Personnel & Pension Board

Personnel & Pension Board Minutes Page 1 of 2 June 16,2020 Regular Meeting Room 213,2"<i floor, 3:30 PM,City Hall Building Norwich,Connecticut 06360 ~This was a virtuaVremote meeting. ~ I. Roll Call Meeting called to order by Paul Schroder at 3:30 pm. A. Members Present 1. Paul Schroder, Chair (voting member) 2. Shiela Hayes(voting member) 3. Nate Kannas(voting member) 4. Richard Morelli(alternate - seated as a voting member) B. Members Absent 1. John John (voting member) 2. Chris Golas(voting member) 3. Rob Dempsky (alternate) C. Others Present 1. Brigid Marks, Director of Human Resources 2. Sandra Pimentel,P&P Secretary II. Minutes A. Minutes of the May 19,2020 Persormel & Pension Board Meeting. Motion to approve the May 19,2020 meeting minutes made by Rich Morelli,seconded by Shiela Hayes,aU in favor. III. New Business A. Applications for Retirement: 1. Mary Lemire,Receptionist-Senior Center,for a normal retirement effective May 22,2020. Motion to approve the application for retirement made by Shiela Hayes,seconded by Nate Kannas,all in favor. B. Pension Calculations: 1. Mary Lemire,retired May 22,2020. Her annual pension is calculated for $21,379.47. Her application is on the agenda at this meeting. Motion to approve the application for retirement made by Shiela Hayes,seconded by Nate Kannas, all in favor. C. Applications for refund/rollover of pension contributions 1. Antoine Charest, Police Officer, who terminated effective March 31,2020. Refund of $5,045.35 including interest. Motion to accept the refund application made by Shiela Hayes,seconded by Rich Morelli, all in favor. D. Notification of Death: 1. Douglas Gardner,DOD May 1,2020, who retired from NPU on January 7,2012. Survivor benefit to be paid to his spouse, Lillian Gardner,in the amount of $22,048.95 annually. 2 Martin Gillette, DOD May 19,2020, who retired from NPU on February 16,2018. Survivor benefit to be paid to his spouse. Melody Gillette,in the amoimt of $55,222.70 annually. Motion to acknowledge the notifications of death and approve the Survivor's benefit made by Shiela Hayes,seconded by Rich Morelli, all in favor. Personnel & Pension Board Minutes Page 2 of 2 June 16,2020 Regular Meeting Room 213,2"d floor,3:30 PM,City Hall Building Norwich,Connecticut 06360 Discussion on the early retirement incentive NPU is offering to employees and how it will affect the pension fund. The NPU Retirement Incentive Program dated May 26,2020 was distributed. The actuarial effect on the Pension Fund was discussed. Motion for Brigid Marks to email Chris LaRose to inquire if the NPU retirement incentive will be included in pensionable earnings made by Paul Schroder,seconded by Nate Kannas,all in favor. Motion to discuss with Milliman the actuarial effects of the retirement incentive at the next meeting they are in attendance made by Paul Schroder,seconded by Nate Kannas, all in favor. F. Employees to be admitted into the City of Norwich Employees' Retirement Fimd: Motion to admit the following employees into the City of Norwich Employees' ACADAMY REQUEST DATE OF GRADUATION LAST DAY ON /EVAL NAME POSITION HIRE DATE PROBATION RECEIVED Sarah Princiotta Paraeducator-BOE 10/10/2019 n/a 4/2/2020 5/18/2020 CoUen LeBreton Paraeducator-BOE 10/21/2019 n/a 04/08/2020 05/18/2020 Suzaime Gulotta Paraeducator-BOE 11/25/2019 n/a 05/21/2020 05/21/2020 Stephanie Castillo Paraeducator-BOE 12/06/2019 n/a 05/28/2020 05/29/2020 Kafi Davis Firefighter 08/20/2018 12/07/2018 05/22/2020 05/22/2020 Glenn Maiorano Firefighter 02/04/2019 05/23/2019 05/22/2020 05/22/2020 Arthur Muench IV Firefighter 02/04/2019 05/23/2019 05/22/2020 05/22/2020 Accoimting Clerk- Kendra LaTorraca 12/09/2019 n/a 06/08/2020 05/27/2020 PW Paul Schroder made a motion to add under suspension of rules the summer meeting schedule,seconded by Shiela Hayes, all in favor. G. The summer meeting schedule was discussed. Motion to cancel the July 2020 meeting and reschedule the investment discussion to the August 2020 meeting made by Paul Schroder,seconded by Rich Morelli, aU in favor. IV. Correspondence None V. Adjournment Motion to adjourn made by Shiela Hayes,seconded by Rich Morelli, all in favor. Meeting was adjourned at 3:53 pm. Respectfully submitted, Sandra Pimentel,Secretary