
HE RETIRED FROM MESA PD MM-HMM.
UM, SINCE HE IS A RETIREE, HE WILL NOT BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE SEDONA PS P R S.
UM, THE CITY WILL BE PAYING THE, UM, ACR THE ALTERNATE CONTRIBUTION RATE ON HIS BEHALF.
NO, HE WILL NOT BE DOING ANY CONTRIBUTIONS HIMSELF, BUT IT'S STILL, UM, IN STATUTE THAT WE HAVE TO APPROVE HIM TO BE A MEMBER OR INCLUDE HIM IN THE, IN THE, UH, PROGRAM, JUST THE LOCAL BOARD PROGRAM.
A LITTLE DIFFERENT ON THIS ONE.
A RETURN TO WORK PERSON THAT'S, AND ONE OF THE FIRST I'VE SEEN THAT WE'VE HAD HERE IN SEVERAL, MANY YEARS, SO YEP.
AND IT HEADS TO HIS YEARS OF SERVICE THAT I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T BELIEVE SO, BECAUSE HE IS RETIRED, HE'S DRAWING HIS RETIREMENT FROM MESA.
BUT SINCE HE IS STILL A SWORN IN A SWORN POSITION, HE, UM, HAS TO BE, UM, APPROVED BY THE BOARD TO BE A MEMBER IN THAT ACR CAPACITY.
SO THE CITY'S STILL PAYING ON HIS BEHALF INTO THE FUNDS.
FOR THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, BUT HE WON'T BE DRAWING ANY FUNDS FROM SEDONA.
AND THE PACKET DOES SHOW THAT, AND IT DOESN'T CHANGE HIS, I DON'T BELIEVE IT CHANGES ANYTHING FOR HIM.
INTERESTING PARAGRAPH, PARAGRAPH B IN, IN OUR PACKET THAT, UH, BRENDA INCLUDED DOES SAY THAT WHEN THEY, WHEN WHEN THE CITY PAYS THE ACR, THE ALTERNATE CONTRIBUTION RATE THAT GOES TO, UH, AMORTIZING THE UNFUNDED ACTUARIAL LIABILITY TO THE SYSTEM, SO, OH, GOT IT.
BUT NOT TO WHAT, SEDONA? IT'S THE OVERALL SYSTEM.
YEAH, I THINK THAT'S ONE SUPER SMART WAY THAT ARIZONA HAS SET UP IT'S PUBLIC SAFETY PENSION SYSTEMS, IS THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL GROUP MEMBERSHIP, LIKE SEDONA PD HAS ITS OWN SEPARATE ACCOUNTING THAT ALL THE MONIES ARE POOLED, INVESTED JOINTLY, BUT THE COUNTING IS DONE ON A PER SYSTEM BASIS.
SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHO WEAND RELATIVE TO UNFUNDED LIABILITIES, WHICH IS A REALLY NICE WAY OF RUNNING.
SO HE CAN'T GET DONE RETIREMENT.
IF HE WENT TO A DIFFERENT STATE, DEPENDS ON THEIR RULES AND REGULATIONS.
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INTERESTING.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO COMMENTS.
UM, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THEN MAKE A MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MEMBERSHIP OF LIEUTENANT SCOTT MARTIN INTO THE SEDONA PD PS P R S WITH THE PREEXISTING CONDITIONS EFFECTIVE MARCH 6TH, 2023 WITH THE CITY PAYING THE ALTERNATE CONTRIBUTION RATE PURSUANT TO ARS 38 8 43 0 5.
I HAVE A, A WRONG DATE IN THERE.
AH, THAT MARCH 6TH WAS SAYS HIRE DATE.
IT NEEDS TO BE, WHAT'S THE PAGE OF MY STUFF HERE? JUNE 4TH.
HIS HIGHER DATE WAS AMEND THAT TO JUNE 4TH, 2023.
MOVED BY LIEUTENANT, UH, MEMBER COMMISSIONER, BOARD MEMBERS ZAKK SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER CURRY AS AMENDED TO JUNE 4TH, 2023.
AND ONCE AGAIN, THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME LIEUTENANT SCOTT MARTIN INTO THE SYSTEM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE IN OUR DEPARTMENT.
POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF RYAN QUICKENS MEMBERSHIP INTO THE SEDONA POLICE DEPARTMENT PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM AS OF JUNE 18TH, 2023.
ONCE AGAIN, WE'VE GOT A PACKET, PREEXISTING CONDITION QUESTIONNAIRES.
WE ACTUALLY, THE BOARD WILL NOTE ON THIS ONE, WE HAVE A, A NEW FORM THAT THIS BOARD PUT INTO PLACE.
THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM THAT, UH, WAS JUST A NEW STEP THAT THIS BOARD TOOK TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MEDICAL OFFICER DOING THE SCREENING UNDERSTOOD THAT IT HAD OBLIGATIONS TO THIS BOARD IN TERMS OF PRE-EXISTING CONDITION SCREENING.
UH, ONE SMALL FUTURE CHANGE TO THIS FORM GOING FORWARD IS THE NAME OF THE EMPLOYEE WILL ACTUALLY APPEAR ON THE FARM.
IT DOESN'T, BUT WE KNOW THAT THIS IS FOR RYAN
NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE TIER THREE MEMBERSHIP OF DEPUTY CHIEF PD.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER CURRY AND A SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER ZAKK.
OPPOSED? IT'S THREE ZERO UNANIMOUS.
