ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

A Public meeting of the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan Local Board for the Department of Corrections was convened, Thursday, March 24, 2005, at 9:00 a.m., in the Occupational Licensing Building, 1645 West Jefferson, Fourth Floor Conference Room, Phoenix, Arizona.

Present at the meeting were the following individuals:

I. Call to Order - Local Board meeting called to order at 9:10 a.m., Thursday, March 24, 2005.

II. Approval of Minutes

a. Approval of the February 22, 2005, Public Meeting Minutes. - A motion for approval was made by M. Smarik. Seconded by R. Burgher. Approved.

b. February 22, 2005, Executive Session Minutes - pending completion. The Chair stated the Local Board would review the minutes upon completion.

III. Disability Retirement - The Local Board may consider and vote on the following disability applications. The Board may defer decision to a later date. The Local Board may vote to discuss these applications in Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S 38-431.03 (A)(2) and obtain legal advice pursuant to A.R.S 38-431.03 (A) (3).

lV. Normal Retirements - The Local Board may consider and vote on the following applications for Normal Retirement in public meeting or defer decision to a later date. A motion for approval of the following (9) Normal Retirement Applications (a - i) was made by R. Burgher. Seconded by M. Smarik. Unanimously approved.

a. Pete C. Amaya

b. Rudy P. Bell

c. Alonzo M. Castaneda

d. Tim A. Crowley

e. Mary N. Johnson

f. Phil von Micka-Reichenberg

g. James Payne

h. Dennis Rose

i. Janeen Tranter

V. Survivor Benefit - The Local Board may consider and vote on the following applications for Survivor Benefits in public meeting or defer decision to a later date. A motion for approval of the following (4) Survivor Benefit Applications (a - d) was made by J. Hood. Seconded by M. Smarik. Unanimously approved.

a. Warren D. Cantonwine (Evelyn)

b. William J. Fisher (Catherine)

c. Paul McDonald (Aileen)

d. Rafael Scott (Ernestina)

VI. Guardian Child(s) Benefit - The Local Board may consider and vote on the following applications for Guardian Child(s) Benefits in the public meeting or defer decision to a later date.

a. Maria A. Valenzuela (Maria L. Valenzuela for minors Priscilla & Sierra Salvio) - A motion for approval was made by M. Smarik. Seconded by R. Burgher. Unanimously approved.

VII. Request to Remain in ASRS/CORP - The Local Board may consider and vote on the following Job Classifications in the Public Meeting or defer decision to a later date.

a. Discussion and action may be taken regarding definition of “Temporary” and clarify CORP employment in another agency - Mike Smarik. M. Smarik presented to the Local Board a letter to Mark Wilson at the Assistant Attorney General’s Office requesting a review of A.R.S. 38-891 (E) and guidance as to whether an employee who transfers from ADC from another state agency into a non-designated CORP position could be allowed to remain in CORP. It was determined the letter go forward, however, reference to the definition of “temporary” would be omitted. J. Hood asked if any other boards had accepted any of ADC’s employees and allowed them to submit a waiver. M. Smarik asked the Board Coordinator to research if this Local Board had ever accepted a waiver, in the past, from someone coming from another agency, such as Juvenile Corrections.

The definition of “temporary” was discussed. M. Smarik stated the Local Board should consider monitoring the length of time an employee is allowed to be in a non-designated position with a waiver. R. Burgher suggested the Board Members submit their own definition of “temporary” and bring it with them to the April board meeting.

b. Idalia Alicia (CORP) - A motion to table request was made by M. Smarik. Seconded by J. Hood. Unanimously approved. Tabled.

c. Nancy Bolton (ASRS) - A motion for approval was made by M. Smarik. Seconded by R. Burgher. Unanimously approved.

d. Jerome Duplechin (CORP) - Pending. A motion for approval was made by J. Hood. Seconded by M. Smarik. Unanimously approved.

e. Charles Flanagan (CORP) - Pending. A motion for approval was made by J. Hood. Seconded by M. Smarik. Unanimously approved.

f. Dan Gaspar (ASRS) - A motion for approval was made by J. Hood. Seconded by R. Burgher. Unanimously approved.

g. Shawn O’Connor (CORP) - Waiver approved by Local Board 08/26/04. Pending. The Local Board is requesting a ruling from the Attorney General’s Office. When this ruling is received the Local Board will readdress this request.

h. Gary Phelps (ASRS) - Pending. A motion for approval was made by R. Burgher. Seconded by M. Smarik. Unanimously approved.

i. Donald Stevenson (ASRS) - A motion for approval was made by M. Smarik. Seconded by J. Hood. Unanimously approved.

VIII. General Discussion - The Local Board may consider and vote on the following Job Classifications in Public Meeting or defer decision to a later date.

a. Class Code 07072 - DC Substance Abuse Counselor Spvr. - Pending. M. Smarik made a motion to deny participation in CORP. Seconded by R. Burgher. Denied.

b. Class Code 07080 - DC GED Examiner - Pending. J. Hood made a motion to approve participation in CORP. Seconded by M. Smarik. Discussion followed with Diann Weiss stating last month the Board asked if ADOA would support a title change for this class code and based on the fact that this is an elite position and that there is only several throughout the state for the General Educational Development test she contacted Bonnie Barkley, Chief GED Examiner for the State, and Ms. Barkley informed Diann that this position does not teach and that they are only responsible for examinations. Ms. Barkley said the title should not be changed and based on this information, we are not going to pursue a title change with ADOA. The Chair called for a unanimous vote to deny participation of this job classification in CORP. Denied.

c. Class Code 73114 - Program Proj. Specialist I - Pending. At ADOA as of 03/17/05. Tabled.

d. Class Code 73115 - Program Proj. Specialist II - Pending. At ADOA as of 03/17/05. Tabled.

e. Getting Ready to Retire Brochure feedback - Diann Weiss. A draft copy was distributed to the Board Members and Diann stated we are waiting for the representative from Deferred Compensation to send their portion of the brochure. When the brochure is finalized we will bring it back for approval. J. Hood requested the brochure be electronically sent to him so he can submit suggestions or questions. Diann stated this brochure will replace the CORP seminars and we are also looking at a video or DVD which is tabled due to funding.

f. CORP Job Classification List clean-up - Diann Weiss distributed the list to the Board stating the highlighted positions that are currently vacant. M. Smarik requested this be placed on the agenda next month to vote on potentially removing the positions that no longer exist from the approved job classification list.

g. Memo of Understanding (Change of Temporary Supervision) - Effective March 26, 2005, Diann Weiss will no longer be supervising the Board Coordinators. A motion for approval for Pam Christofferson to serve as the new Board Coordinator supervisor was made by R. Burgher. Seconded by M. Smarik. Unanimously approved.

IX. Call to Public

The Chair adjourned the meeting at 11:09 a.m.

Transcribed this 31st day of March 2005.

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Karen Ray, CORP Board Coordinator

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