Police and Fire Committee

Police and Fire Committee Meeting Agenda November 20th, 2020 3:45pm Present: Kali Godfrey, Tami Christensen, Janet Sergent Absent: None Visitors: Mayor Norby, Clerk/Treasurer Chamberlin, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Shanks, Chief Kraft, Lietenant Rosaaen, Police Officers: Selmo, Nieman, Norby, Gomke, James Fletcher, Max Fletcher, Papka, and Ryal Due to the current COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic and rising cases in Richland County, the November 20th, 2020 meeting of the Sidney City Council Police and Fire Committee will be HELD VIRTUALLY ONLY. The public is invited to participate in the meeting with the following information: Meeting ID: 944 1767 4867 Passcode: 437813 Or by calling: 1-253-215-8782 Rules of the Meeting: Mayor Norby will take roll call at the beginning of the meeting, if you join after this has happened please announce you are present for official minutes. Mayor Norby will call for public comment, then Council member comment, then ask for a motion on each agenda item. If you are calling for an item not listed on the agenda, you will be asked to speak under visitors. Please announce your name prior to making comment, do not speak over or at the same time as others, and keep your phone on mute when not making comment. Sidney Police Department Retirement-PERS vs MPORS: Chief Kraft provided the Sidney Police Department and the Police and Fire Committee information on switching the Police Department from PERS to MPORS for retirement. After reviewing the differences, which include only a 20 year retirement in MPORS, higher investments with less out of the Officers paycheck in MPORS and options for continuing in employment after 20 years, Chief Kraft asked the Officers in attendance who would like to switch to MPORS and get out of the PERS retirement, all of who was present supported switching. Motion was made to approve moving forward with switching the Police Department from the PERS State Retirement to the MPORS State Retirement by Alderwoman Christensen. Alderwoman Godfrey seconded, and with no further discussion, all present voted aye. Meeting was adjourned at 4:36 pm. _________________________ Jessica Chamberlin, City Clerk _____________________________ Janet Sergent, Committee Chair