Personnel & Pension Board
Regular MeetingNorwich, CT · February 16, 2016
Minutes
Personnel & Pension Board Agenda Page l of 3
February 16, 2016 Regular Meeting
Room 213, 2nd floor, 6:00 P.M., City Hall Building
Norwich, Connecticut 06360
I. Roll Call
Meeting called to order by Paul Schroder at 6:03 pm.
A. Members Present
1. Paul Schroder, Chair (voting member)
2. Scott Suplita, Vice Chair (voting member)
3. Andre Rosedale (alternate - seated as a voting member)
4. Sheila Hayes (voting member)
5. Zato Kadambaya (alternate - seated as a voting member)
B. Members Absent
1. Peter Barber (voting member)
2. John John (voting member)
C. Others Present
1. Michael Gualtieri, Treasurer, City of Norwich
2. Brigid Marks, HR Director, City of Norwich
3. Sandra Pimentel, P&P Board Secretary
4. Marc Benjamin, Employee
II. Minutes
A. Minutes of the January 19, 2016 Combined Regular/Investment Personnel & Pension
Board Meeting.
Motion to approve the January 19, 2016 Combined Regular/Investment Personnel
& Pension Board meeting minutes made by Shiela Hayes, seconded by Andre
Rosedale, all in favor.
III. Old Business
A. Discussion of rollover or withdrawal of pension contributions (plus interest) upon
resignation or termination of employment. Kevin Emerson researching state
escheatment laws. Motion to table to the February 2016 meeting made at the January
19, 2016 meeting.
Motion to table to the March 2016 meeting made by Paul Schroder, seconded by
Shiela Hayes, all in favor.
IV. New Business
A. Applications for retirement:
1. Katherine Daley, Tax Collector, for a normal retirement effective April 2, 2016.
Motion to approve the application for retirement made by Shiela Hayes, seconded
by Andre Rosedale, all in favor.
B. Pension calculations:
1. Lawrence LePage, retired January 5, 2016. His pension is calculated for an annual
amount of $72,302.07. His application for retirement was approved at the January
19, 2016 meeting.
2. Cynthia Serwinski, retired January 7, 2016. Her pension is calculated for an annual
amount of $60,097.52. Her application for retirement was approved at the
September 15, 2015 meeting.
Agenda
Personnel & Pension Board Agenda Page 1 of 2
February 16, 2016 Regular Meeting
Room 213, 2nd floor, 6:00 P.M., City Hall Building
Norwich, Connecticut 06360
I. Roll Call
II. Minutes
A. Minutes of the January 19, 2016 Combined Regular/Investment Personnel & Pension
Board Meeting.
III. Old Business
A. Discussion of rollover or withdrawal of pension contributions (plus interest) upon
resignation or termination of employment. Kevin Emerson researching state
escheatment laws. Motion to table to the February 2016 meeting made at the January
19, 2016 meeting.
IV. New Business
A. Applications for retirement:
1. Katherine Daley, Tax Collector, for a normal retirement effective April 2, 2016.
B. Pension calculations:
1. Lawrence LePage, retired January 5, 2016. His pension is calculated for an annual
amount of $72,302.07. His application for retirement was approved at the January
19, 2016 meeting.
2. Cynthia Serwinski, retired January 7, 2016. Her pension is calculated for an annual
amount of $60,097.52. Her application for retirement was approved at the
September 15, 2015 meeting.
3. Joseph East III, retired January 9, 2016. His pension is calculated in the amount of
$20,906.80. His application for retirement was approved at the December 15, 2015
meeting.
4. Susan Goldman, retired January 9, 2016. Her pension is calculated in the amount of
$12,178.63. Her application for retirement was approved at the December 15, 2015
meeting.
C. Notification of death:
1. Pauline Reardon (DOD January 28, 2016), who retired from the City on September
1, 1993. No survivor benefit due.
D. Discussion of eligibility list extensions.
E. Reappointment of Zato Kadambaya as an alternate board member.
F. Employee(s) to be admitted into the City of Norwich Employees’ Retirement Fund:
ACADAMY REQUEST
DATE OF GRAD PROBATION /EVAL
NAME POSITION HIRE DATE PERIOD UP: RECEIVED:
School Nurse-
Anne Burns 8/24/2015 n/a 1/19/2016 1/22/2016
BOE
School Nurse-
Debra Frank 8/24/2015 n/a 1/19/2016 1/22/2016
BOE
School Secretary-
Jaselyn Caviness 11/2/2015 n/a 1/30/2016 2/1/2016
BOE
Personnel & Pension Board Agenda Page 2 of 2
February 16, 2016 Regular Meeting
Room 213, 2nd floor, 6:00 P.M., City Hall Building
Norwich, Connecticut 06360
V. Correspondence
A. Resignation of Anthony Black, Alternate Board Member.
VI. Adjournment
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