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, July 9, 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:

1. Call to Order – Local Board meeting called to order by P. Scherden, Chair, at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 9, 2008.
2. Approval of Minutes – A motion for approval of Tuesday, June 3, 2008 Public Meeting and Executive Session Minutes was made by R. Burgher and seconded by M. Proto. Approved unanimously.
3. Disability Retirement – None
4. Normal Retirements – The following applications have been filed and are presented for Local Board consideration.
   1. June 1, 2008 – A motion to remove item a.1 from the Table was made by R. Burgher and seconded by W. Woolsey. Approved unanimously. A motion to approve item a.1 was made by R. Burgher and seconded by W. Woolsey. Approved unanimously. Discussion: Secretary informed the Board that the applicant had two periods of military service in the last three years for which the Payroll office had to compensate the Fund Manager. Payments were made during May, resulting in a delay and subsequent tabling of his packet last month. The applicant’s retirement will be retroactive to June 1.
      1. Edward Procela, Jr.
   2. July 1, 2008 – A motion to approve items 1-18 was made by R. Burgher and seconded by W. Woolsey. Approved unanimously.
      1. Joe Q. Baltierra
      2. Linda K. Carroll
      3. Guadalupe B. Florez
      4. Charles M. Foreman
      5. Paulla G. Fridenmaker
      6. Jim T. Gotcher, Jr.
      7. Michael A. Hackman
      8. Glynda D. Inman
      9. Carl M. Jackson
      10. Henry I. Lanham
      11. Wendy L. Lorack
      12. Anthony J. Panepinto
      13. Christine I. Poole
      14. Daniel H. Rhoads
      15. Anthony H. Roscoe
      16. Richard A. Sandoval
      17. Eugenia E. Sullivan
      18. Malcolm R. Thomas
   3. August 1, 2008 – A motion to approve items 1-4 was made by M. Proto and seconded by R. Burgher.
      1. Marcus J. Aguilar
      2. Lana S. Knuckey
      3. Charles A. Litwin
      4. Ronald L. Palmer
5. Survivor Benefits – The following applications were presented for consideration. A motion to remove Item c. from the Table was made by R. Burgher and seconded by W. Woolsey. Approved unanimously. A motion to approve Items a-c was made by R. Burgher and seconded by M. Proto. Approved unanimously.
   1. Albert G. Bauer (Alice)
   2. Roger C. Braun (Sandra)
   3. James D. McNally (Joyce
6. Death Benefits - The following applications have been filed and are presented for Local Board consideration. A motion to approve Items a-c was made by M. Proto and seconded by W. Woolsey. Approved unanimously.
   1. Robert E. Balda (Sharon)
   2. David Foran (April, sister)
   3. Deborah K. Foreman (Charles)
7. Request to Remain in ASRS/CORP – The following application has been filed and is presented for Local Board consideration. A motion to approve item a was made by R. Burgher and seconded by W. Woolsey. Approved unanimously.
   1. Jennifer Marquez (CORP)
8. 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.
   1. CORP Physicals – Secretary advised the Board that a recent search of the files revealed that several members were employed without completing mandatory CORP physicals. One purpose of the physical is verification of pre-existing conditions. The list presently contains 215 employees, many of whom have had the physical, but no record exists. Coordination with the office of Medical Director/Area Administrator for Concentra was conducted. Concentra has agreed to research their files and provide duplicates of the missing physicals. The results of that research will provide an updated list of those employees yet to have the physical. Such list should be provided to the Division Directors for informational purposes. In the interest of properly administrating and preserving the Fund, the Board is bound by statute to fulfill the requirement to complete the CORP physical.
   2. ARS 38-884 sunset effective 6/30/08 – Only one retiree in ADC who took advantage of the temporary legislation permitting simultaneous collection of a CORP pension and salary remained in a CORP designated position. As of June 30, Mr. Bruce Cattell informed the Human Services Administrator, Lisa Thornton, and the Secretary that it was his preference to continue employment, thus suspending his CORP pension beginning in July.
   3. Board vacancies – R. Burgher’s term as an elected Member will expire in December 2008. Secretary provided brief review of the proposed time line to conduct an election. B. Rollins’ recent resignation precipitates an additional vacancy as the Director-appointed Member. Suggestions for an appropriate replacement were discussed.
9. Call to Public – Secretary added that House Bill 2462, which was signed by the Governor on June 27, 2008, amended ARS 38-891, Section H to accelerate the implementation of a CORP Employee Contribution adjustment that is designed to ensure adequate funding of the CORP Plan. This adjustment was originally scheduled for implementation July 1, 2009. Effective the pay period beginning October 4, 2008, the CORP Employee Contribution will be adjusted upward from 7.96 percent to 8.41 percent, and remain at that rate until the CORP plan is fully funded.

Meeting adjourned at 9:42 a.m.

Transcribed this 10th day of July 2008.

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Dan Gannon, Board Secretary

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