MINUTES OF PUBLIC MEETING
FOR CORRECTIONS OFFICER RETIREMENT PLAN LOCAL BOARD
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

 

A Public meeting of the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan Local Board for the Department of Corrections was convened, Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at 9:00 a.m., in the Human Services Building, 1831 West Jefferson, Second Floor Conference Room, Phoenix, Arizona.

Present at the meeting were the following individuals:

 

Pat Scherden, Chair Member                            Bennie Rollins, Board Member

Karen Ray, Board Coordinator

Ralph Burgher, Board Member

 

Absent: Jeff Hood, Board Member

             Pam Christofferson, Board Member

             Lu Mc Lendon, Secretary

 

I.                Call to Order - Local Board meeting called to order by P. Scherden, Chair, at 9:27 a.m., Wednesday,  October 26, 2005 with member Ralph Burgher participating via telephone.

 II.        Approval of Minutes

a.         September 28, 2005 Public Meeting Minutes - Motion for  approval was made by B. Rollins.  Seconded by R. Burgher.  Minutes Approved.

b.               September 28, 2005 Executive Session Minutes - Tabled.

 

III.       Pending Board Assignments - The Local Board may consider and vote on the following Board Assignments in The Public Meeting or defer decision to a later date.  The Local Board may vote to discuss these assignments in Executive Session to obtain legal advice pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.03  (A)(2).

 

a.               #01-05 - Approval of Benefits (C12) - A motion for approval was made by B. Rollins.  Seconded by R. Burgher.  Approved

 

IV.       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 (11) Normal Retirement Applications (a -k) was made by B. Rollins.  Seconded by R. Burgher.  Approved.

 

a.         Richard A. Alexander

b.               Arthur L. Baumann

c.               Erwin R. Cobb

d.               Lynda J. Cool

e.               Marvin E. Detrick

f.               Geary A. Dougherty

g.                 Randall S. Hoover

h.               James F. McAdorey

i.                 Anthony R. Meath

j.                Guillermo Neri

k.               Johnny R. Tucker

 

V.        Survivor Benefit - The Local Board may consider and vote on the following applications for the Survivor Benefits in public meeting or defer decision to a later date. 

 

a.         Martin P. Armendariz (Angie) - A motion for approval was made by B. Rollins.  Seconded by R. Burgher.  Approved.

 

b.         Mark L. McCutcheon (Amy Soles, Guardian) - A motion for approval was made by B. Rollins.  Seconded by R. Burgher.  Approved.

 

c.         Ceasare B. Risso (Irene) - A motion for approval was made by B. Rollins.  Seconded by R. Burgher.  Approved.

d.             Steve J. Tarin (Cynthia Mejias, Guardian) - A motion for approval was made by B. Rollins.  Seconded by R. Burgher.  Approved.

 

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

 

a.         John Colclasure (CORP) - Tabled.  A motion to table pending receipt of a signed Mobility Assignment Agreement was made by B. Rollins.  Seconded by R. Burgher.  Tabled.

 

b.         David L. Eagles, Sr.  (CORP) - A motion for approval for the duration of the Mobility Assignment, ending July 29, 2008, was  made by B. Rollins.  Seconded by R. Burgher.  Approved.

c.                 John Gustafson (CORP) - A motion to deny based on the fact that the applicant can no longer qualify to perform the duties of the correctional officer series and, therefore, does not meet the criteria of being temporarily transferred or reassigned as stipulated by A.R.S. 38-891 (E) was made by B. Rollins.  Seconded by R. Burgher.  Denied.

d.               Clarence McClenny (CORP) - A motion to deny based on the fact that the applicant can no longer perform the duties of the correctional officer series and, therefore, does not meet the criteria of being temporarily transferred or reassigned as stipulated by A.R.S. 38-891 (E) was made by B. Rollins.  Seconded by R. Burgher.  Denied.

e.              Jacqualin Whitcomb (ASRS) -  A motion to approve based on the fact that the request meets the established criteria of having five or more years of credited service in ASRS was made by R. Burgher.  Seconded by B. Rollins.  Approved.

 

VII.     Pending Board Assignments - The Local Board may consider and vote on the following Board assignments in the Public Session or the Board may defer decision to a later date.