CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA
ACACIA CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL
MARCH 9, 2011

A scheduled meeting of the Public Safety Retirement Board, representing Fire 
employees of the City of Peoria, Arizona was convened at 8401 W. Monroe 
Street in open and public session at 7:52 a.m. 

Members Present:  	Mark Barbee, Member 
	David Block, Member
	Anthony Neely, Member 
	Alexander Obis, Member

Members Absent:	Mayor Bob Barrett Chair (Excused Absence, Out of town)

Staff Present:  	Bobbie Kimelton, Human Resources Manager
	Nancy Fantasia, Human Resources Benefits Administrator
	Kristen Venditte, Human Resources Specialist
	Dee Campbell, Executive Assistant

Others Present:  	Joesette Frausto-Flatt, Sr HR Consultant

Call to the Public:	There being no public present, Board Secretary Nancy 
Fantasia called for the first agenda item.

Note:  The order in which items appear in the minutes is not necessarily the 
order in which they were discussed at the meeting.
      
CONSENT AGENDA:  All items listed with a “C” are considered to be routine or 
have been previously reviewed by the Board members and may be enacted by 
one motion.  There is no separate discussion of these items unless a Board 
Member so requests; in which event the item will be removed from the General 
Order of Business and is considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.

CONSENT – New Business:  Motion was made by Board Member Al Obis, 
seconded by Mark Barbee, to approve the Consent Agenda.  Upon vote, the 
motion carried unanimously.

1C	DISPOSITION OF ABSENCE:

Approved the absence of Board Member David Block from the Public Safety 
Retirement Board – Fire meeting held on January 31, 2011, at 4:35 p.m.




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March 9, 2011
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2C	MINUTES:

Board Member Al Obis moved to approve the minutes of January 31, 2011, as 
presented.  Motion was seconded by Board Member Mark Barbee and carried 
unanimously.


REGULAR AGENDA

OLD BUSINESS:

3R  	Independent Legal Counsel:

Human Resources Manager Bobbie Kimelton updated the board members 
regarding retaining independent legal counsel to represent the Public Safety 
Retirement Board – Fire.  After discussion, the Board Members requested staff 
invite the City Attorney to attend the next board meeting to discuss this issue.


NEW BUSINESS:  

4R  Application for Participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Program 
(DROP):	 

Board Secretary Nancy Fantasia advised the Board of the eligibility of Thomas 
Pendley III to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP). 
After members reviewed the submitted material, Chair Bob Barrett called for 
approval of the submitted DROP paperwork. 

Board Member Mark Barbee moved to accept the eligibility of Thomas Pendley 
III  to participate in the DROP.  Motion seconded by Board Member Tony Neely 
and carried unanimously.  

Board Member David Block moved to accept the effective date of March 4, 
2011.  Motion seconded by Board Member Al Obis and carried unanimously.






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March 9, 2011
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Adjournment:

Being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was duly 
adjourned at 7:55 a.m.



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								Bob Barrett, Mayor



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		Secretary