A Public meeting of the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan Local Board for the Department of Corrections was convened, Thursday, March 23, 2006, 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:

I.  Call to Order - Local Board meeting called to order by P. Scherden, Chair, at 9:10 a.m., Thursday, March 23, 2006.

a. Election of Local Board Chairman - P. Christofferson motioned to nominate Pat Scherden as the Chairman. Seconded by B. Rollins. Mr. Scherden accepted the nomination. Unanimously approved.

a. February 22, 2006, Public Meeting Minutes - Tabled.

III. Disability Retirement - The Local Board may consider and vote on the following disability applications in Public Session or the Board may defer this 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). None.

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 (10) Normal Retirement Applications (a - j) was made by B. Rollins. Seconded by P. Christofferson. Approved.

a. Kenneth M. Coil

b. Jimmy R. Ferguson

c. Javier E. Garcia

d. Paul E. Juilleret

e. Terrence E. Mazur

f. Gregory C. Milburn

g. Norman P. Ochs

h. Douglas B. Schuster

i. Joe P. Valenzuela

j. Vickie A. Wortman

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 to approve the following (1) Survivor Benefits for application (a) was made by B. Rollins. Seconded by P. Christofferson. Unanimously approved.

a. Eric R. Severson (Judy)

VI. Death Benefit - The Local Board may consider and vote on the following application for Survivor Benefits in the public meeting or defer decision to a later date. Chairman noted for the record.

a. Vincent R. Cannon (Christine)

b. Kristopher F. Kaisch (Marjorie)

VII. 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. Carlos Garcia (CORP) - A motion for approval was made by B. Rollins. Seconded by P. Christofferson. Approved.

b. Colleen Rodgers (CORP) - A motion for approval was made by P. Christofferson. Seconded by B. Rollins. P. Christofferson stated a bill is being submitted for the Substance Abuse Counselor positions to try and get them into CORP. Approved.

c. Jan Lockhart (ASRS) - A motion for denial was made by B. Rollins as she is a new hire into a CORP designated position. Seconded by P. Christofferson. Denied.

d. Ricky D. Lewis (ASRS) - A motion was made to reconsider Mr. Lewis’s application to remain in ASRS by P. Christofferson. Seconded by B. Rollins. Approved. A motion for approval was made by P. Christofferson. Seconded by B. Rollins. Approved.

e. Alan L. Wesley (CORP) - A motion was made to reconsider Mr. Wesley’s application to remain in CORP by P. Christofferson. Seconded by B. Rollins. Approved. A motion for approval was made by P. Christofferson. Seconded by B. Rollins. Approved.

f. Barbara A. Contreras (ASRS) - A motion for approval was made by B. Rollins. Seconded by P. Christofferson. Approved.

g. Norman Green (CORP) - A motion for approval was made by B. Rollins. Seconded by P. Christofferson. Approved.

h. Bruce M. Gregory (CORP) - A motion for approval was made by B. Rollins. Seconded by P. Christofferson. Approved.

i. Daniel B. Town (CORP) - A motion for approval was made by B. Rollins. Seconded by P. Christofferson. Approved.

a. Waiver Audit - Lu informed the Local Board of a recent waiver audit performed by the board coordinators. From a total of one hundred and eight Request to Remain in CORP/ASRS Waivers, eleven were examined for possible errors and out of those eleven, three were repaired. P. Christofferson explained to the board that this audit has been documented and will be performed every year by the board coordinators.

Meeting adjourned at 9:40 a.m.

Transcribed this 21st day of April 2006.

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Karen Ray, Pension Benefit Coordinator

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