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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,
Thursday, March 22, 2007, at 9:00 a.m., in the
Human Services Building, 1831 West Jefferson, Second Floor
Computer Room, Phoenix, Arizona.
Present at the meeting were the following individuals:
| Patrick Scherden, Chair Member |
Matthew Proto, Board Member |
| Ralph Burgher, Board Member |
Dan Gannon, Board Secretary |
| Mary Turner, Pension Benefit Coordinator |
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I. Call to Order – Local Board meeting called to
order by P. Scherden, Chair, at 9:00 a.m.,
Thursday, March 22, 2007.
II. Approval of Minutes
February 22, 2007 Public Meeting Minutes –
Chair made a point of clarification in that the agenda calls for
approval of the February 2006 minutes. The record is amended to
reflect approval of the February 2007 minutes. A motion for approval
was made by R. Burgher and seconded by
M. Proto.
Approved.
III. Disability Retirement – Opening Brief
for the appeal of #06-01 was held March 21, 2007. The Chair stated that
Mr. Rollins had indicated he might be in attendance. The minutes are
unavailable as of this meeting.
The next brief will be April 8, 2007. The Board
opted not to go into Executive Session.
There were no new applications for disability
retirement.
IV. Normal Retirements – The following
applications were presented for consideration.
March 1, 2007 –
A motion to approve items 1-4 was made by R.
Burgher and seconded by M. Proto.
Approved.
Discussion - Secretary informed the Board that item 2 was an
approval based on the member’s termination on 1/25/07 and that his
notification of intent to begin retirement was not received until
2/20/07. Therefore, the benefit will become effective 3/1/07 and is
not retroactive to 2/1/07.
1. Joseph T. Alvarez
2. Stephen R. Armstrong
3. Render A. Gregory
4. Cheryl F. Matthews
b. April 1, 2007 – A motion to approve items 1-4
and 6, and to strike item 5 (due to the member’s inability to
provide his documents on time) was made by R.
Burgher and seconded by M. Proto.
Approved.
1. Charles T. Edwards
2. Marjorie E. Goward
3. Hamid N. Khan
4. Alex J. Ruiz
5. Clifford W. Smith
6. Theodore D. Taylor
V. Survivor Benefit –
The following applications were presented for consideration. A motion
for approval of items a. through e. was made by
M. Proto (contingent upon receipt of a signed C12 for item d., Rebekah) and
seconded by R. Burgher.
Approved. Discussion – Secretary pointed out
that the agenda shows the beneficiary(ies) names in parentheses. In the
case of a guardian (items b. and d.), the Survivor Applications show the
name of the Guardian, but not the beneficiary(ies). R Burgher suggested
that both names should appear.
a. Harold T. Colter (Cathy)
b. James H. Cotten (James J., minor son–
Guardian is Sharon Cotton, ex-spouse)
c. Ronald L. Kirby (Linda)
d. Keith D. Ray (Christopher,
student*/Rebekah, minor daughter– Guardian is
Ruth Asher, ex-spouse)
e. Johnny R. Tucker (Deborah)
VII. Request to Remain in ASRS/CORP – The
following applications were presented for
consideration.
Wanda Taylor (ASRS). A motion
for approval was made by <
R. Burgher and seconded by
P. Scherden. Approved. Discussion
– R. Burgher called to question the
consistency of CORP membership when an employee is able to be
promoted into/out of positions that take them to/from ASRS/CORP.
Chair recommended contacting legislative representatives of the ADC
Director’s office. The Secretary is to explore the possibility of
future modifications to ARS 38-881.7(b) and the defined positions.
VIII. General Discussion
a. Class Code (AUN 07489) – DC Correctional
Background Investigations Supervisor.
b. Secretary provided an update to the Fund
Manager’s policy regarding the deferment of pension until a member
turns age 62. Because CORP had no conclusive definition of the term
"member" until September 1995, those members with contributions
prior to that date will still be entitled to a full, normal benefit
calculation, cost of living increases, and health insurance premium
benefits. There are currently less than 10 members affected by this policy and they will be receiving a
notification from Public Safety. Chair recommended measures be taken
to inform members, prior to termination, that their annuitized
retirement benefit will not include the following additional
benefits:
1) survivor option for their spouse
2) cost of living increases
3) health insurance subsidy of $150/mo (260/mo - family)
c. Ethics training for Board members, conducted by the
Governor’s office, will be provided at 8:00 am on May 4, 2007 at
1130 N 22nd St in Phoenix. Members should be receiving an
email from Zach Glazer by mid-April.
IX. Call to Public – No items.
Meeting adjourned at 9:33 a.m.
Transcribed this 23rd day of
March 2007.
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Dan Gannon, Board Secretary
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