Police & Fire Pension
Regular MeetingBattle Creek, MI · May 13, 2019
Minutes
POLICE & FIRE PENSION BOARD MEETING
DATE: May 13, 2019
CITY HALL, ROOM 302A
TIME: 10:00 A.M.
Present: Doug Bagwell, Stan Chubinski, Tammy Giannunzio and Ed Guzzo.
Absent: Jake Martin
Also Present: Justin Cohen and Jeremy Tollas of Plante Moran Financial Advisors (PMFA);
Linda Morrison, Finance Director; Nancy Mullett, Labor Attorney and Kourtney Matuschka,
Finance Officer/Police & Fire Retirement System Administrator.
Chair Chubinski asked for approval of the agenda. Motion Bagwell, seconded Giannunzio to
approve the agenda. On a voice vote, motion carried.
Presented minutes of the regular meeting on April 24, 2019. Motion Bagwell, seconded
Giannunzio to approve the minutes as presented. On a voice vote, motion carried.
Bank Summary of Assets & Expense Report:
As of 4/30/2019, the market value of the portfolio was $149,492,403.50, a gain of
$3,143,344.51 since 3/31/2019.
As of 5/9/2019, the portfolio market value was $147,289,408.31, which is a loss of
$2,202,995.19 since 4/30/2019.
For the month of April, the following invoices were authorized by Giannunzio and paid from
the Cash Account:
Cash Account - Detail Amount
Actuarial Services Fee 10,200.00
Consulting Services 23,750.00
Invoice Fee* 16,875.98
*Invoice Fees were not approved by Giannunzio. Invoices are quarterly bank charges
deducted directly by Comerica Bank.
Motion Guzzo, seconded Bagwell to accept the financial report and quarterly bank summary
as submitted. On a voice vote, motion carried.
Board Reports
Bagwell – One resignation, as a result one new cadet should be hired in before Memorial
Day.
Chubinski – none.
Giannunzio – none.
Martin – none.
Matuschka
Zachary Burgess, Police Officer, resigned effective 3/29/19, withdrew his contributions
including interest totaling $26,132.31 paid 4/18/19.
April 24, 2019
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Tanya Wilt, Police Officer, resigned effective 5/3/19. Met with her to discuss reciprocating
options if she were to become employed with another unit of government.
Michael Lind, retired Police Officer, passed away 5/1/19. His final benefit payment dated
6/1/19 will be adjusted to reflect payment for 1 day in May in the amount of $62.11. A
letter was sent to his surviving spouse, Dee. Her monthly benefit amount will be
$1,155.17 and will begin upon receipt of tax and direct deposit forms.
New Business
Purchase of Military Time Policy Review: In addition to providing the resolutions approved
by the city, the policy now lists the procedure to follow when requesting purchase of Military
Time. Revision needed to explain FAC and board appointed actuarial firm.
Membership Form & Other Governmental Service Credit Form: Membership form modified
to add the question regarding other governmental service credit. Revision needed for clarify
of who completes “Other Governmental Service Credit Form”. Matuschka also added the
need for a full version of Adobe to complete monthly board packets and create fill-able forms.
Provided the board with a quote from Information Technology Department for $373.32.
Motion Guzzo, seconded Bagwell to allow the purchase of Adobe Acrobat. On a voice vote,
motion carried.
Motion Bagwell, seconded Giannunzio to accept the Purchase of Military Time Policy,
Membership Form and Other Governmental Service Credit Form with revisions. On a voice
vote, motion carried.
HUB International: John Avery presented the board with a quote for Fiduciary Insurance.
The board discussed the need to have fiduciary insurance coverage on the Administrator and
Trustees. Further discussion is needed with the City Attorney’s office to determine if the city
would cover employees serving on the board. PMFA also has stated their fiduciary
responsibility regarding the investments of the fund. No action taken at this time.
PMFA – Asset Manager Portfolio Update: Tollas and Cohen presented the economic update
and portfolio update for quarter ending 3/31/19 and month ending 4/30/19.
As of 3/31/19 the S&P 500 was up 13.65% and 50% funds out performed and 50%
underperformed for the first quarter.
For quarter ending 3/31/19 the total portfolio up 8.35% compared to benchmark
8.41%.
Robeco Large Cap is invested heavily in financial and health related industries and
didn’t perform as well due to those underperforming industries.
Westfield stock selection in technology has helped them out perform in the last qtr.
No manager changes to report and still monitoring changes from previous month.
Equity and fixed income strong 4 months of 2019
Returns for the total portfolio thru 4/30/2019 were 10.96%, compared to the blended
benchmark of 10.61%.
April 24, 2019
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Time weighted returns as follows:
o Calendar year to date through 5/2/19: 10.21% in comparison to benchmark of
10.05%.
o Fiscal year to date through 5/2/19: 5.02% in comparison to benchmark of
5.46%, annualized to 6.02%; benchmark 6.55%.
No rebalancing needed at this time and overall the 1st quarter of 2019 was very strong.
Public Comment –
Next regular meeting: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.
Meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kourtney Matuschka, Recording Secretary
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Board Member signature Board Member signature
Agenda
POLICE & FIRE PENSION BOARD MEETING
DATE: May 13, 2019
CITY HALL, ROOM 302A
TIME: 10:00 A.M.
AGENDA
Call to Order
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes – Regular meeting held April 24, 2019
Bank Summary of Assets & Expense Reports
Quarterly Bank Statement Summary
Board/Administrator Reports:
Bagwell
Chubinski
Giannunzio
Guzzo
Martin
Matuschka
New Business
Purchase of Military Time Policy Review
Revision of New Member Form
Fiduciary Insurance – HUB International
PMFA – Asset Manager Portfolio Update
Public Comment
Next meeting: Monday, June 17, 2019
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