A Public meeting of the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan Local Board for the Department of Corrections was convened, Thursday, September 23, 2004, at 8:59 a.m., in the Occupational Licensing Building, 1645 West Jefferson, Fourth Floor Conference Room, Phoenix, Arizona.

Present at the meeting were the following individuals:

Nolan Thompson, Chair Bennie
Rollins, Board Member
Mike Smarik, Board Member
Lu Mc Lendon, Board Secretary
Patrick Scherden, Board Member
Karen Ray, Board Coordinator
Diann Weiss, PAS

Absent: Jeff Hood, Board Member

I.  Call to Order - The meeting of the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan Local Board was called to order by Chair, N. Thompson, at 8:59 a.m., Thursday, September 23, 2004.

a. Approval of the August 26, 2004, Public Meeting Minutes. - A motion for approval was made by P. Scherden. Seconded by B. Rollins. Approved.

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).

lV. Retirement - 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 nine (12) Normal Retirement Applications (a - l) was made by B. Rollins. Seconded by M. Smarik. Unanimously approved.

a. Robert B. Bailey, Jr.

b. Laura J. Bennett

c. Johnny Y. Bowman

d. Juli Anne Buck

e. Joseph L. Calderon

f.  Rex E. Dilyard

g.  John W. Gay

h.  Shirley M. Parker

i.  Mary J. Santin

j.  Arthur A. Smith

k.  Robert W. Soop

l.  Gary L. Ullom

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. Lawrence J. Barrows (Melinda) - A motion for approval was made by M. Smarik. Seconded by B. Rollins. Unanimously approved.

b.  Phillip W. Hamilton (Carol) - A motion for approval was made by M. Smarik. Seconded by P. Scherden. Unanimously approved.

VI. Death Benefit - The Local Board may consider for the record the following applications for Death Benefits in public meeting or defer decision to a later date. The following Death Benefit applications (a - c) are noted for the record.

a. David Alvarado (Maria)

b. Elizabeth A. Gover (Elizabeth Gay; Margaret Barlett; Melissa Hardy; Richard Gover U& Thomas Gover)

c. Jeff Lohse (Jake)

a.  CORP Election Update - ID Nomination count overseer - The count of the nomination ballots will take place Oct. 6^th. Two individuals need to be identified as overseers of the count. M. Smarik will address this issue at Executive Staff and identify individuals.

b.  CORP Manuals - The development of three different manuals regarding CORP procedures was discussed. It was decided that the following manuals would be developed:

1. Employer
2. Technical Desk Manual
3. Employee Guidelines (Retirement Procedures)

The Local Board requested that a draft outline of the information contained in the Employee Guidelines be ready for Board review at the October 21, 2004 meeting and a first draft of this manual completed for presentation at the November Board Meeting.

VIII.. Call to Public

A motion to adjourn was made by M. Smarik. Seconded by B. Rollins.

Transcribed this 18th day of October 2004.

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Lu Mc Lendon, CORP Board Coordinator

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