Firemen's Pension Fund Board of Trustees Meeting
Regular MeetingUrbana, IL · July 30, 2021
Minutes
URBANA FIREMEN'S PENSION BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
FRIDAY,JULY 30, 2021
The Firemen's Pension Board of Trustees of the City of Urbana, Illinois, met at 9:30am, Friday, July
30, 2021. The meeting was held in person with a Zoom option.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Josh Ingold, FF / Fund Secretary- end of term 7/ 28/ 2022
Mark Clapp, Retired Firefighter - end of term 4/ 30/ 2024
Elizabeth Hannan, Fund Treasurer- end of term 6/ 30/ 2022
MEMBERS ABSENT: Brian Hoff, FF /Fund President - end of term 7/ 28/ 2022
OTHERS PRESENT: Aaron Sutton, Busey Bank Wealth Management; April Smysor,
Recording Secretary; Bryan Strand, Fund Attorney; Carla Tucker, Fund
Accountant; Ronald Eldridge, Fund Assistant Treasurer
OTHERS ABSENT: James Dobrovolny, Fund Attorney
1. Call to Order
Fund Secretary Josh Ingold called the meeting to order at 9:30am.
2. Investment Business
Aaron Sutton of First Busey Trust & Investment Co. was present. He went over the quarterly
report and reviewed the pension fund's investment activity through the quarter ended June 30,
2021. The market value as of the end of the quarter was $47,526,308 showing a gain of
$3,591,155 from the previous quarter.
The portfolio had a gain of 8.2% for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, which is ahead of the
benchmark. YTD the portfolio is ahead of the blended benchmark by 1.6%, returning 15.7% vs
14.1 %.
Overall, the portfolio has done very well especially through the pandemic and Aaron predicted
that the delta variant will not affect the market like the first round of COVID. Fund Assistant
Treasurer Eldridge brought up that some of the bonds matured in July and wanted to know if
First Busy planned to purchase more bonds. Fund Treasurer Hannan stated the assets will be
transferred to the Firefighters' Pension Investment Fund "FPIF" on December 1, 2021.
A brief discussion on if Busey should just hold the cash from the matured bonds or purchase
additional bonds. It was decided that because the assets are being transferred on December 1,
2021 to FPIF that they will hold the cash.
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Motion to receive and file the Busey report was made by Fund Treasurer Hannan, seconded by
Trustee Clapp and carried by roll call vote as follows:
Yes: Ingold, Hannan, Clapp
No: None
3. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meetings
A motion to approve the minutes from the April 30, 2021 was made by Fund Treasurer
Hannan, seconded by Trustee Clapp and carried by roll call vote as follows:
Yes: Ingold, Hannan, Clapp
No: None
4. Approval of Quarterly Financial Report and Pension Benefit Changes
Fund Assistant Treasurer Eldridge presented the Financial Report and indicated the only
unusual payment for the quarter was $8,000 for the annual insurance fee.
The following benefit changes were also noted;
John Hawn passed away in May and he had a dependent so his pension has been
transferred.
Dependent pensioner Nancy Swaney passed away in March.
The annual report of the state of the fund was then presented and Fund Assistant Treasurer
E ldridge reported the fund increased $13,910,711 to $65,283,249. This was a 27% increase to
the fund. The average salaries of firefighters for the pension increased by 4.3% in 2021 and the
average salary of a firefighter in the fund increased 2% annually over the last 5 years.
Fund Treasurer Hannan indicated that Busey is no longer going to verify dual signatures. She
recommended that the A / P checks be processed through the city for positive pay for security
purposes. Positive pay would send Busey an electronic file that would allow Busey to verify the
check is legitimate. FF / Fund Secretary Ingold requested that it be moved to the next meeting
for further discussion.
A motion to accept the quarterly financial report by was made by Fund Treasurer Hannan,
seconded by Trustee Clapp and carried by roll call vote as follows:
Yes: Ingold, Hannan, Clapp
No: None
5. Public Input
There was none.
6. Unfinished Business
a. FPIF Update - Hoff
Fund Attorney Bryan Strand recommended the board appoint two contacts for FPIF to
send information. Fund Treasurer Hannan stated they have a resolution ready that appoints
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three contacts which are FF / Fund President Hoff, FF / Fund Secretary Ingold and Fund
Treasurer Hannan.
b. Dade reciprocity request - Ingold
FF /Fund Secretary Ingold stated he is still waiting on information from the City of Quincy
and requested this item be moved to the next meeting agenda.
7. NEW BUSINESS
a. Michael Clark resignation
FF/Fund Secretary reported Clark resigned on 7 / 9/ 21 and was a Tier 2 employee. He
has not requested a refund yet but knows it is available to him.
b. Resolution to transfer the Urbana Firefighters assets set forth by the FPIF
Fund Treasurer Hannan provided the resolution to everyone and FF /Fund Secretary
Ingold requested that the resolution get moved until the next meeting when more board
members can be present to vote.
8. NEXT QUARTERLY MEETING
The next quarterly meeting will be held October 29, 2021 at 9:30am.
9. ADJOURNMENT
It was noted that Richard Schnuer requested not to be reappointed and his term ended on
June 30, 2021. Elizabeth Hannan was also reappointed and her term now ends June 30,
2022.
Meeting was adjourned at 10:27am.
Respectfully Submitted: Date Approved: J o/ /s/d--o ;)..)
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April Smysor
Recording Secretary
Agenda
URBANA FIREMEN’S PENSION BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
DATE: Friday, July 30, 2021
TIME: 9:30am
PLACE: 2nd Floor Executive Conference Room, 400 S. Vine St., Urbana, IL 61801/Zoom
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Investment Business: First Busey Quarterly Report
3. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
a. April 30, 2021
4. Approval of Quarterly Financial Report and Pension Benefit Changes
5. Public Input
6. Unfinished Business
a. FPIF Update – Hoff
b. Dade reciprocity request - Ingold
7. New Business
a. Michael Clark resignation 7/9/21 – Tier 2
b. Resolution to transfer the Urbana Firefighters assets set forth by the FPIF - Hoff
8. Next Quarterly Meeting
Friday, October 29, 2021
9. Adjournment
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Citations that Authorize the Presiding Officer to Bar Offensive Language During Public
Comment:
The following citations provide the legal basis for adopting UCC Section 2-5(b)(1)(d) that allows the
presiding officer of a City Council, Committee of the Whole, or a City-sponsored board or
commission regulate “abusive, harassing, threatening, or defamatory language” during public
comment. The following Attorney General binding opinions and case law essentially classify abusive,
“harassing, threatening and defamatory language as “manner”, not “content”, of speech that can be
reasonably regulated under the First Amendment. UCC Section 2-5(c) (Ordinance No. 2020-09-049.
Attorney General binding opinion numbers 2019 PAC 59187, 2018 PAC 55462, 2016 PAC 45349;
Milestone v. City of Monroe, Wisconsin, 665 F.3d 774, 783-784 (7th Cir. 2011); Vega v. Chicago Board of
Education, 338 F.Supp.3d 806, 811 (N.D. Ill. 2018); Sandefur v. Vill. of Hanover Park, 862 F.Supp.2d
840, 847 (N.D. Ill. 2012); I.A. Rana Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Aurora, 630 F.Supp.2d 912, 920-923
(D.C. N.D. 2009).
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