AND AGAIN, WE WELCOME DEPUTY CHIEF QUICKEN INTO THE SYSTEM AS WELL.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER VACANCIES? I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK THERE MIGHT BE, BUT I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.
I DON'T, I DON'T WORK WITH THE RECRUITMENT PART OF THINGS, SO I WAS JUST WONDERING.
UPDATE ON THE UPCOMING BOARD MEMBER END OF TERM VACANCY.
BRENDA, DO YOU WANNA LEAVE? WHICH IS MY, I THOUGHT.
AND UM, UH, TERM IS JUST ABOUT UP.
UM, I BELIEVE IT'S LIKE THE 23RD, 24TH OF THIS MONTH.
UM, SO THERE HAS BEEN, UM, A NEWS RELEASE AND APPLICATIONS, UM, ACCEPTED.
UM, AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE WILL BE SETTING UP INTERVIEWS FOR THE APPLICANTS THAT THEY RECEIVED.
AND THEN AT THE NEXT MEETING, THERE'S POSSIBILITY THAT THERE WILL BE A NEW BOARD MEMBER.
WE DO HAVE, UH, APPLICATIONS IN MM-HMM.
UH, AND I WILL REMIND OUR BOARD THAT ALTHOUGH WE HAVE, UH, A DATE AT THE END OF OUR TERM, WE SERVE TILL WE'RE PLACED AS WELL WITH YOUR AGREEMENT TO DO SO.
UM, WE'LL SEE HOW THE MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED, UH, IN EARLY MAY.
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YOU STILL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS? NO, I THINK IT WAS, IT WENT THROUGH APRIL 6TH WAS WHAT WAS IN THE PRESS RELEASE, SO, UM, YEAH.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SO IT'S GOOD I GOT TO MEET YOU.
WELL, WELL, AND YOU NEVER KNOW
THEN WE SEE WHAT THE APPLICANT BASE LOOKS LIKE.
IS IT, AND MAY I SAY A COUPLE THINGS? IS THAT YOU MAY MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THAT.
CAUSE THIS IS A FABULOUS COMMITTEE.
WELL, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S SERVICE, BOTH PUBLIC MEMBERS AND THE SYSTEM MEMBERS OF, OF THIS BOARD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON VACANCIES? NO ACTION NEEDED.
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE OF OUR AGENDA DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE IDEAS FOR FUTURE MEETING AGENDA ITEMS. WE HAVE ONE LISTED THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT.
ACTUARIAL REPORT PRESENTATION BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, SHERRY WHITE, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE DO ANNUALLY HERE.
IT'S REQUIRED BY STATUTE, IT IS REQUIRED BY THE STATUTE THAT WE REVIEW IT.
I'M LOOKING AT JUNE 1ST AT 10:00 AM FOR THAT MEETING THAT WORKS ON SHERRY'S CALENDAR DURING BUDGET SEASON.
IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO, IT ALWAYS IS DIFFICULT.
SO, UM, SO I'M, WELL, WE'LL POLL TO SEE IF WE HAVE A QUORUM.
IN, UH, SERVING, UH, SHERRY'S NEEDS BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET CALENDAR, THAT CERTAINLY WORKS FOR ME, UH, MOVING FORWARD AND DEPENDING ON YEP.
THE NEW BOARD MEMBER IN OUR YEAH.
OR FURTHER DEPARTMENT MEMBERS, I REMAIN YEP.
UM, AND I KNOW THAT DETECTIVE EVANGELISTA HAS ALREADY TOLD ME HE WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON THAT DAY.
SENT THE DATE TO SERGEANT POLLIER HOPING SOMETHING CAN BE ARRANGED IN HIS SCHEDULE, BUT THAT'S STILL UP IN THE AIR THAT FAR OUT FOR HIM.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GOT A QUO.
SO THAT MAY INFLUENCE THE DATE OF SEATING OF OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER
AND FOR THAT, UH, AND ITEM THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE ON A FUTURE AGENDA IS JUST ABOUT OUR MEETING, SCHEDULING OUR RULES OF PROCEDURE, CALL OUT A MONTHLY MEETING.
IT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE SINCE SITTING ON THIS BOARD THAT WE REALLY JUST KIND OF SCRAMBLE ON A MONTHLY MEETING TO MEETING BASIS, WHICH WE NEVER MEET MONTHLY.
IT CERTAINLY HASN'T BEEN NEEDED.
UM, BUT MAYBE WE SHOULD ACTUALLY GET FOLKS TO COMMIT ON THEIR CALENDARS MOVING FORWARD ON SOME KIND OF BASIS, WHETHER IT'S EVERY MONTH OR EVERY OTHER MONTH.
UH, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD HAVE ON A FUTURE, UH, AGENDA AND THEN CANCEL IT.
SO THE ACTION WOULD BE TO CANCEL RATHER THAN SCRAMBLE AND SCHEDULING.
SO LET'S PUT THAT ON OUR NEXT MEETING AGENDA TO SORT OF POLL EVERYONE AND MAKE A DECISION AS TO OKAY.
AND A COMMITMENT TO PUTTING THAT ON OUR CALENDARS.
AND I THINK THAT IS THE END OF OUR AGENDA.
ANY OTHER ITEMS AT THE FUTURE? UH, YES.
WOULD THAT BE THE ONLY TWO? NO.
THEN IT'S TIME FOR ADJOURNMENT.
IT IS 10 20 AND WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO AN END.