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, January 24, 2008, at 9:00 a.m.,
in the Human Services
Building, 1831 West Jefferson, Second
Floor Training Room, in Phoenix,
Arizona.
Present at the meeting were
the following individuals:
Patrick Scherden, Chair Member Ralph Burgher, Board Member
Matthew Proto, Board Member Dan Gannon, Board Secretary
Wade Woolsey, Board Member Mary
Turner, Pension Benefits Coordinator
Absent: Bennie Rollins, Board Member
I. Call
to Order Local Board meeting called
to order by P. Scherden, Chair, at 9:04 a.m.,
Thursday, January
24, 2008.
II. Approval
of Minutes A motion for approval of
Thursday, December 20, 2007 Public Meeting
Minutes was made by R. Burgher and seconded by M. Proto. Approved unanimously.
III. Disability Retirement None. Secretary informed the Board that the only remaining member
(an out-of-state resident) whose annual re-evaluation was delinquent is scheduling
the Independent Medical Evaluation. Depending on the results, the payments may resume.
IV. Normal
Retirements The following applications
were presented for consideration of retirement effective as stipulated below:
a.
December
1, 2007 Motion to approve item 1 was made by R. Burgher and seconded by M.
Proto. Approved unanimously.
1.
Darlene Mooney-Johnson
b.
January 1, 2008 A motion to approve items 1-3
was made by R. Burgher and seconded by M. Proto. Approved
unanimously.
1. William C. Hohl
2. Mary
A. Kennedy
3. Gerald
E. Thomas
c.
February
1, 2008 A motion to approve
items 1-2 was made by R. Burgher and seconded by W.
Woolsey. Approved
unanimously.
1. Allen K.
McVicker
2. Joyce L.
Rhodes
V.
Survivor Benefits None.
VI. Death Benefits - The following
applications were presented for consideration.
Motion to approve items a-d was
made by R.
Burgher and seconded by M. Proto. Discussion: At
the time of her death, Ms. Tilson was married, a second time, to her present
spouse. However, they were not married for two years, per ARS 38-904. Approved
unanimously.
a. Mary C. Hatch (Sally Evans, daughter)
b. Mary C. Hatch (Daniel Hatch, son)
c. Deborah A. Tilson (James
Brandes son)
d. Deborah
A. Tilson (Jeffrey Brandes son)
VII. Request
to Remain in ASRS/CORP The following waivers have been filed
and are presented for Local Board consideration. Motion to approve item a was made by R. Burgher and
seconded by W. Woolsey. Approved
unanimously. Motion to
approve item b was made by R. Burgher and
seconded by M. Proto. Approved unanimously.
a.
Dona M. Markley
(ASRS)
b.
Ronald L.
Washington (CORP)
VIII. General
Discussion
Items may be discussed/voted on by the Board. At any time, the Board may enter
into 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) to discuss details
of a serious or confidential nature.
a.
Election of the Local Board
Chairman. Motion to nominate
Patrick Scherden made by R. Burgher and seconded by M.
Proto.
Approved unanimously. Call for discussion resulted in a motion to close the nominations by R.
Burgher and seconded by M. Proto. Chair graciously
accepted the unanimous vote of approval.
b.
CORP Board access to medical records for the purpose of
disability hearings. This agenda
item was researched by the absent B. Rollins.
More discussion ensued. The Chair advised
that, once Mr. Rollins can provide the
information he has received, this topic will be revisited.
c.
Alternate dates/location(s) for Local Board meetings. To save travel costs to the Department, Secretary proposed holding Board meetings in Tucson. This can be done
in conjunction with quarterly scheduled pre-retirement seminars. The cost savings presently range from
$400-600/meeting, depending on the time of year. The proposed dates for 2008
were March 12, May 14, September 10, and November 12. The consensus of the
Board was to change the dates. Tentatively, the location will be within the
Corrections Officer Training Academy (COTA) campus. Secretary
will make arrangements and provide details.
Proposal for
consideration of moving meetings to the first week of the month during 2009 was
given by the Secretary. The purpose is to mirror
the Fund Managers administrative timeline. The end result will provide better,
proactive customer service.
IX. Call to Public No items.
Meeting adjourned at 9:39 a.m.
Transcribed
this 28th day of January 2008.
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Dan Gannon, Board Secretary
